1.  Asked if they could still work with Hewlett after the merger fight, they said they respect the dissident director despite their opposing positions.

2.  As recently as three months ago, City Hall and the WNYC Foundation took sharply opposing positions on an earlier version of the proposal.

3.  At the municipal golf course in upscale Palm Beach, the question of the ballot sparked opposing positions even among friends.

4.  He is reviewing the issue to determine whether to take an opposing position.

5.  In public remarks Tuesday, Sharon and Saeb Erekat, a senior Palestinian negotiator, staked out sharply opposing positions on how those recommendations should be carried out.

6.  Rockwell, taking the opposing position, says under the disabilities act, golf courses are named as public accommodations.

7.  Schechter takes an opposing position.

8.  The opposing positions rest mainly on prejudices and assumptions.

9.  The Santa Fe decision, like many Supreme Court opinions, contained language that could be used to support opposing positions.

10.  The two sides left with their opposing positions hardened, ready to do battle in court.