111.  Like Boy George, Ms. Etheridge and Ms. Lang are in strong positions to dispel stereotypical attitudes about homosexuality on a wide scale.

112.  Leaving the Iowa caucuses, which he had won, Dole seemed in a strong position to beat Bush in the New Hampshire primary.

113.  Meanwhile, though Yuen maintains a strong position in e-books, he might as well have a monopoly on titanium paper clips.

114.  MiniMed enjoys a strong position in its field from its unique diabetes management devices, Chang said.

115.  Murata said the companies that will gain are those with strong positions in the retail market, including brokerages Nikko, Daiwa and Nomura Securities Co.

116.  NEC is in a strong position to take such a step now because its telecommunications business is benefiting from a mobile-phone boom in Japan.

117.  Neither leader is in a strong position to press for compromise.

118.  My husband and I have not taken a strong position on God.

119.  Nycomed also has a strong position in the European pharmaceutical business.

120.  NSI remains in a strong position.