11.  The Celtics have made their position clear.

12.  The Christian Democrats now hope that their adoption of a clear position will provoke further tensions on this issue within the governing coalition.

13.  The State Department has yet to make its position clear.

14.  The votes of a handful of other Republicans and Democrats who have not made their positions clear are also up for grabs.

15.  Then he let loose a long, cascading laugh that made his position clear.

16.  They are not likely to speak out until President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia makes his position clear.

17.  USAir has already made its position clear.

18.  Up to now, Republican leaders have not taken a clear position on the affirmative action issue.

19.  You never have to guess where he stands because he makes his positions clear.

20.  Yet he defers a clear position on a missile defense system to another day.