81.  A senior official said Tuesday that despite consenting to end an almost three-year freeze in contacts, Beijing has taken a harder line on relations with Taiwan.

82.  After signaling a willingness to compromise with Bush during their first meeting, Putin took a harder line in follow-up interviews with journalists.

83.  Although the government seemed to be weighing its options Monday, some said the strong public reaction could push it to take a harder line.

84.  All the candidates take a harder line, though they say they favor a peaceful resolution.

85.  As the MILF, which takes a harder line than the MNLF, awaits the outcome of the talks, it continues to recruit and train fighters.

86.  But Beijing appeared to take a harder line on those inside the South Korean offices.

87.  But he suggested the harder line may be at least in part mere posturing.

88.  Burke speculated that rank-and-file wage losses may actually push union leaders to take a harder line.

89.  Bush has angered North Korea by taking a harder line toward the Stalinist state than his predecessor, Bill Clinton.

90.  But analysts caution that a harder line could result in less drug cooperation and push Chavez closer to U.S. adversaries.