1.  So long as the Cold War continued, he remained convinced of the necessity of a firm response from the West.

2.  This firm response almost instantly became fodder for a politically motivated campaign to discredit the judge and the power of federal courts to rectify abuses in state courts.

3.  And Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Jesse Helms, R-N.C., among others on Capitol Hill, is insisting on a firm response.

4.  Attempts at a firm international response followed a four-day sweep by Serb police that left houses in ruins and forced thousands to flee.

5.  British Ambassador John Weston said Britain would continue to seek a firm response to the recent confrontations between U.N. arms inspectors and Iraqi soldiers.

6.  In an unusually firm response, a senior U.S. Commerce Department official denied that individuals were targeting Asian currencies.

7.  In an unusually firm response, a senior U.S. Commerce Department official later denied that individuals were targeting Asian currencies.

8.  Police officials say a recent crime surge requires a firm response.

9.  Richardson made no firm response.

10.  France and the United States have agreed on a firm response in Bihac, French foreign ministry spokesman Richard Duque said Thursday.