1.  And in recent days, officials of some states have been discussing the possibility of taking a unified stand in order to wring greater concessions from producers.

2.  Harenberg said he hoped for a unified stand against the plan.

3.  Leaders of both parties also vowed to form a unified stand in favor of the war resolution.

4.  Political parties almost always take a unified stand on issues in Parliament.

5.  But Andean leaders say they want to adopt a unified stand when negotiating counter-narcotics cooperation with other countries, especially the United States.

6.  But in a blow to U.S. efforts to keep a unified stand against Iraq, France, Russia, China, Egypt, and Kenya abstained in the vote.

7.  Denmark insisted Monday it will introduce a resolution to censure China, after France vetoed a unified stand by the European Union condemning Beijing.

8.  Despite the pretenses of a unified stand, conflicts reportedly emerged in the meeting, which is held twice a year.

9.  EU countries last year refused to take a unified stand to censure China before the U.N. Human Rights Commission.

10.  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak visited Saudi Arabia and Kuwait over the weekend to coordinate a unified Arab stand on the peace process.