Most of those interviewed said the four bishops' hard-line positions would probably not influence their vote.

That hard-line position had risen from 27 percent two years ago, poll officials said.

But he doesn't adequately explain why it is difficult for each group to retreat from its "hard-line" position.

He was known for his hard-line position against Tamil political aspirations.

"We don't find there's a lot of sympathy for taking the same hard-line position we've taken," he said.

Even the article today did not use particularly harsh language, despite its hard-line position.

MacSwiney continued to maintain a hard-line republican position until her death.

Some of the owners would like to take a hard-line position against the union and break it if they can.

"The agency has been retreating from some of those hard-line positions."

There is only one way to be safe: Always take the most hard-line position possible.