The cost was the abandonment of some of their long-held positions.

After the market collapse, world leaders were facing the need to yield on long-held positions to achieve effective cooperation.

This shift represented a change in the philosophy of the military's long-held position about caliber size.

The institute recently reversed a long-held position by allowing its members to sell securities, insurance and other financial services.

While many lawmakers have not abandoned their long-held positions, others are wavering.

The company said the recent report only clarified its long-held position on global warming.

But he said his own proposal of an antilobbying bill was simply the result of a long-held position.

That was the first abdication of a long-held position of strength.

Neither side made a new proposal or even budged from its long-held position.

Lyell used the book to reverse or modify his own long-held positions on all three issues.