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With mistrust between the two nations deepening, both President Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump have sought to cast themselves as hard-line negotiators who will stand tough against China’s rise.
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
The battalion has attracted other Orthodox soldiers as well, including hard-line nationalists from the West Bank settler movement.
—Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
The party is led by the hard-line mayor of the eastern town of Vukovar, which was destroyed during the 1991-95 war, which Croatia fought after splitting from the former Yugoslavia.
—Darko Bandic, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Iran’s readiness to escalate betrays a shift that has taken place gradually over the past decade, as Iran’s original generation of revolutionary leaders has given way to a narrower and more hard-line faction.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
Senate Republicans, led by a group of hard-line conservatives, including Kansas’ Roger Marshall and Missouri’s Eric Schmitt, pushed forward anyway, arguing for a full trial as Democrats immediately moved to dismiss the articles of impeachment.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Senate Republicans, led by a group of hard-line conservatives, including Florida’s Rick Scott, pushed forward anyway, arguing for a full trial as Democrats immediately moved to dismiss the articles of impeachment.
—Daniel Desrochers, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has outlined his plans to advance aid for Israel and Ukraine in separate bills, an effort to overcome hard-line conservative opposition that leaves their passage uncertain.
—Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Without a hard-line conservative in the race, Reddy and Crnovich haven’t raced to secure an endorsement from Trump, unlike competitive Republican primaries in other states and districts.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
The battalion has attracted other Orthodox soldiers as well, including hard-line nationalists from the West Bank settler movement.
—Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
The party is led by the hard-line mayor of the eastern town of Vukovar, which was destroyed during the 1991-95 war, which Croatia fought after splitting from the former Yugoslavia.
—Darko Bandic, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Iran’s readiness to escalate betrays a shift that has taken place gradually over the past decade, as Iran’s original generation of revolutionary leaders has given way to a narrower and more hard-line faction.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
Senate Republicans, led by a group of hard-line conservatives, including Kansas’ Roger Marshall and Missouri’s Eric Schmitt, pushed forward anyway, arguing for a full trial as Democrats immediately moved to dismiss the articles of impeachment.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Senate Republicans, led by a group of hard-line conservatives, including Florida’s Rick Scott, pushed forward anyway, arguing for a full trial as Democrats immediately moved to dismiss the articles of impeachment.
—Daniel Desrochers, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has outlined his plans to advance aid for Israel and Ukraine in separate bills, an effort to overcome hard-line conservative opposition that leaves their passage uncertain.
—Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Without a hard-line conservative in the race, Reddy and Crnovich haven’t raced to secure an endorsement from Trump, unlike competitive Republican primaries in other states and districts.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Hard-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-line. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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