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  • This resolution simply throws fuel on the Iranian hard-liner's fire.

    Congress overwhelmingly approves Iran resolutions 2009

  • However, the hard-liner's latest tightening grip on the Internet should be viewed not only as an enlargement of the regime of censorship, but a way to stifle dissident during the unfolding nuclear crisis, which has aroused the conspiratorial mind-set of the ideologues for fear of foreign manipulation of activists inside the country.

    Elham Gheytanchi: Hardliner Repression of Iranians Online 2008

  • One industry analyst says the Iranian hard-liner's playing the oil card, basically to deflect pressure from his nuclear program.

    CNN Transcript Apr 19, 2006 2006

  • Ironically, Hulbert points out, in practice it's the soft-liner's program, rather than the hard-liner's, that becomes impossibly demanding.

    The Baby Experts 2003

  • Ironically, Hulbert points out, in practice it's the soft-liner's program, rather than the hard-liner's, that becomes impossibly demanding.

    The Baby Experts 2003

  • Manahem Begin, again a hard-liner's hard-line, a man who fought for independence, a sometime terrorist, was the leader with the political muscle to convince Israelis to give the Sinai back to Egypt, thus making peace with the strongest Arab military power.

    CNN Transcript Aug 19, 2005 2005

  • CHANCE (voice-over): He's emerged as the hard-liner's choice in a country already dominated by Islamic hard-liners.

    CNN Transcript Jun 23, 2005 2005

  • Probably only Ariel Sharon, the hard-liner's hard-liner, a man who has never hesitated to use force when he thought it would work, could have mustered the support to do it.

    CNN Transcript Aug 19, 2005 2005

  • The right-wing Greek Cypriot hard-liner's body was stolen in December during slow-moving reunification talks with Turkish Cypriot leaders.

    Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • NICOSIA, Cyprus -- A hard-liner's victory in the Turkish Cypriot presidential election could bring deadlock to peace talks with Greek Cypriots and spell the end of Turkey's bid for European Union membership, analysts said Monday.

    Homepage By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS 2010

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