The Duke documents say the company should be given preferential treatment for its conciliatory stance.

Nonetheless, there were growing signs that the conciliatory stance toward the students is eroding.

And Microsoft has taken a more conciliatory stance toward competitors generally in the last year or so.

The new imam took a conciliatory stance to gain support.

He reinforced the conciliatory stance in a nationally televised address, taking his case to the people for the first time since the crisis began.

Fielder took a conciliatory stance, saying that Whiteside had some control trouble.

And yet the industry's seemingly conciliatory stance was like blood in the water.

Some legislators said the appointment indicated a less conciliatory stance in dealing with Moscow.

Many of the business leaders appeared to be on the defensive and took a conciliatory stance.

Top Federal officials took a conciliatory stance after the ruling, saying it was time to bring the warring factions together.