An openly hostile stance toward Mr. Chavez could do more harm than good.

"They encircled me in a very menacing and hostile stance," Ms. Park said.

On this basis, a hostile stance is generally taken against the organization.

For one thing, he said, Israel sees friendly ties with this largest developing country as blunting the often hostile stance of much of the third world.

And the custodians of the current hard-line policy are out of sync with the general public, which increasingly favors a less hostile stance toward Havana.

However, the hostile stance of the local tribesmen, which were still loyal to the Zaidis, forced the sultan's forces to withdraw.

The government also took a hostile stance regarding the police union.

This is why I fail to understand why some take such a sceptical, or even hostile, stance regarding this coming trade negotiation.

However, there is no record of Neutral Moresnet taking a hostile international stance.

However, the Finns had taken a hostile stance to "please foreign imperialists".