Arguments rage and opinion hardens before most people have had a chance to see the movie.

By the end of this period, public opinion was hardening against Mr. Starr and his case.

Now, 40 years later, each of the principal groups has spawned others while issues have grown more complex and opinions have hardened.

His opinion of the American occupation hardened.

Now, with just one win in three matches, a close-run thing against Castleford reserves, opinions are hardening.

His ties to defense contractors is becoming an issue again, while opinions hardened along partisan lines.

As they probed up the coast, opinion also hardened on the fact that the Northerners were in harbor, and unable to escape.

His forthright opinions certainly cost him friends and hardened the opinions of others about him.

But the study found that opinions had hardened when it came to making choices easier for poorer families.

Their passions suggested that opinions had only hardened in the three years since development plans were announced.