Levin would not comment on the debate last week, but there were signs that the chairman was backing off his hard-line stand, at least to some extent.

莱文不愿对上周的辩论做出评论，但有迹象表明这位董事长的强硬立场起码在一定程度上有所缓和。

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Levin would not comment on the debate last week, but there were signs that the chairman was backing off his hard line stand, at least to some extent.

莱文不愿对上周的评论做出评论，但有迹象表明这位董事长的强硬立场起码在一定程度上有所松动。

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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which performs its own crash testing and ratings, takes a hard-line stand: It does not recommend any small cars or SUVs for younger drivers.

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Rights groups have called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is serving his final year in office, to take a tougher stand against hard-line Muslim groups fomenting religious conflict in several parts of the country.

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