adjective
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a hard-line Communist country
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But the church is also divided, with a more moderate faction overshadowed by the hard-line nationalists.
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Ian Paisley, is one of the most hard-line Unionists.
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Nabiyev had led the republic's Communist Party under Brezhnev, and was generally seen as a hard-line conservative.
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Not surprisingly, the elections did just that, bringing into office hard-line nationalists who oppose interethnic cooperation.
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The amicable resolution suggested the reformist president and hard-line parliament may be trying to break their cycle of confrontation and deadlock.
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The banning of popular plays is normally associated with the hard-line Calvinist reformers.
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They will boost Communist Party reformers, who are battling hard-line opponents before a crucial autumn party congress.