Tory peers mounted an onslaught on the Government's plans during Tuesday's debate, but denied their hostility stemmed from concern for Britain's millionaire estate owners.

The hostility in high places stemmed from the audacity of Legal Services attorneys in challenging important officials and powerful business and agricultural interests.

The Pentagon's hostility to journalists stems partly from resentment over critical coverage in Vietnam, and partly from concern for secrecy.

How far Outram's hostility to Bradwell stemmed from a feminist critique of his chauvinist behaviour, how far from the conflicting claims of expert and parent is impossible to say.

The hostility stems from the lagging peace effort and from an old dispute about a Protestant parade through a Catholic area.

The hostility must stem in part from particular past failures of the Federal Government.

Melissa's hostility toward men may also stem from memories of her father leaving them for his mistress, which led them to relocate, thus indirectly contributing her family's murder.

Their "hostility," he said, stemmed in part from "a general hostility to law enforcement and criminal justice."

Perhaps the only major regional ally that supported the US' action was Kuwait, whose hostility towards Saddam's Iraq stemmed from the events surrounding the Gulf War.