1. And analysts say that Ahmadinejad may have to temper his hard–line image.

2. Qalibaf, a 44–year–old former national police chief, was credited with helping shed the force‘s hard–line image.

3. It was the Tories‘ first major policy initiative on immigration since David Cameron took over as leader last year with a mandate to change the party‘s hard–line image.

4. It was an indication that voters were drawn by the party‘s recent attempts to tone down its hard–line image and by its ability to connect with people‘s everyday concerns in a country where politicians often seem aloof from the worries of the common man.

5. Ali Aqamohammadi told ISNA news agency in the meeting, scheduled for today, the Iranian side would first brief the EU on President–elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his future policies, including his policies for Iran’s controversial nuclear program. «Europe has a wrong interpretation of the new president which we will try to correct,» the spokesman said, referring to the hard–line image of the new president, which some observers speculate might also harm progress in nuclear talks. «We further hope that the EU will elaborate on their new proposals and take effective and logical steps for making the talks progress,» he added.