(1) Lochee used to be staunchly Labour,” she says, “but not any more.
(2) Last year, Feinstein thundered against the NSA monitoring Merkel, even as the senator remained a staunch supporter of most other NSA surveillance, to include its domestic operations.
(3) His story - which he was led through on Monday by his lawyer - is that he was outside his house cleaning Sadie, his dog, when the girls came down the road; that he took Holly and Jessica into his house because Holly had a nosebleed; took them upstairs into the bathroom where Holly sat on the edge of the full bath and he gave her tissues to staunch it; took Holly into his bedroom, to sit on the bed while Jessica used the toilet, took Holly back into the bathroom where she could finish cleaning up her nosebleed; accidentally slipped beside Holly and the full bath, and heard a splash; froze in panic; placed his hand over Jessica's mouth because she was screaming, 'You pushed her'.
(4) Had they bothered to inquire of a veteran from the ranks, they might have heard how exasperating it is to see the dainty long-range patriots of Labour thrashing it out with the staunch gutter jingoists of the Conservative party – and barely a non-commissioned vet among them.
(5) This impaired cerebral perfusion pressure, or transmural pressure, is discussed with regard to the risk of cerebral damage as well as the beneficial effect in the staunching of haemorrhage.
(6) His family, who live in Andersonstown, are staunch republicans; Scappaticci was interned in the Long Kesh prison camp in 1971.
(7) 'He's vulgar – but honest': Filipinos on Duterte's first 100 days in office Read more The inquiry is being led by senator Leila de Lima, a staunch critic of Duterte’s anti-drug campaign that has left more than 3,000 suspected drug users and dealers dead since he assumed the presidency in June .
(8) The Greens stood candidates against staunchly anti-war, pro-social justice Labour MPs like John McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn in 2010; they’re fielding a candidate against another progressive Labour candidate, Clive Lewis, in Norwich South.
(9) His staunch refusal to sell his nine hectares of land needed for the development angered Trump, who described the piece of land as "disgusting".
(10) After the great disillusionment – as the Chinese-US alliance of the mid-70s was termed – many of them privatised, and thousands joined the Greens, Jürgen Trittin becoming a staunch pro-Nato member of Gerhard Schröder's cabinet.
(11) 1980 was his best year for opera: the Cologne company (whose music director, John Pritchard, became a staunch supporter) brought Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte and Cimarosa's Il Matrimonio Segreto, Glasgow provided Berg's Wozzeck and Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen, and the festival itself produced a distinguished world premiere in Maxwell Davies' The Lighthouse.
(12) ITV chairman Archie Norman has staunchly defended his decision to overlook TV veterans in his international search for a chief executive, following today's appointment of Adam Crozier, and all but ruled out further cost cuts or a sell-off of its programme-making arm.
(13) It is felt that the management of liver trauma should be to do the minimum that is necessary to staunch bleeding, by suture, arterial ligation, lobectomy, resectional debridement or simply by packing.
(14) Lord Coe has staunchly defended the sponsorship of the London Olympics by fast food and soft drinks companies, arguing that the investment by brands such as Coca-Cola and McDonald's is essential to making the event a success.
(15) I want everyone to know my state of mind: more than a sense of injustice or a desire for revenge, I am driven by a profound feeling of staunch defiance.
(16) • Boris Johnson put himself at odds with the prime minister by issuing a staunch defence of the Guardian's "salient and interesting" revelations about the activities of US and UK intelligence agencies.
(17) The debate over a binding international treaty on corporate human rights responsibilities has revealed deep divisions between the south – largely behind it – and Europe and other OECD member countries, which are staunchly opposed.
(18) Poland remains one of Europe’s most staunchly Catholic nations, although the clergy’s influence has been steadily eroded by more than two decades of democratisation and market reforms since the 1989 fall of communism.
(19) "Secretary Kerry has a proud record of over three decades of steadfast support for Israel's security and wellbeing, including staunch opposition to boycotts," Psaki said in a statement.
(20) One thing that most experts agree on is that the pope is enigmatic: while he seems to espouse liberal values on some days, raising the hopes of progressive Catholics of a changing church, his staunch adherence to conservative doctrine proves that he is not the radical reformer many liberals might wish that he was.
Steadfast
Definition:
(a.) Firmly fixed or established; fast fixed; firm.
(a.) Not fickle or wavering; constant; firm; resolute; unswerving; steady.
Example Sentences:
(1) While visitors amble freely around the newly refurbished inside – the Pierhead is sure and steadfast in its role outside as the drastic red building, emblazoning the landscape of Cardiff Bay in all its regal beauty.
(2) "Although she was always a steadfast critic of apartheid, she had a much better grasp of the complexities and geostrategic realities of South Africa than many of her contemporaries," he said.
(3) One of those convictions was his steadfast and passionate belief in the importance of the US-Saudi relationship as a force for stability and security in the Middle East and beyond.
(4) His remarks came as the Republican leadership in the US Senate remained steadfast in its opposition to filling the supreme court vacancy under Obama’s watch.
(5) In a statement, a spokesperson said that the Obama emphasised that the US “remains steadfast in [its] commitment to the security of Israel .” Netanyahu told Obama that Israel “vehemently opposes” the framework deal .
(6) But the county authorities, along with Montana's state election officials, have steadfastly refused to grant the request, offering a panoply of excuses, many of them contradictory.
(7) The present review is first and foremost a tribute to Monroe Eaton and his colleagues for their trail-blazing discovery of a major cause of the atypical pneumonia syndrome and their steadfast vision of its importance.
(8) By being steadfast in our values we can impel Russia to rethink its ambitions; by being mild we can encourage their cruellest actions.
(9) He argues that the previous EULA was more restrictive, but is steadfast that "ranks" and "kits" are ways to pay for progress and therefore not allowed – whatever they may (or may not) add to the experience.
(10) Why not?” May on Sunday told Fabian Picardo, the chief minister of Gibraltar, that the UK remained “steadfastly committed to our support for Gibraltar, its people and its economy”, according to the details of a telephone conversation released by Downing Street.
(11) I have also never been more encouraged by your dedication and steadfast commitment to our future.
(12) "Secretary Kerry has a proud record of over three decades of steadfast support for Israel's security and wellbeing, including staunch opposition to boycotts," Psaki said in a statement.
(13) "Donor agencies were given highly credible first-hand accounts of serious human rights violations during their field investigation, and they have chosen to steadfastly ignore these accounts," says the report, written by Will Hurd, an NGO worker who served as a translator for a team of DfID and USAid officials on a visit to the region in January 2012.
(14) Confronted with steadfast mission requirements, increasing demands for dental services, and a reduction of professional staff, the Corps has responded to challenge with the implementation of an alternative to the limitations of established and traditional concepts of practice.
(15) The prime minister, Tony Abbott, has steadfastly refused to do so, citing the Coalition’s long-held refusal to talk about operational “on-water” matters.
(16) Though framed by record high temperatures and an increasing number of extreme weather events, the Paris talks are already beset by the same problems that repeatedly dog climate change negotiations: the richest countries steadfastly refuse to meet legal commitments and shoulder their share of responsibility , preferring to uphold the desires of all-powerful corporate lobbies.
(17) But where some traditions were broken, others remain steadfastly in place.
(18) Her commitment went beyond this role and she remained steadfast to social work and the people it serves.
(19) Is steadfastly denying her son so admirable, when other parents remortgage and raid pensions to help their children on their way?
(20) The mayor has steadfastly refused to step down since reports emerged of a video of him smoking crack.