A signer of the Declaration of Independence and one of the prominent proponents of American liberty, Witherspoon had an unclearly defined stance on slavery that reflected America's conflicting attitudes toward enslavement.
"These projects are for defence, for peace". Chávez, whose anti-US stance has been a defining feature of his 13-year presidency, has repeatedly warned that America could invade Venezuela to seize control of its immense oil reserves.
By asserting a role in the final decision, Obama has made the project a defining point in his administration's stance on environmental issues -- a fact protesters have been keen to emphasize through demonstrations that began in August.
Rauner, whose hard-line stance on unions was a defining characteristic of his first year in office, saw it otherwise.
He has long avoided defining a stance on how or whether to leave the European Union for fear of upsetting either pro- or anti-Brexit voters who could help bring his Labour Party back into a leadership role.
The FLA's next march took place in October, and by then they had a more defined political stance, including advocating for internment.
In 2004 Harper was elected leader of the new party and attempted to define a moderate stance for the Conservatives, advocating tax relief, a balanced budget, and government transparency.
Prior to the CNN-Tea Party Express-sponsored forum, HuffPost's Jon Ward noted that the Texas governor softened his language in defining his stance on the issue.
Jordan Spak wrote in the Sun-Sentinel Tribune Company that Tupac is apologizing to his listeners and defining his stance on moral rights and wrongs.
Released by the Eastern Roman emperor Marcian, after an appeal defining his doctrinal stance to Pope Leo the Great at Rome, he was partially vindicated in 451 at the General Council of Chalcedon.
