The phrase "a firm fixture" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is stable, secure, or an established part of a situation or environment.
Example: "In our community, the annual festival has become a firm fixture that everyone looks forward to each year."
Alternatives: "a solid presence" or "an established element".
A firm fixture at international level for a Belgian side of which much is hoped for the future.
Hall, a firm fixture on the London social scene, does not want or need a boost from the tycoon's power and wealth.
His success confirms that the once-troubled US actor, who struggled for many years with substance abuse and was widely regarded as box office poison by studios, is now a firm fixture amongst Hollywood royalty.
Pilcher is a household name, not because of its German ring nor the 15m sales of her books – but because for 20 years she has been a firm fixture in the TV schedules.
The Princess Bride came and went quickly at the box office but has since become, along with films like Labyrinth, a firm fixture in the childhood of a generation or two.
When Robert Edwards took over as editor of the Express, Lancaster became a firm fixture as foreign editor - at a time when running the foreign desk meant being in charge of the largest team of foreign correspondents on the payroll of any national newspaper.
That was a reference to the recent problems around an Old Firm fixture, with an altercation between Celtic manager Neil Lennon and Rangers assistant Ally McCoist almost exactly mirroring what took place at Fir Park.
With a header, left-foot shot and right-foot shot the 20-year-old etched his name into history as the first Celtic player to score three in an Old Firm fixture since 1973.
But with the fish auction becoming such a firm annual fixture, all that is hard to imagine.
The second Old Firm fixture of the 2010/11 season will be played on December 28.
"The SPL can confirm that the second Old Firm fixture will take place on 28 December this year.
