As I noted yesterday, in holding firm to his pledge not to negotiate with the Republicans in the face of dire threats about debt defaults, and by forcing them to retreat, he was a big political winner.
But Cardenas, who has invited reality TV star Donald Trump to speak at the event, was holding firm as the giant conservative shindig CPAC was getting underway just outside Washington DC.
Sy stepped down as chairman of his holding firm in 2017, assuming the title of "chairman emeritus" and leaving his children and trusted executive leadership team at the helm.
HIV/AIDS is still holding firm as the worst communicable disease in history.
The starting pitcher may be going the way of the dodo, but Kershaw is still holding firm, even as his fastball dims and his mileage increases.
The result showed that conservatives seem willing to give him some running room on social issues as long as he holds firm on the fiscal front.
But we are well- equipped for it, as long as we hold firm to our values".
Democrats, meanwhile, point to national polls such as the one released Wednesday by Gallup as a reason to hold firm.
In Britain, it has come down to a test of Prime Minister David Cameron's resolve, and his political fortunes, as he tries to hold firm to his stringent budget in the face of public unhappiness.
Yet as Stoke held firm, the visitors appeared to become frustrated as the game entered the final stages, with Lampard picking up an uncharacteristic booking.
"As long as the Democrats hold firm, there will be enough Republicans to pass it," Coffman said.
