Sentence examples for been stoutly from inspiring English sources

Under Antonio Fazio, its governor, the central bank has been stoutly independent, often acting against the government's wishes.

Mr. Lo has been stoutly defended by Mr. Tung, but with the drumbeat of opposition, Mr. Tung may be forced to jettison Mr. Lo, one of his most trusted advisers.

It has been several years since the Senate chamber was the scene of drama as gripping as the brief encounter over the rules that took place yesterday between Lyndon Johnson and what the press has taken to calling the "bipartisan liberals," a group whose effort to end the filibuster have been stoutly supported (though rather feebly articulated) by the Vice-President.

But the effort is stoutly repaid.

Newark is, stoutly, "The Brick City".

In World War I it was stoutly defended by the Turks and was not taken by British forces until November 1917.

But progress is being stoutly resisted by companies such as Michelin, which (like Parmalat) is quoted but also family-controlled.

The Church of England switched only recently from being the Tory party at prayer to being stoutly leftwing.

As a result, the mayor and the chancellor were stoutly criticized for being inaccessible, and officials now acknowledge that it was a mistake to slight the Council.

A Thatcherite in the 1980s, and a supporter of Obama for president in 2008, Applebaum is stoutly pro-immigration, pro-intellectual and anti-torture.

The shaft, dug at a depth of about fifteen feet, was stoutly supported and was equipped with electric lights, alarms, and a ventilating system that made considerable use of parts from discarded vacuum cleaners.