Sentence examples for brought firmly from inspiring English sources

Most of the media have been brought firmly under state control.

Idealism was brought firmly to earth by her habit of recording body hair in painstaking detail and up-to-date fashion statements like cutoff jeans and flip-flops.

In the wake of the Ferguson protests, tensions over the state of race relations in the US have been brought firmly to the fore.

These policies caused the most severe recession (1982 83) in the United States since the Great Depression, but inflation was brought firmly under control and thenceforth remained low.

Turkey has also been reforming its security apparatus, with the military being brought firmly under civilian authority in a series of governmental decrees following the declaration of a state of emergency.

Catalans Dragons were brought firmly back to earth after their wonderful start to life in Super League last week when they suffered a serious injury to their captain Stacey Jones last night and lost convincingly to an impressive Salford.

Britain's energy and climate change secretary, Ed Davey, has said companies should be required to disclose their investments in fossil fuels, bringing firmly into the mainstream the idea that climate risk will affect the value of such holdings.

This brought her firmly back into the Opéra as a teacher and coach.

Intelligence Bureau (IB) Director General Suddle was personally selected for the job by Zardari; after a bungled attempt to place ISI under the Ministry of Interior, Zardari brought IB firmly under his control.

Often underrated for the quiet and efficient way he gets the German and Bayern Munich midfields ticking over, his performances at this tournament have brought him firmly to the fore.

The Euston commission seems to have brought Brettingham firmly to the notice of other wealthy patrons.