Sentence examples for expressed firm from inspiring English sources
The vote, 18 to 11, was taken after meetings in which a steady stream of Indian leaders expressed firm opposition.
House Speaker Newt Gingrich expressed firm support, and Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, said, "Our response appears to be appropriate and just". Others were more critical.
Mr. Pique also expressed firm backing for Plan Colombia, which many European governments had criticized for relying too heavily on a military solution.
Five CIA directors -- including Leon E. Panetta and his four immediate predecessors -- and Obama's top counterterrorism adviser had expressed firm opposition to the release of interrogation details in four "top secret" memos in which Bush administration lawyers sanctioned harsh tactics.
Germany, in particular, is reluctantly making the changes, having expressed firm opposition to what it sees as a watering down of quality and a loss of autonomy in following to its standards.
At his meeting with Mr. Medvedev on Friday, Mr. Chávez expressed "firm support" for Russia's unilateral recognition of independence for Abkhazia and South Ossetia, two Georgian separatist enclaves, Interfax reported.
Such a resolution, not impeachment, will give voice to the public will in retaining their twice-elected President's services while expressing firm disapproval for his private conduct.
But her record is difficult to attack, because she has scrupulously avoided expressing firm opinions on thorny constitutional questions for as long as anyone can remember.
In March 2015, Rubio chastised President Barack Obama's unwillingness to express firm solidarity with the Iranian opposition during the 2009 Green Revolution protests.
(Whose music? How original?) From the start, it's clear, the association expressed its firm ideals partly through collective discourse.
It expressed a firm commitment to reaching international consensus on copyright exceptions for persons with print disabilities, especially on cross-border distribution.
