I like the idea of preexisting conditions being more firmly clarified," Portman said.
She believes that the biggest contribution the commission can make is "firmly clarifying" the policy solutions that are necessary for "systemic change" in the region.
Vidal added that the group was "firmly committed to clarifying the facts", cooperating with investigators, providing compensation to the victims, and ensuring the crimes are never repeated.
Throughout, Mnookin gently but firmly nudged the students to clarify their thoughts, often pushing them to reframe them in more forceful ways.
Politely but firmly, the performer declines to clarify.
Had the Bouzaglos selectively responded to clarify the story (or even firmly defend their actions), there would likely have been much less backlash and aggression as they kept the fire going.
"The subject is firmly on our radar, and we need to clarify the position as soon as possible," Dawson said.
Francis Maude, the Conservative chairman, gave the report a cautious welcome, saying that his party accepted its "main" recommendations, but adding: "The ball is now firmly in Labour's court to reform and clarify its relationship with the trade unions".
In a report in June the Commons select committee on culture, media and sport, led by Gerald Kaufman MP, "firmly" recommended that the government should introduce new legislation to clarify the protection that individuals can expect from invasion of their privacy.
One occasionally longs for some subtle, square-bracketed authorial intervention to clarify certain specialist references and steer readers through the thicket of Matts and Mikes, Daves and Dans, but Yarm stands firmly back from the narrative hubbub.
