Sentence examples for firmly resisting from inspiring English sources

But the overwhelming majority of voters are firmly resisting his soft-soap campaign".

Until last Thursday, Luxembourg had been firmly resisting what it told the European court of justice were speculative and disproportionate requests for information on its tax rulings from the commission.

As President Charles G. Taylor edges closer to leaving Liberia, meeting one of President Bush's conditions for a greater American military role, Pentagon officials say they are firmly resisting any significant expansion of the small contingent of American forces already sent ashore.

The two sides are at odds over how to reduce the US budget deficit, with Republicans firmly resisting tax rises.

That temptation should be firmly resisted.

The Chinese have firmly resisted that idea, with Mr. Yang insisting on direct negotiations with individual countries.

Attempts by would-be gatekeepers to make it closed and proprietary must be firmly resisted.

Meanwhile, coal-dependent utilities like the Southern Company in Georgia firmly resist both ideas.

All calls to ban them until such process taken place should be firmly resisted.

Both have firmly resisted World Monuments' plans for Angkor Wat's bas-reliefs.

Such a proposal is likely to be firmly resisted by the media - and probably, rightly so.