Sentence examples for have been firm from inspiring English sources
We have been firm supporters of the BSS investment story for a while now.
A couple of months ago England would have been firm favourites to beat West Indies, who have qualified to all but the mathematicians' satisfaction.
LB When they speak, they do sound identifiably posh to other Dutch speakers, but in their choices the country's royals have been firm egalitarians.
"I don't think so; I think Mike T. and Rex have been firm on that I'm the starter," Sanchez said about General Manager Mike Tannenbaum and Coach Rex Ryan, adding: "I don't get into the negative hypotheticals like that.
But as the bill now moves to the Senate floor, the political damage from the episode for the Democrats — including senators who have been firm allies of gay causes like Mr. Leahy, Charles E. Schumer of New York and Richard J. Durbin of Illinois — may not be as severe as it first appeared.
The Bakassi have spread their role into areas of social and political control: they enforce debt payment, they chastise women who stray in marriage, and they menace critics of the governor.Other southern Christian governors have been firm in resisting pressure to hire them.
The linguine could have been firmer, and the shrimp was a bit overcooked, but the mix of flavors was pleasant.
A special salad of julienned beets and Gorgonzola had good flavor, although the beets could have been firmer.
Garnished with shrimp and sparked with capers, decent fillet of salmon could have been firmer, but the flavor was there.
"There were a number of verbal offers, which would have been firmed up in January.
