Sentence examples for held firmly from inspiring English sources

Initially, McGovern held firmly to his choice.

Cover stems with dry hay, bracken or straw held firmly at several points".

Umm Sayyaf was with them too, held firmly by another soldier.

Organic and calligraphic shapes jockey for position, yet are held firmly in place by implicit structure.

They were opposed by the Evangelicals, who held firmly to the traditional Calvinism of the Westminster Confession.

"It's like a sign that the worst is about to happen," he said, tongue held firmly in cheek.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in keeping with his predecessors, has held firmly that Jerusalem will remain united as Israel's capital.

Unlike many on the right, though, Mr. Siegel held firmly to the notion that the Constitution, far from being frozen in time, was "in fact a living document".

The orchestra, held firmly in check by Boulez, played with a transparency of sound which permitted every word to come through clearly.

So far, he has held firmly to the moral high ground, insisting that all protests remain calm and peaceful, and avoiding any provocation of the police.

"In the past, Tapps has held firmly to their rules because if schedules are changed for these schools, it's hard for other schools.