Sentence examples for lie firmly from inspiring English sources

Without doubt the blame for this disgraceful exhibition must lie firmly and squarely on the shoulders of the home side".

Its ties with Europe lie firmly with the old colonial master France, though the relationship between the two countries is uneasy.

Thus seen, the main causes of the current economic turmoil lie firmly in the rich nations – especially in the finance-driven US and UK.

"This poor decision-making is damaging public confidence and generating a lot of criticism of the department's contractor for medical assessments, Atos Healthcare – but most of the problems lie firmly within the DWP.

Rousseff's roots and traditions lie firmly outside PT, which she only joined in 2000, having been an activist in the rival Democratic Labour party for the previous 25 years.

However, its roots lie firmly in the experience of lesbian, gay and bisexual people, and my understanding of same-sex hand-holding has broadened massively through the conversations I've had with participants.

Responsibility for calling off the ceasefire lies firmly with ETA.

The responsibility lies firmly within an unregulated financial sector.

The new organisation lies firmly at the Theory Y end of his spectrum.

The responsibility lies firmly on his shoulders and he rightly took the decision to resign.

Although a scientist by training, James's background lies firmly in the business world.