Sentence examples for more firmly held from inspiring English sources

These theological or metaphysical convictions are connected with more firmly held values: contemporary humanists, just like the Christians of previous generations, believe in reason, fairness, freedom and decency.

Therefore, by ensuring network stability in synthetic mucin networks, they can serve as an effective model to structurally recreate the more firmly held mucosal adjoining layers.

The low test-retest reliability estimates associated with the Intrapersonal Well-being and Interpersonal Receptivity scales suggest they may be more influenced by recent life events than more firmly held, and thus stable, beliefs about ones' social contributions and orientation to divinity.

They are snatching and detaining people without cause and with total impunity, creating a virtual quarantine of Iranian society so that they may more firmly hold it in their grip".

First, the covered metal stent that we used, with its 2 large flared ends, could more firmly hold the gastric wall against the gallbladder wall than other covered mental stents [ 21– 23].

But critics of the legislation say that it does far more than secure the internet — it wraps China's already firmly held internet even more tightly in the government's embrace.

But some will require them to challenge firmly held assumptions, to work more closely together and to distance themselves from special pleading by business.

His beliefs were bolstered both by confused references to the more lurid bits of the Bible and by some firmly held but shakily understood Buddhist beliefs.

Marketing research has shown that direct product exposure (e.g. sampling or using a product) results in higher, and more firmly-held beliefs and attitudinal confidence in the product compared to indirect product exposure (e.g. viewing advertising materials) [ 19], presumably because people generally trust their own judgment, but recognize that advertisements are often biased.

Some questions like 'Do you cry more than usual?' were culturally offensive to men because in the local Buganda culture, it is a firmly held attitude that men should not cry.

"I admit to a firmly held prejudice," the book begins.