Sentence examples for rather staunch from inspiring English sources

"They manage to have a very utilitarian high-street presence disguising a rather staunch commitment to a quality product," he says.

Sometimes it's a case of missed doctors' appointments or single vaccines refused rather than staunch dissent.

On January 8th this year, a house on the edge of Nazran was razed in a siege.According to Memorial, a human-rights watchdog, the security services' behaviour creates rather than staunches the trouble.

And so, in January, it was vaguely unsettling to hear that Ms. Mirren has a laissez faire attitude toward cosmetic surgery rather than the staunch just-say-no stance her fans had assumed.

After stumbling through the first group stage in second place, the side only really got going in the semi-final group, and even then their performances were staunch rather than stunning: a hard-fought 2-0 win over Yugoslavia, a four-goal second-half blast against the nondescript Swedes, and a gritty one-goal win over a very good Poland side.

Clement has trained these dogs to follow the scent of a running perdiz rather than staying staunch on point, which makes for particularly exciting hunting.

LGBT Americans would have an ardent foe of equality on the Supreme Court rather than a staunch defender.

For one thing, Allen said fans can expect his character to be "centrist," rather than a staunch Republican. .

Rather, she remains a staunch supporter of the drone program downplaying the civilian loss of life.

How important was it to have him as such a staunch ally during this rather fraught creative process?

A come-back for Silvio Berlusconi would be a big boost to Mr Blair: the two men were staunch Iraq allies and rather improbable personal chums.