Sentence examples for rest firmly from inspiring English sources

Against UConn (12-0), the ball and Stanford's chances will rest firmly in Pohlen's hands.

Whatever the original foundations of tortious liability, by the 19th century it had come to rest firmly upon the notion of fault.

Progressivism did not rest firmly within either of the political parties; it produced Presidents who were Republican, like Theodore Roosevelt, and Democratic, like Wilson.

Each cell must provide instant access to the handful of these genes needed by its cell type, but also keep the rest firmly switched off to avoid chaos.

Under the new organization, Ms. White's office would remain involved in prosecution decisions and efforts to prevent terror attacks, but overall decision-making would rest firmly with Mr. Ashcroft in Washington.

Just two days out from Dell's new deadline for counting votes on its founder's proposed buyout, the company's fate appears to rest firmly in the hands of the deal's most vociferous critics: the activist investor Carl C. Icahn and his ally, Southeastern Asset Management, as well as the mutual-fund manager T. Rowe Price, which has opposed the deal.

(The department, its chairman liked to say, "rests firmly on a foundation of Jell-O").

The nation's system of governance rests firmly on the premise of compromise.

The victory over fascism meant the mantle of global leadership rested firmly on the Atlantic alliance.

European aspirations now rested firmly on the shoulders of Faldo and Ballesteros.

By now, 40 years after his death, he rests firmly in the canon of American music.