Sentence examples for robust stand from inspiring English sources

After the slow start the government had taken a properly robust stand on Russia's actions.

But he has to take a more robust stand on the rockets.

Kamayut's robust stand against Buddhist-on-Muslim violence infuriated new nationalist media, which spread lies about the company being underwritten by Al Jazeera.

The outdoor seating at the Coffee Trade, buffered from the road by a robust stand of arborvitae, a few white birch and a healthy spruce, makes an enjoyable spot in which to sip fresh-brewed coffee.

A16 NEW YORK/REGION B1-6 The New Senator Clinton Confounds Observers Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, gearing up for her re-election campaign, has been confounding those who judged her from her White House years, with a robust stand on national defense, her desire to reduce abortions and a public appearance with Newt Gingrich.

As it most often does in response to this type of tragic event, the technologically-interconnected world has united to collectively mourn and showcase a robust stand against terror and a remarkable defense of free speech.

Hypotheses were tested by developing and validating robust stand-level models for height, basal area and standing whole-tree volume.

It was easier to say this some years ago, when several newspapers had robust stand-alone Sunday book review sections.

The Court of Appeal's justification (or what we are allowed to know of it) for keeping secret details of a three-year-old counter-terrorism investigation appears not to hold up to the robust stands taken by judges who have recently faced similar questions about national security.

THE BATHROOMS We found the bathroom pleasantly disorienting because it had the same organic cotton towels and Kohler tub we have at home, but a lot more besides: an immaculate tiled white floor, tasteful sinks in a robust wash stand of marble and dark-painted wood, an environmentally friendly dual-flush toilet and pumps filled with clean and natural-smelling bath products.

When the bones were laid out, Haile-Selassie found that the robust male stood between 1.5 and 1.7 meters tall, about 30% larger than Lucy.