Sentence examples for show firmness from inspiring English sources

Yet the government knows it needs to show firmness on law and order, without in any way stepping into the shoes of the old regime.

Some residents booed him, while three police unions called on the government to show firmness and determination in response to the violence and the attacks on police officers.

"The goal is to show firmness while keeping a dialogue open," France's Laurent Fabius said, adding that they wanted Russia to address "fundamental questions" at the meeting.

Under pressure to show firmness against the insurgency that still dominates parts of the north, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki pledged last week to begin a "decisive" battle against militants in Mosul.

When he had initially learned that the meeting was scheduled for 2 August he had written to the Home Office stating that he hoped the Manchester magistrates would show firmness on the day: The revised meeting date of 16 August, however, coincided with the horse races at York, a fashionable event at which Byng had entries in two races.

On Kosovo his government has shown a firmness of purpose and a closely co-ordinated response few had expected.

The stock, however, is still extremely large; but two very favourable points are in favour of prices being maintained: the consumption is very active, and the prices, even with the advance, are still very low.SHEEP'S WOOL. This market has also shown great firmness and at the large sales of 22,086 bales of Colonial, which terminated last Friday, an advance of ½ to 1d. per lb.

This difference shows the firmness of apple varieties and different tissue responses to external loads and forces accordingly.

But Vikings, maligned for their defensive work this season, particularly after conceding 110 points in their two previous games, showed a firmness at the back against the competition's top scorers.

Each of the ripening responses shows different sensitivities to ethylene and propylene, with sugars showing an early high sensitivity and fruit firmness showing a lower sensitivity.

Speaking in Paris at the weekend, Mr Chirac said France would show "rock-hard firmness" in defending its interests in World Trade Organisation negotiations.