It is time, that is, for President Obama not simply to plant his flag firmly on liberal terrain but also to stand resolutely by that flag, and to pull moderate Republicans towards it.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel professed Germany's solidarity with the U.K. "I confirm on behalf of Germany and its citizens that we stand firmly and resolutely by Britain's side when it comes to fighting any kind of terrorism," Merkel said in a statement.
In 2017, supporters of democracy need to stand up resolutely in its defense.
It's a town that kept its character by resolutely refusing to go with the flow.
They stress their focus: that they would stand up resolutely for Scottish interests, particularly in a hung parliament at Westminster.
"We stand more resolutely on the strength of that statement" than ever before, Clapper testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.
The demonstrators are angry at the Brotherhood in part because it has stood resolutely by the agreement it struck with the ruling military council in November.
In a Britain where the fissures of class portrayed in "Upstairs/Downstairs" or "Downton Abbey" remained firmly in place, the Commission stood resolutely by the principle of equality in death; war and its casualties proved to be great levellers.
In 2007, while other ministers wanted to replace John Howard as the captain of the Coalition's sinking ship, Abbott stood resolutely by his political hero all the way to a humiliating election defeat.
By all means, continue to stand resolutely on the steps of your union, making your voices heard on campus, because we need as many students on our side if we want to convince the rest of the country to back us.
Obama has been silent since his victory speech early Wednesday morning, but Capitol Hill Republicans have filled the vacuum with vows to stand resolutely against any effort by the president to fulfill a campaign promise to raise the top two income tax rates to Clinton-era levels.
