Sentence examples for standing firm on from inspiring English sources

It is hard to read the social clause of the World Trade Organisation, or the prominence of the child-labour issue, in any other light.VIVEK DEHEJIAOttawaBritain in EuropeSIR--Implicit in all Britain's relations with the European Union ("Standing firm on Europe", April 19th) is one simple and obvious geographical fact: we live on an island.

Ah, now Mr. Schaap wavered for a moment before standing firm on banana-strawberry.

Shortly following negotiations, Aslef said it was standing firm on industrial action.

This is Gore at his Goriest, standing firm on shifting principles.

The Treasury is standing firm on the big stuff the infrastructure projects in transport, defence, health and education.

I'd take great joy in standing firm on the issues which, I believe, would make this country a better place.

"But I had just been preaching on standing firm in one's faith," said Siangco, a retired Navy chief petty officer.

By standing firm against attacks on religious tolerance, New York's officials are proving themselves worthy of their great city.

So yes, this 54-year old woman who has been dating for upwards of 40 years, and who has multiple advanced degrees, and writes about self-esteem and the importance of standing firm, almost leapt on the sexting bandwagon because of peer pressure.

For these activists, success means confronting the troika head-on and standing firm, mirroring the small acts of defiance that a growing number of Greeks have taken against their own creditors.

But Marwan insisted on standing firm and carrying out Hamza Hirazi's orders to kill the six men.