Slade Gorton, a powerful Republican senator from Washington state, has steadfastly opposed removal of the Snake river dams, and also delayed removal of two decrepit dams on the Olympic peninsula in north-west Washington that could serve as tests for removing tall, concrete dams with lots of sediment behind them.Dams speak to Republicans: they are masculine, rugged, a symbol of commerce.
The chief minister of India's West Bengal state, Mamata Banerjee, steadfastly opposed the agreement and threatened to withdraw from Mr Singh's ruling coalition.
Ms. O'Brien "was subjected to extreme pressure to sign the letter," the report states, "but steadfastly refused to sign it".
Many states have steadfastly refused to set aside the trillions of dollars they will need to cover benefits for public workers once they retire.
In Egypt, state television stood steadfastly behind President Hosni Mubarak, deceptively playing old video of an empty Tahrir Square rather than broadcasting images of the millions protesting there.
But the bank itself, and its most important member state, Germany, have steadfastly resisted letting it take up the mantle of lender of last resort.
Despite the analysis -- and the report from their own investigator -- state officials have steadfastly denied the Justice Department's contention that black officers are being disciplined unfairly.
But the unions representing state workers have steadfastly refused to do so, saying that they are entitled to every cent promised to them in their contracts and that Mr. Paterson should instead cut the number of independent contractors working for the government.
That was the State Right so steadfastly defended.
There were other trials and executions, but under Atatürk the country was steadfastly steered toward becoming a modern state with a minimum of repression.
