Sentence examples for status firmly from inspiring English sources

Johnson, who is in the form of his life, has Day's No1 status firmly in his sights to the point where it would be a surprise if the American does not assume that position in the near future.

The OECD notes that there have been only 13 criminal antitrust cases in Japan since 1950, and that no one has ever gone to jail for breaking competition law.Until 2002 the FTC was a small body with a low status, firmly under a ministry's thumb.

But the Senate version would allow the states to disguise that gap with statistical trickery, leaving the status quo firmly in place.

But with the possible exception of ethanol – which itself remains controversial – biofuel innovations have a long history of promising big change and then fizzling, leaving the petroleum-based status quo firmly in place.

While they are eager to talk about Scripture, the cast and the Mormon visitors here prefer not to talk about politics, in part because church elders, concerned about the religion's nonprofit status, have firmly instructed church members to separate the sacred from the political, missionaries here said.

The status quo was firmly set when in 1986 the province's only Therapeutic Abortion Committee was shut down after residents voted to remove it.

Others may see that the old hierarchies and status quo remain firmly in place, supported by the myth that gender and race are insignificant to the larger issues at stake.

Mr. Booker said he was frustrated that Mr. Carranza had been freed, but, responding to the debate surrounding the suspect's illegal status, has come out firmly against involving city police in immigration matters.

The show echoed the real world, where politics has repeatedly trumped good policy and the status quo has remained firmly in place.

The success of the video and Wham!'s status at the time firmly placed Pike's Hotel in the circles of the music industry and within a short time the hotel was attracting other stars and people connected to the industry.

Leave it to Mr. Spielberg, in his capacity as America's Great Conciliator, to make a con man movie that firmly supports the status quo.