Sentence examples for staunch from inspiring English sources

In Egypt, the government showed its gratitude for Abdullah's staunch support for the current Egyptian regime by declaring seven days of mourning – four days longer than the mourning periods in the aftermath of other recent deaths.

Tony Blair will tonight launch a staunch defence of Richard Desmond, owner of the Express and porn magazines such as Asian Babes and Megaboobs, describing him as a "fit and proper person".

It is an oddity that Elie Saab is at once the modern face of the haute couture schedule – a Lebanese designer whose Paris show acts as a showcase for a healthy client list based in the Middle East, Asia and the US – and its most staunch traditionalist.

After the mass, Faure told the Guardian the Vatican was smashing tradition, and going against the teachings of Pius X, a staunch conservative who was pope between 1903 and 1914.

Tony Blair has given staunch backing to Egypt's government following a meeting on Wednesday with its army leader, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.

Amrullah Saleh, the NDS director general from 2004 to 2010, said he would have been ashamed to sign such an agreement and predicted staunch opposition to it.

The policies she has released so far appear to diverge from staunch conservatism – she supports Labor's National Broadband Network over the Coalition's, is comfortable with same-sex marriage, urges compassion for refugees and wants the creaking train service fixed.

Alas no, I'm a staunch Labour supporter.

In the Australian TV serial, he played Karl Kennedy's father, Tom, a farmer and staunch socialist, on and off between 1996 and 2007.

Abbott, a staunch opponent of gay marriage, changed his framing of the issue during Wednesday's question time.

Despite being a staunch supporter of marriage equality, Entsch has confirmed he will not support Labor's private member's bill.