Sentence examples for staunch foe from inspiring English sources

After Lincoln's endorsement of abolition, however, Douglass became a staunch foe of all emigration projects.

Dr. Archer is not only a staunch foe of abortion, he has objected in the past to birth control measures as well, most notably the pill.

O'Brien's reputation as a staunch foe of colonialism led to his appointment in 1962 by Kwame Nkrumah as vice chancellor, effectively president, of the University of Ghana.

But Bruno's biggest headache is the repressive new magistrate, a staunch foe of the hunt, a vegetarian and (quelle horreur!) a teetotaler who doesn't appreciate the hedonistic joys of his lovely valley.

Mr. Bush received 44 percent of Latino votes when he won re-election in 2004, while this year's Republican nominee, former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, who presented himself as a staunch foe of illegal immigration, won 27 percent.

D. A. King, a staunch foe of illegal immigration who was a driving force behind most of those laws, said the measures deterred illegal immigrants from settling in Georgia, saving taxpayers money.

Mr. Putin was less accommodating of Ukraine and Georgia, two former Soviet republics that have become staunch foes of Moscow.

Only Stockmann's staunch foes, his brother Peter Ingo Hülsmannnormallyally the mayor but here downgraded to a "member of the city council," and the publisher Aslaksen (David Ruland), look like they've passed 40 or so.

Millions of faithful admirers and staunch foes from years of inspiration and controversy yesterday marked the passing of Cardinal John O'Connor, America's most influential Roman Catholic leader, with quiet prayers, thoughtful evaluations and tributes from across the region and around the world.

One would think an entire decade of antigay ballot measures that played on stigma and bigotry to ban recognition of same-sex partners' freedom to marry would make the gay community staunch foes of anti-immigrant bias and its deployment in state law.

The ruling junta's staunchest foe was consigned to another 18 months of detention at her home, as punishment for a bizarre incident in May when an American eccentric swam to her lakeside villa.