While Test match openers in years gone by were staunch guardians of the game's defensive traditions and technical touchstones, Hughes brought the spirit of Twenty20 to the long form of cricket, slashing the ball to all parts in a fashion that paid little heed to the traditionally correct and miserly techniques of his predecessors.
Dawkins, who is strongly critical of religion but a staunch defender of free speech, told The Guardian he initially responded to the news by tweeting that it was a violation of freedom of speech.
Liam Fox, who as a Tory rightwinger might be expected to be a staunch defender of personal freedom, called instead for "an assessment" of whether the Guardian had damaged national security.
He is a staunch defender of rights".
But under existing circumstances, the tribes who have long been the staunchest forest guardians are losing land, culture and the will to resist.
Boris Johnson issued a staunch defence of the Guardian's "salient and interesting" revelations about the activities of US and UK intelligence agencies based on secret documents leaked by Edward Snowden.
Alastair Hetherington, the editor at this time, remained a staunch advocate of the Guardian's independence, and the modern paper owes much to his leadership and vision during this period.
According to the Guardian, Gabriel is "a staunch advocate of proportional representation".
In an article published in the Guardian, the two, both staunch defenders of the nuclear deterrent, dismissed as "spurious" arguments they said had been raised by some involved in the review, apparently referring to the new shadow defence secretary, Emily Thornberry.
Lisa O'Carroll wrote in the Guardian: "Murdoch has been a staunch opponent of the advertising model for online newspapers and his decision to start charging for the Sun comes just three months ahead of a demerger of his News Corp company, which will be split into separate entertainment and publishing companies.
