"staunch position" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means a strong or unwavering stance or belief. Example: Despite facing criticism from all sides, the politician maintained a staunch position on the issue, firmly standing by their principles.
Others hold the equally staunch position that some questions are so profound that they must forever lie beyond the scope of natural science.
The church's staunch position on fetal personhood was on display two years ago in Phoenix, when Margaret McBride, a nun on the ethics board of St. Joseph's Hospital, authorized an emergency abortion to save the life of a dying woman.
And despite Mr. Buchanan's staunch position against free trade, many unions see Mr. Nader as more of a soulmate because, unlike Mr. Buchanan, he is not conservative on social issues.
Given Syria's more staunch position with respect to the Arab-Israeli conflict, the USSR would become associated with less flexible positions.
Politically, this scenario could push Chancellor Merkel to ease her staunch positions on spending and saving in the Eurozone.
Of course, the church has taken staunch positions against abortion, contraception, war, and the death penalty that many American Catholics ignore.
As many people took to the media to express their hopes that the pope's comment signals that he will lead the church to soften its long-staunch position against homosexuality, fundamentalist Fox News unsurprisingly rushed to claim that the pope had made no such signals but merely confirmed the status quo by reiterating a basic tenet of Christianity that teaches against judgment.
He also discussed what he thought had been the hardest part of tentatively relaxing his staunch creationist position, saying, "It was difficult at first just because I had been arguing against evolution for so long.
McCartney's staunch stance is unique.
Trump and his team have signaled their willingness to negotiate elements of the plan to accommodate staunch critics' positions.
In fact, both her staunch pro-austerity position in the Greek crisis and her initially equally staunch pro-refugees position in the refugee crisis are deeply rooted in German Christian democracy.
