They just kept on coming, playing footy, and rucking their way down field – equal parts hot potato Raiders and staunch-wall Storm.
Because if the Broncos have a lead with ten minutes to go, the crowd will be like another layer in an already staunch defensive wall.
Ms. Wintour was a potential candidate for France but is no longer seeking the appointment, they said — which could clear the way for Marc Lasry, a successful hedge fund investor who was one of Mr. Obama's staunchest defenders on Wall Street and is seeking the same posting.
His staunch defense of a "wall of separation" continues to inspire those of us who think religion and government should keep to themselves -- the two have never been compatible, as evidenced from religious/political conflicts within the United States and the world alike.
Mr. Weill, Citigroup's chairman, plucked Ms. Krawcheck from Sanford C. Bernstein, a small Wall Street research firm known for its staunch independence from the investment banking world.
The sale also surprised the staff at Jefferies, which, like many Wall Street banks, is known for a staunch stock-ownership culture where sales of the company's shares are frowned upon inside the bank.
There was Frances, the retired social worker and a staunch lefty, who slept on a cot built into the wall and lived next door to Ms. Dieckmann with her cat, Lady.
The mayor, who earned billions on Wall Street and has a reputation as a staunch defender of corporate culture, dropped by the investment bank's Manhattan headquarters on Thursday in an unannounced show of solidarity that included handshakes on the trading floor and burgers with the chief executive.
Even with staunch denial by Deutsche Bank, such maneuvering could tunnel the "Chinese Wall" through the pocket of the investor.
