Sentence examples for steadfastly against from inspiring English sources
Steadfastly "against a sentimental mythology and a national morality", the poet wonders, "If nature's law is murder, if the strong survive and the weak perish... where is there room for God's goodness?" Despite believing that one's real moral duty is towards people, and confessing to "wandering on the edge of heresy", he could not give up on God because "I am unable to speak to clouds or rocks".
Many will argue that retaining it would make a mockery of the referendum result, and that public opinion is steadfastly against it, particularly among working-class voters.
As if she would defect to Patrick J. Buchanan, who is steadfastly against abortion and is seeking the Reform Party nomination, she said, "Well, I'm a Republican".
And Acheson was normally more far-sighted - he was steadfastly against the CIA-led coups in Guatemala and Iran that the successor Eisenhower administration undertook.
The Republicans are refusing to sanction more than $2bn and are steadfastly against any increase in taxes, even on the very rich.
In the Senate chamber, Mr. Gramm momentarily choked up as he thanked Mr. McConnell for being willing to fight so steadfastly against the measure and be "constantly vilified every day in the media because of a position you take".
Smith, a Christian Scientist, has steadfastly campaigned against other scientific findings that cut against his a-priori beliefs — he's opposed efforts to allow marijuana use for medical purposes, for example, which he has argued do not exist.
The sticking point with the club is that the wording of the agreement only extends to the Asian Champions League – a point the PFA steadfastly argued against in a statement on Sunday night.
My younger daughter, age 8, without the slightest coaxing, walked out into a steady drizzle and steadfastly and against all my entreaties — and with nothing but her bare hands — began to construct a bluestone wall.
For instance, a 2009 poll commissioned by Mayors Against Illegal Guns found that 69 percent of N.R.A. members would support requiring all sellers at gun shows to conduct background checks of prospective buyers, which they do not have to do now and which the N.R.A. has steadfastly argued against.
Because of the uncertainty, the medical profession, the Alzheimer's Association and genetic counselors have for years steadfastly advised against APOE testing, saying that the results are not definitive and if misunderstood could be needlessly upsetting, especially since there is no way to prevent or cure the disease.
