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He stood firm against forces of imperialism in trad of great Latin American ldrs.

WASHINGTON -- Over a decade ago, the Federal Communications Commission stood firm against indecency on the airwaves.

My father stood firm against deep cuts and other proposed changes to Social Security, believing in his core that the elderly poor would bear too great a burden.

But Neto stood firm against the pressures to oust mestiços from the movement's senior ranks.

"He has stood firm against the face of intense pressure from our government and I have to believe that he will continue to stand firm".

Wasn't it America that saved the world from the Nazis and stood firm against the threat of Communism?

In Church Hill, Tenn., where the school board has stood firm against them, the parents are seeking the Federal District Court's sanction to shield their children from such books.

A few weeks earlier he had stood firm against a devastating rebel assault at Shiloh, and his stubborn resilience rescued the Union Army from what could have been total disaster.

Yet teaching unions have stood firm against a no-strike rule and performance reviews.Mr Zuma owes his position to support from the unions, and his party relies on them to get voters out on election day.

He stood firm against air-conditioning.

We've stood firm against everything".