Sentence examples for stoutly resisted from inspiring English sources

Preoccupied with his work, Franklin stoutly resisted any suggestion that he take up the pulpit.

But progress is being stoutly resisted by companies such as Michelin, which (like Parmalat) is quoted but also family-controlled.

The company stoutly resisted efforts in many states over the years to get it to collect the taxes, saying it preferred a national solution.

Until it found itself short of capital at the start of this year, it had stoutly resisted the idea.See articleBritain's homeowners are still enjoying boom times.

The BBC has always stoutly resisted any such proposal - including during the period when I was secretary of state - but surely now this should be revisited?

Now she stoutly resisted Liverpudlian relatives who wanted the two of them to leave London, and welfare officers who insisted they could not possibly live independently.

Surely they, more than any other English club, would stoutly resist the more extravagant commercial blandishments".

Supporters of Jean-Luc Mélenchon's Front de Gauche can be expected to back large parts of Mr Hollande's programme but will stoutly resist the spending cuts needed if France is to reduce its deficit, as promised, to 3 per cent of GDP next year.

Earlier this year, the German federal government announced its own plans to set up a single financial regulator, although the Bundesbank and the German states are stoutly resisting any efforts to reduce their role.Twin peaksBesides America, only France and Italy, among rich countries, still insist on a separate regulator for banks and for the securities business.

The farming-dependent eastern half of the state (Republican and conservative) stoutly resists efforts by the western half (Democratic and liberal) to improve things.

However, the lower order resisted stoutly and they ended at 215 early on the third morning; Lindwall took 5/70.