Sentence examples for term firmly from inspiring English sources

In other New York races, Attorney General Eliot Spitzer obliterated his Republican opponent, Dora Irizarry, to win a second term, firmly establishing himself as one of the brightest young stars in the state Democratic Party and a possible candidate for governor.

This is especially true in pseudo-ethnic groups such as the 'Hispanics', a term firmly established in American societies, and in particular, in the USA [ 38].

And how can we keep the longer term challenges firmly in view?

"It's a fair deal which strikes the right balance, guaranteeing teachers a good future pension but keeping long-term costs firmly under control".

His papal bull addressed to King Edward in these terms was firmly rejected on Edward's behalf by the Barons' Letter of 1301.

What it will do, if all the right details are nailed down and the terms are firmly enforced, is make it harder for Iran to acquire nukes, while postponing that possibility for a decade or more.

The term particle is firmly embedded in the language of physics, yet a precise definition has become harder as more is learned.

Indeed, the run last September on a British mortgage lender, Northern Rock, was one event that helped to embed the term "credit crisis" firmly into the global consciousness.

Indeed, the run in September on a British mortgage lender, Northern Rock, was one event that helped to embed the term "credit crisis" firmly into the global consciousness.

In 1995, Jacques Chirac, on the eve of winning a seven-year term as president, firmly ruled out the notion of a five-year term a constitutional amendment favoured by his Socialist opponent, Lionel Jospin.

Not until many centuries later was the true explanation known, but by then the use of the term shi was firmly established to describe eclipses, and so it remained throughout Chinese history.