Sentence examples for unyielding stand from inspiring English sources

But that probably would not be before the 2012 elections, people in both parties say, given House Republicans' unyielding stand against higher taxes.

But Democrats, and some Republicans, contend that Mr. Ashcroft's unyielding stand prevented him from negotiating a settlement that might have ended the case, saving state money.

His relatives saw no hint of depression, and though they said Mr. Bouazizi refused to pay bribes, they could not recall any time where he had made such an unyielding stand.

The whoop snort and roar of men who unyielding stood their ground?" Issa's index jabbed the dusk, his other hand gripping my arm with fingers of steel.

Others also may take unyielding stands.

The Israelis said this view inside Gaza was a contrast to the "unyielding stands" of the exiled Hamas leadership in Damascus, Syria, in particular Khaled Meshal, the political director.

Ms. Burwell called the public display of Republican division a potential "inflection point" that could force a change in their unyielding budget stand.

Neil MacBride, the U.S. Attorney presiding over the Eastern District, which has overseen a number of high-profile terrorism cases and has a reputation for unyielding prosecutions, told me that he stands firmly behind the decision to send Kiriakou to prison.

And it seemed as if something stood between us, too, something as transparent and unyielding.

She was, for me (who knew her only through the news media during the long years of lonely struggle), the personification of grace under fire as she stood almost alone among the ruling white population, undaunted, unbending, unyielding.

But the news magazines all increased their news-stand print runs (four times in Time's case), and television in particular has been unyielding.