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92 examples of Staunch in a sentence

And then, as he was a staunch anti-colonialist, he made false papers for Algerians during the Algerian war.
We have gut feelings, instincts, emotions, and they affect our judgments and our actions for good and for evil, but we are also capable of rational deliberation and intelligent planning, and we can use these to, in some cases, accelerate and nourish our emotions, and in other cases staunch them.
In fact, many people of Muslim heritage around the world are staunch opponents both of fundamentalism and of terrorism, and often for very good reason.
I noticed that while there were a lot of people who were denouncing pornography, there were also people who were staunch defenders of it for a variety of reasons.
Larry is a perfect example of the Democratic Party in the United States, of which he is a staunch member.
(I myself have been a teacher but stayed at home to raise my children, so please don't think I am some staunch women's libber.)
The script is so sharp that you need to staunch the bleeding.
A staunch Royalist she is shocked when the Duc votes for the King's death (a basic knowledge of the French Revolution is probably helpful to follow the dialogue between Grace and the Duc here.
Just let the film's character's set root however, and an entirely human element comes into the staunch equation, much like the words that render themselves visible only when filling in others around it for these dictionary junkies.
Movies like Maria, Full Of Grace, are much more effective because they include an aspect of objectivism and force even the most staunch believer to examine the opposing viewpoint.
Alicia Keyes's staunch strong presence and voice added some light...but I'm not sure if there's enough acting ability where it can become a day job.
Love is certainly strange,but "Mercenary for Justice is a step too far,even for so staunch an admirer.
Strictly for staunch fans of Uma Thurman only; and even if you are one, beware.
Grandfather perished in 1941 in the Red Army, grandmother survived, but soon thereafter got her opened, and became a staunch dissident.
Second Leo McCarey was a staunch anti-Communist and part of Hollywood's right wing caucus.
However, don't let its staunch defenders fool you -- nothing else is any good at all.
Entrepreneurs cannot reach their full potential without staunch support from investors, and investors cannot provide that support without the backing of their clients.
The United States, in the past a staunch supporter of European integration, would likely adopt a policy of bilateral special relationships with individual European states.
Thus, Putin is more reluctant than ever to offer territorial concessions, lest it tarnish his domestic image as a staunch defender of Russian national interests.
For Palestinians, the US – a staunch ally of Israel whose leaders have strong domestic political incentives not to challenge it – cannot act as an honest broker in negotiations.
Of course, very little has actually happened in the nine months since the referendum took place: no concrete steps have been taken; and staunch Brexit opponents such as Work and Pensions Secretary Damian Green and Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Alan Duncan are still members of the government.
To be sure, Iran’s alliances are vulnerable to erosion and, in the case of two staunch allies, Syria and Venezuela, to outright collapse.
True, China cannot entirely overlook US pressure and the staunch opposition of its top oil supplier, Saudi Arabia, to Iran’s nuclear program.
As staunch sovereigntists, Americans do not see fixed rules, only politics.
When industrial factories were introduced in Europe in the nineteenth century, even staunch critics of capitalism such as Friedrich Engels acknowledged that mass production necessitated centralized authority, regardless of whether the economic system was capitalist or socialist.
For Iran, a staunch supporter of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, a weaker US-Saudi relationship is key to shifting the regional balance of power – especially if it is accompanied by the easing of Western economic sanctions.
One comprises the US security establishment, including the military, the intelligence agencies, and their staunch supporters in Congress.
Until a decade ago, Turkey was regarded as no more than a staunch NATO ally.
Prodi’s left-wing l’Unione coalition comprises a hodge-podge of parties spread all over the political spectrum, ranging from staunch communists to former liberals (with communists stronger than in the previous election).
Now, too, people warn of Muslim tricksters, states within states, the impossibility of assimilation, and the necessity for staunch secularists to free the benighted Muslims from their faith.
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