Word: staunch
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Novak, who has gained a reputation as a staunch conservative, criticized Democrats’ focus on the budget deficit...
Mike. A Bressler, a student at Harvard Business School (HBS)—and a staunch Republican—raised thousands of dollars for his friend Barend with a fundraiser he organized...
...below four minutes during the third period Saturday night, Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon ’92 desperately needed a spark. Though two Crimson skaters had been sent off in the previous 45 seconds, a 5-on-3 power-play tally was no guarantee, given Harvard’s staunch penalty kill in the previous five periods...
...most jittery Americans the fragility of their situation. First came the observation by Bush's top economist Gregory Mankiw that outsourcing jobs overseas is "probably a plus for the economy in the long run." That may be true in theory, but the statement was so impolitic that even such staunch Bush supporters as House Speaker Dennis Hastert were furious. "An economy suffers when jobs disappear," Hastert said. And so do politicians...
...That, say most Haitians and even U.S. officials like Foley, makes it all the more incumbent on the U.S. and international community to do a far more thorough job of institution-building in Haiti than they did a decade ago. When Prime Minister Yvon Neptune (a staunch Aristide ally) presented Alexandre to the press hours after Aristide?s farewell, they were both accompanied by Foley-a strong indication that the ambassador may now be America?s de facto pro consul now in Haiti. ?I think it?s very clear that the efforts made 10 years ago did not yield...