Word: staunched
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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While the booters suffered from offensive problems, a staunch second-half defense provided hope for future success. The Huskies tallied all their scores in the first stanza, while the Crimson was still adjusting to the loss of sweeper Dubbie Field and goaltender Janet Judge...
Something about the bottle, about the bright red cap snappy as a frontier bonnet, and the white cotton cloud showing through the translucent plastic, and the label, wide and snug, and the staunch lettering of EXTRA-STRENGTH, the whole shape of the thing comforting, like an old-fashioned milk bottle or a VW Beetle: it looks especially good in rows. Something about the rows, all the neat chunky boxes, one after the other, facing forward like a drill team on the shelf. Something about the shelf, third from the top, aisle B, toward the rear of the store, about which...
Still, there was no question in my mind that the Shah deserved our unequivocal support. Not only had he been a staunch and dependable ally for many years, but he remained the leader around whom we hoped to see a stable and reformed government organized in Iran. We knew little about the forces contending against him, but their anti-American statements were enough to strengthen our resolve to support the Shah...
...network twice tried to share its risks and losses, first with 20th Century-Fox, then with its smaller rival BRAVO. But both deals fell through. The mortal blow, some industry insiders claim, was the announcement earlier this month by CBS Chairman William S. Paley, a staunch advocate of highbrow programs, that he intended to retire next spring. By last week, CBS sources said, even Paley was troubled by the losses...
That may not happen so easily. One staunch supporter of the spending bill was Republican Senator Mark Hatfield of Oregon, chairman of the Appropriations Committee. He threatened to work assiduously against any future defense increases if the President vetoes the legislation. If new defense appropriation measures are blocked in the Senate, the military will probably be forced to operate under makeshift "continuing resolutions" that will simply extend funding at current levels. These are roughly $500 million less per month than Reagan wants. Hatfield also pledged to work against reauthorizing spending for the C.B.I, if the bill is vetoed. These bleak...