Word: staunched
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...thought that was a good story." Some of the toughest stories about Clinton have emerged from the liberal New York Times and Los Angeles Times. Bush's two most ferocious critics, syndicated columnists William Safire of the New York Times and George Will of the Washington Post, are staunch members of his own party. That summarizes the deepest objection most politicians have to journalists -- not that they are liberal, nor that they are conservative, but that they are stubbornly individualistic and persistent...
...Walsh--a staunch defender of developer rightsand opponent of rent control--was indicted with 18others for allegedly making false down payments oncondominium projects. to inflate prices and tosecure larger mortgage loans for other projects
Governor Valentin Fedorov, a staunch opponent of territorial transfer, argues that giving up the southern Kuriles makes no economic sense. It would, he says, deprive Russia of some of the best fisheries in the Pacific while opening the door for a deluge of Japanese investment that would "once again put us under the Japanese, only this time by peaceful means." For the moment, at least, the nays have it -- but the maneuvering is far from over...
Appiah has been for the duration of his scholarly life a staunch opponent of Afrocentric ideology ("The history they teach is rubbish," he says). He rejects the racialized version of history offered by many contemporary Afrocentric writers...
...candidates are playing up their wives some supporters of the unmarried candidates are worried that their candidates may be hurt. But Beth A. Pherriault a staunch supporter of Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey said the fact that her candidate was not married had no bearing on her choice...