Word: steadfast
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...careful about how much influence we expose the people to, especially in the outposts," says Curragh. "We are given a lot of power and authority. Sometimes we have to take a step back. We can't be dictators. Otherwise we could destroy this country." Standing side by side, the steadfast Vei Koso, 42, and Polutele, 43 - each 100 kg and counting - bring to mind two industrial refrigerators, one set at cool, the other at ultra-cool. Vei Koso exudes calm, Polutele is all charm. From the Ha'apai group of islands, they each have five children and have spent nine...
...just one day, Bahrain's chargé d'affaires was shot in the hand in a botched kidnapping attempt, and Pakistan's head of mission was attacked (he escaped unharmed and was recalled to Jordan). The U.S. and Iraq urged Baghdad's diplomatic community to remain steadfast. "U.S. diplomats aren't going to let terrorists deter us from doing our work to help the Iraqi people," the U.S. embassy said in a statement. The Egyptian foreign ministry said it was temporarily closing its embassy and recalling its diplomats but vowed that the murder would not impede its diplomatic efforts in Iraq...
...didn’t come from high marks and accolades, but from relationships in which laughter, loyalty, and adventure formed the kind of tight bonds about which most people can only dream. His family and friends adored and relied on him, and he loved them back with quiet and steadfast intensity. He listened carefully, and when he spoke, people paid attention...
...this light, it becomes clear why Professor Alan Dershowitz is the unlikely hero of the book. A steadfast free speech advocate, he stands up against the calls for a speech code, arguing convincingly that they are both impractical and oppressive. A man who shares Thomas’ free speech absolutism, Dershowitz becomes the author’s archetype for how all left-but-not-far-left professors should have responded to the crisis...
...mother's family didn't appreciate what my father did. They did not respect him because he was not steadfast as a father, and they couldn't understand how someone could make a living as an actor. You farmed for a living. You went to work on the railroad for a living. My family couldn't imagine going to college--and especially spending money to go to college--for anything except doctoring, lawyering or engineering. They made it very difficult for me to ever see my father, and they forbade me from ever talking about being an actor...