Clay was a firm believer in the idea of compromise.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

Grant refused to give them a firm promise.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

Upshur was a firm believer in slavery.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

"They believe in me." TB has a firm grip on the township of Khayelitsha on the outskirts of Cape Town.

VOA: standard.2010.07.12

One is a new,phone-based service for expectant mothers from Voxiva, a firm which develops interactive mobile health services.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

"I call on the United Nations to provide support, for the civilized nations of the world to maintain a firm position against barbarity.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

Throughout his life, Borlaug was a firm believer that the job of feeding the world could not be done without chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

"When a firm is in trouble especially a financial firm, cash is the whole deal.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

The announcer says Mr.Kim greeted Mr.Wen with a firm handshake and a warm embrace.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

So far,Mr.Hatoyama has not taken a firm stand on the issue.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

The DPJ is expected to maintain a firm policy line on North Korea, especially on the issues of the North's nuclear weapons programs and Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

a vision of America where growth is not based on real estate bubbles or overleveraged banks, but on a firm foundation of investments in energy, education and health care that will lead to a real and lasting prosperity,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

"Let's get a firm strategy, let's discuss that, let's poke and prod it and ensure that we have done it the right way, then implement tactics to achieve that strategy, and part of those tactics are deciding resources."

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

But by continuously linking this in a public way and in taking a firm position on it, they make it much more difficult for him to move away from sites in Poland and the Czech Republic,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.15