firm stance

collocation in English

meaningsoffirmandstance

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firm
adjective
uk
/fɜːm/us
/fɝːm/
not soft but not ...
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stance
noun[C]
uk
/stɑːns/us
/stæns/
a way of thinking about something, especially expressed in a publicly ...
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(Definition offirmandstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffirm stance

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It is heartened by hisfirmstancein those discussions.
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If afirmstanceis not taken, the situation will deteriorate.
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It is time they woke up and demonstrated afirmstance.
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We must take afirmstanceagainst this, which also involves prosecution.
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On occasion, it means taking afirmstance, and making clear the boundaries of international standards of behaviour.
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I believe that ourfirmstancehas led to the whole question of where the cereals figure ends up being still very much in debate.
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We shall have to adopt a veryfirmstancein negotiations in the post-1977 situation if the industry is to be rescued at all.
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I congratulate the authorities on both sides on thefirmstancethey took with the protesters.
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It means taking afirmstanceon unlawfulness.
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At times, we even need to adopt afirmstance.
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Finally, there is the question of taking a credible,firmstanceon unlawful conduct.
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It is necessary that we should at present have afirmstanceon defence, but by itself it is not enough.
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The paper industry is looking for afirmstanceon energy prices.
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That is a major vindication of ourfirmstance.
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Parliament has a duty to take an extremelyfirmstance.
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This association has taken a veryfirmstancein seeking to emphasise the need for integrity in police operations and honesty among all staff in the police service.
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Rose takes thefirmstancethat it is not possible to understand something that one is not a part of.
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Nevertheless, he attempts to project afirmstanceagainst the nobles and refuses to budge to their demands.
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This duality is largely beneficial as the future can be taken into account, but still provide for afirmstancebased in the present.
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