How To Use Firm In A Sentence

An AFTRA statement confirmed the issues' importance, calling the 1% increase the union's "primary objective" in the bargaining. Jonathan Handel: AFTRA, Networks Reach New Three Year Deal
A horizontal merger may enable the new entity to set price and output in the same manner as a single-firm monopolist, with the same consequences for consumer welfare.
I again affirm that I need make no apology for attaching my name to that of one so worthy the esteem of his co-dogs, ay, and co-cats too; for in spite of the differences which have so often raised up a barrier between the members of his race and ours, not even the noblest among us could be degraded by raising a "mew" to the honour of such a thoroughly honest dog. The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too
A bit of background about me - I do hardware, firmware, and driver development by profession, so I think I'm qualified to provide a guess as to what and where it went wrong: for any computer, there's the initial "bootloader," which is what we commonly refer to as Discussions: Message List - root
Firm words , air shower and broadband are three major key products of the firm net operator.

Going into the large yard, he cut two oaken wedges, took a new wheel, and drove a wedge firmly into one end of its axle-box. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore
So much so that when he tried out a few of his character's screen tricks on his family, they put him firmly in his place. The Sun
The firm employs ten people and hires drivers when required.
The firms restructured in different ways. Times, Sunday Times
Contrary to what has been claimed, the theory is not insulated against attempts to disconfirm it.
He will remain affiliated with the firm as a special associate director.
This triangulation of information will help school practitioners make better decisions about students or programs because data from one source can help confirm or disconfirm information from another.
The CDC asks states to report confirmed flu deaths by age group but not by subtype, meaning H1N1 deaths are not necessarily tracked. STLtoday.com Top News Headlines
The distich caused discussion regarding the quantity of "hic", but the pope defended the prosody of Voltaire who confirmed his opinion by a quotation from Virgil which he said ought to be the epitaph of The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne
We earthed up the roots firmly when we planted the trees.
As the firm's engraver, he requires an artistic eye and a considerable amount of strength.
Recently the firm has been connected with more abortive bids than successes. Times, Sunday Times
This also suggests that this deity was first adopted by the tradition of the monastery of Sa-gya, [26] a hypothesis further confirmed by the reference in the founding myth to his being taken over by the holder of the Sa-gya throne So-nam-rin-chen (bsod nams rin chen). The Shugden Affair: Origins of a Controversy (Part I)
Adding to my trepidation is this primary poll from Survey USA, which confirms Roulstone's campaign doesn't yet have the profile it needs. Sound Politics: Roulstone Update
She hoped he would have answered in the affirmative. Times, Sunday Times
Saint – Germain, the king accorded letters-patent; and all the rest, abbatial charter, and royal letters, was confirmed in 1654 by the Chamber of Accounts and the Parliament. Les Miserables
Many other venture capital firms besides InterWest are raising new rounds of capital.
Unless you've been hiding under an unfashionable rock for the past year, you'll have the word camel firmly rooted in your fashionista lexicon. Philippa Young: Camel: It Doesn't Matter if You're Black or White
Received telemetry data confirmed the initial phases of the mission to be nominal.
Its stylish reading room was one of the earliest works completed by the architecture firm of De Blacam and Meagher.
The greatest difficulty which presents itself in entering the southern mouth arises from what in America are termed snags, that is, large trees, the roots of which are firmly planted in the bed of the river, whilst the branches project up the stream, and are likely to pierce any boat in its passage down. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2
Some archaeologists have been championing the culture of pre-Roman Britain for some time and the Shropshire road may confirm that traders were bringing back continental innovations to add to existing native achievements in art and engineering. Letters: Native culture of pre-Roman Britain
‘We have to win,’ the Scotland coach affirms with a bluffness which only Australians can pull off.
Diaz issued a firm denial of the rumor.
Fruit should be firm and in excellent condition.
Two executives of a notorious stockbroking firm that fleeced more than 8,000 savers were banned from the City yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
Stand the fish tank on a firm base.
After that, Feingold joined a Madison law firm and practiced civil litigation, including First Amendment law.
We never answer questions about special forces, but do not take that as an answer indicating an affirmative.
Rebecca was too embarrassed to reply, but he took her silence as an affirmative.
Uzbekistan reaffirms its commitment to implement democratic reforms.
He claimed that the school district stepped over the line with its affirmative action plan and that race was improperly used to discriminate against the white teacher.
Until you awaken this feeling, you should not expect the affirmation to work.
There are other constraints on the firm's capital, however, most importantly perhaps, the takeover constraint.
But the outburst served to confirm the extent of his alienation from reality.
The lack of a back-and-forth "us-verus-Nasdaq" makes it hard to imagine what the exchanges, and the fees, will look like, said Neil Catania , co-founder of agency-only brokerage firm MND Partners, located on the NYSE floor. Stock Traders Fear Fee Hit
The rumours of an attack were later confirmed.
This fact confirms the connection which we find, notwithstanding the difference of fracture and of specific gravity between the saussurite and the siliceous basis of the porphyrschiefer, which is the phonolite Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2
All staff members have the chance to be a partner in the firm. Times, Sunday Times
If it became possible for shareholders to sue firms where those firms might reasonably have protected them from insider trading, corporate Australia's complaisance towards insider trading could take a healthy hit.
The event will highlight the wide range of academic, commercial and technical know-how available to firms.
The figures amply confirm this. MANAGING FOR RESULTS
On closer inspection a radiologist's report confirmed an impacted fracture, but the report never reached Dr Blakeley.
The issuing firm can make sure that underwriters compete for its business. Principles of Corporate Finance
Similarly, a firm may value worker characteristics that are unobservable to employment agencies but quite observable to family and friends.
The firm excels at producing cheap transistor radios.
Whether or not delegates were so tightly bound by their constituents and the record is by no means clear, they acted as if they were, holding firmly to their preconvention positions. Ratification
Anything you may hold firmly in your imagination can be yours. William James
Delvile, by which her own goodness proved the source of her defamation: and though something still hung upon her mind that destroyed that firm confidence she had hitherto felt in the friendship of Mr Monckton, she held it utterly unjust to condemn him without proof, which she was not more unable to procure, than to satisfy herself with any reason why so perfidiously he should calumniate her. Cecilia
As the boats moved into the final sprint China had firmly secured number two position and was going after Poland.
By using an affirmation, you are attempting to shift yourself so that you can do or be something even though your mind doesn't accept it yet.
The firm shut for business last month after it was stopped from claiming legal aid cash. The Sun
The statement affirmed the two countries' willingness to maintain their diplomatic, economic and military ties.
Moreover, he believed very firmly in Christianity as the way of saving human beings, and he addicted to a monkish life.
When a firm buys a new machine, it presumably expects the yield of the investment to exceed its cost.
Quinn specialises in smaller, high street firms that, because of their reliance on risky areas such as conveyancing, are seen as the hardest to insure. Top stories from Times Online
Therefore, credit spreads tend to zero for the short-term debt of a solvent firm.
Many companies will be involved in the project from construction contractors to drillers to transportation firms.
I certainly don’t think that Iranian popular discontent should be disregarded, but we’ve been hearing these sorts of arguments about the restive Iranian population for years, and while I have no reason to believe that they aren’t true, Khamenei and his allies have consistently proven expert at deflecting calls for reform and preserving their regime, the main levers of which remain firmly in Khamenei’s hands. Wonk Room » For More Tehran-ology
The law obliges officials to review deals with firms found responsible for corruption. Times, Sunday Times
Surely one of the agonizing attributes of our post – September 11 age is the unending need to reaffirm realities that have been proved, and proved again, but just as doggedly denied by those in power, forcing us to live trapped between two narratives of present history, the one gaining life and color and vigor as more facts become known, the other growing ever paler, brittler, more desiccated, barely sustained by the life support of official power. 'The Moment Has Come to Get Rid of Saddam'
Prisons overbook for the same reason holiday camps do: to compensate for the inevitable number of detainees who fail to show up for confirmed reservations for one reason or another, or those who escape. Welsh prisons overbooked
Galileo was attracted by the implicit contrast between physical propositions that were demonstrated and those that were merely affirmed.
Where we find questionable practices in sales or complaint handling, firms can expect that we will take action. Times, Sunday Times
They also confirm that highly fractionalized societies will have a worse record of the rule of law.
Being a school photographer means being employed by a firm that contracts to do school / class / individual pupil photographs.
He was a strong supporter of the doctrine of papal infallibility and he drew up a postulatum in which he favoured a definition by implication in preference to an explicit affirmation of the dogma. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon
He sent a circular letter to numerous legal practices in Scotland, asking various questions about the firms' knowledge of him.
Choose a soft, medium or firm mattress to suit their individual needs.
He is a government affairs consultant, and a past president and COO of a banking software consulting firm.
An antisynthetase antibody, when positive, may help confirm the presence of an inflammatory myopathy.
Cotton chintz is firm and the finishing treatment helps shed stains and soil.
The most striking thing about the boom in issues of convertible and warrant bonds in 1987-89 was how many firms were involved.
Each time he gets a black cube it confirms the assertion that all six cubes are black.
When inserting the needle into the clamp, push it up as far as it will go and tighten the clamp screw firmly with the screwdriver.
We confirm he will appeal against the conviction. Times, Sunday Times
Her blood-red lips and hooded eyes, her large hands firmly grasping the wheel, all convey a woman in control of her destiny.
As if to confirm this, one of the supers came over and asked me to reverse the van off the weighbridge, then back on again. THE SCHEME FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT
Willoughby in outwearying: she asked herself how much she had gained by struggling: -- every effort seemed to expend her spirit's force, and rendered her less able to get the clear vision of her prospects, as though it had sunk her deeper: the contrary of her intention to make each further step confirm her liberty. Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
He and Gross also want to find other genes involved in fruit softening in hopes of further improving firmness or viscosity.
If you cannot obtain these you can still make my first dish using cubes of salmon or firm white fish instead.
Firms should be allowed to offer jobs to the long-term unemployed at a lower wage.
The fee they were paid by the Hamburg firm of WeshiemMunden GmbH had been sufficient evidence of the order's legitimacy. CORMORANT
The shop is the first chippy in the borough to get the Heartbeat Award, given by the council to firms which try to help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.
That put the pressure firmly on Best Mate's shoulders with the tension in the crowd palpable as the horses cantered down to the start.
Probability sex method can reflect systematic reliability better, affirmatory more reasonable reserve capacity.
Answer guide: The relevant range of activity refers to the level of activity the firm has experienced in past accounting periods.
I sat there in the infirmary watching the nurses run about, taking blood and putting in tube after tube trying to save him.
Such firms supplied servants and looked after empty properties. Times, Sunday Times
It confirmed that opera lovers were most likely to spread their favours across the art forms.
A spokesman for the Minister for Environment confirmed that high-level negotiations have been on-going, but declined to comment on the IFA proposals.
In whatever way you choose to commemorate the horrendous acts of early September four years ago, let us once again renew our gratitude for the freedoms we enjoy and reaffirm our commitment to tolerance, peace and liberty throughout the world. 09/01/2005
No matter how outlandish and farcical some of the events become everything remains firmly grounded in a sense of reality.
‘It is a fact that we have people in other firms trying to poach my staff telling them not to trust the big employer,’ he said.
He reaffirmed his commitment to the country's economic reform programme.
This constraint would effectively limit the amount of vehicles that a firm could service. 2.
The NRC team visited the Louvre at the request of the Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France, which wanted confirmation that its preservation techniques for the masterpiece are the best available. MILLION DOLLAR SMILE
When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer. Times, Sunday Times
Now, two weeks after her visit to Paris Crater, missing Hannah already but knowing that the girl must be safe in the firmary, Ada found herself lost in thought during the carriole ride over the hills to home. Ilium
Developers, well those that meet Apple's firm and unfriendly terms and conditions, have helped this by creating 5,000 new applications for the handheld gogglebox, meaning that it's big numbers all round at Apple - particularly we imagine in the App Store and Ibook store accounting departments. The Inquirer
As the construction of the huge vessel approached completion, transport firms hauled the mountains of food to the site.
The actors themselves are firmly located in contemporary Rome: the vivid specificity of the social milieux is sometimes more reminiscent of satire than of earlier elegy.
It is necessary to hold these pastilles in place, which is done by means of a grid or frame, of antimonious lead, surrounding and firmly binding them.
In 1865 a medical magazine set up a special commission to inquire into London workhouse infirmaries.
Pay a visit to the camp infirmary, get your clothes deloused, or just park yourself in the latrine and fight that nasty case of amoebic dysentery you picked up along the way - it's up to you.
Launch vehicles that boost payloads into space also provide business opportunities for firms.
But still bankers in brokerage firms with giant bonus options think they can prop it back up. Times, Sunday Times
The organization awards 11 non-renewable scholarships of $2,000 to children of full-time employees of firms that are members in good standing of NASGW.
The firm, which makes home security storage systems, is launching a new product at this year's Chelsea Flower Show.
What we have seen in various states is little more than the confirmation of old maxims about how and why governments grow and what, if anything, can be done to arrest that growth.
E.eryone was getting excited, and when T. hooley announced "Mark E. Smith is a dickhead", I think all the fears were confirmed. FallNews
*Even that's not true since Palin's bristols look to be quite firm. "Perhaps Governor Palin, realizing that and trying to minimize her own humiliation in coming days, should withdraw before she is nominated..."
Indeed, in 2002 it seemed that a firm grounding in popular mythology and local fauna was at least as important as a basic grasp of engineering in the designprocess. South Africa races ahead in battle of weirdest World Cup stadiums
An unexpected call for a no-confidence vote against Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung over his handling of a debt crisis at one of Vietnam's biggest state-owned firms shows that the political fallout from the country's worst-ever financial scandal might just be starting, analysts say. Vietnamese Premier Faces Fallout on Vinashin
Take a firm grasp of the handle and pull.
Both Bush and Allawi affirmed on Thursday that elections would be held as promised.
The countries laying claim to this bounty have all been building up their navies, notably China which this week officially confirmed long-known plans to deploy its first aircraft-carrier.
Man Ray was experimenting with new techniques and compositions and many of the Surrealists used photography to signal that their art belonged firmly in the modern, mechanical world.
They spout rubbish and sit back while energy firms run riot. The Sun
Millner, keenly aware that an aromatic savarin au rhum was describing an arc behind his head previous to being rushed back to the pantry under young Draper's indifferent eye, stiffened himself against this last assault of the enemy, and read out firmly: "What relation do you consider that a man's business conduct should bear to his religious and domestic life? The Blond Beast
They maintain close connections with many of these firms, particularly the top defence companies.
He suggested the justices could "begrudgingly" affirm the lower court "on alternative grounds" and take up some of the questions it avoided in its previous ruling. Justices Leery of Bush's Guantanamo Stance
This continues to be your firm fave - winning for the third year in a row for its full-on coverage and matte finish. The Sun
Twelve hundred cases of dengue and 101 cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever have been confirmed.
Carrancistas, Villistas y Zapatistas reunidos decidieron que, como gesto de unidad, cada miembro de estos grupos debía estampar su firma sobre la bandera nacional. ��Verde? ��Blanco? ��Rojo?
The budget should reflect policy priorities of social needs cluster departments as a re-affirmation of government's strategic focus on developing the poor and underdeveloped communities.
Burns confirmed that the EE is not fabbed at 90 nm - so it's a 130 nm part.
Two special awards recognise the challenges faced by large firms seeking to be green. Times, Sunday Times
It is the usual practice for a bank to confirm only an Irrevocable L / C.
The mining firms are so desperate for employees that they are poaching them from each other.
The result of any fruitful worldview is a firm, self-confident life order that is perceived as necessary, as a reality, about which there is nothing uncertain or disputable.
The firm denies its food contained salmonella. The Sun
Such status also supports the photograph's definition as object, thus affirming its artistic value through a disassociation with traditional photographs, both fine art and commercial.
So, as John suggests, why won't they simply put the matter to rest by confirming or denying the facts as set out in the memos?
But such a belief is hard to maintain and is hence vulnerable to disconfirmation in various ways.
French authorities also confirmed that there was a vehicle containing around 100kg (220lb) of phenol - also known as carbolic acid - close to the site on fire. The Guardian World News
A quick Westlaw search through Allcases (date 5/1/2010) confirms that “per curium” is still nonstandard: “Per curiam” gets 1427 hits, “per curium” only 10. The Volokh Conspiracy » PC
They must be firm favourites now to win the Championship. Kevin Keegan - Black and White
The Declaration affirms that governments "deriv [e] their just powers from the consent of the governed. Articles on National Review Online
I beg for each and all of you confirmations and assistance from the threshold of oneness, so that those gatherings may become ignited like unto candles, in the republics of America, enkindling the light of the love of God in the hearts; thus the rays of the heavenly teachings may begem and brighten the states of America like the infinitude of immensity with the stars of the Most Great Guidance. Tablets of the Divine Plan
The media gave his personal life a pretty firm going-over.
Without the patronage of several large firms, the festival could not take place.
The body was washed and prepared for burial by the women of the family (or by the monastic infirmarer, in the case of a monk or nun), and either shrouded or placed in a coffin.
Ministers are yet to confirm whether all drivers renewing their licences will be forced to answer. Times, Sunday Times
I am glad, however, to have been given the opportunity to hear what this conference is all about, it only reaffirms my beliefs about the conservative base. Romney pushes back at Huckabee critique, takes aim at Obama
Essentially, what we are suggesting is that the firm needs to change.
We talked earlier about the computer marketing firm that had badly botched one of its first major corporate sales.
Volui animum tandem confirmare hodie meum, ut bene me haberem filiai nuptiis. venio ad macellum, rogito pisces: indicant caros; agninam caram, caram bubulam, vitulinam, cetum, porcinam: cara omnia. atque eo fuerunt cariora, aes non erat. abeo iratus illinc, quoniam nihil est qui emam. Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives
Which obseruances and ceremonies performed and brought to end, they returned streightwaies to their ships, and as soone as the wind served, passed forward on their iournie with great ioy and gladnesse, as men put in comfort to find out the wished seats for their firme and sure Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (2 of 8)
The Obama administration should disaffirm the recent DOL guidance and clarify that fiduciaries have the right - indeed, the obligation - to take ESG factors into account when they determine such factors to be material to investment performance and beneficial to retirement plan beneficiaries. Joe Keefe: Sustainable Investing and the Financial Crisis: How Long-Term Investing Can Replace Short-Term Bubbles
'A good night's sleep is what you want,' he said firmly.
Oesophageal radionuclide transit was evaluated in 15 patients and a barium meal was performed in five cases to confirm endoscopical findings.
Real world firms, and in particular real world entrants, face many kinds of uncertainty.
We stand firmly in support of integration and the unity of all working people.
No quibbling about the derivation of the word rakia, which is literally something beaten out, [122] can affect the explicit description of the Mosaic writer, contained in the words ‘the waters that are above the firmament,’ or avail to show that he was aware that the sky is but transparent space. Essays and Reviews: The Education of the World, Bunsen's Biblical Researches, On the Study of the Evidences of Christianity; Seances Historiques de Gen��ve; On the Mosaic Cosmogony; Tendencies of Religious Thought in England, 1688-1750; On the Interpr
The PR firm was given unrigged models and they did everything themselves. Shrek Blitz II
If any of the two terms of an affirmative categorical is "empty", then the term in question refers to nothing.
Ensures both that (a) clients comply with all applicable authorities, while at the same time minimizing their tax and reporting burdens, and (b) self and client service teams comply with all Firm policies, standards, and the BDO Tax Quality Manual ("TQM"). Chicagotribune.com - News
The number of individuals is infinite; the generic or specific nature of all being is a unit, or to be apprehended as one only thing; from this one conception we give the genuine measures of all existence, and therefore we affirm that a certain class of beings are rational and discoursive. Essays and Miscellanies
Firman said the dispute was triggered by a minor misunderstanding between a member of the police's Mobile Brigade and a group of marines.
If further interest is expressed we convey such interest to the accountancy firm acting for the vendor.
Summary: Although staunch is the most common spelling of the adjective meaning “firm” and stanch is the most common spelling of the verb meaning “stop (the flow)”, both spellings are acceptable for both meanings. Stanching staunch prescriptivism « Motivated Grammar
And final confirmation of my poor state of mind from lack of sleep came when Mark returned from going out.
Further scans are required to confirm the diagnosis of an abnormality.
Standing firm Only in recent years have Border Patrol agents perched themselves so close to the border.
Therefore, a color flow Doppler ultrasound showing a systemic arterial blood supply to the mass confirms the diagnosis of bronchopulmonary sequestration. Bronchopulmonary sequestration and Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid
This wine has a round mouthfeel but carries all this fruit and flowers on a firm backbone of acid.
The term can also denote a FIRM. Collins Dictionary of Economics
Using Companies House and other data, and cross-checking with industry sources, we estimated how each firm's profits were divided among its partners.
Their convictions were reaffirmed by the higher courts and their sentences were similarly upheld. Times, Sunday Times
Since the asexual gametophyte does not form antheridia or archegonia, crosses to confirm its genotype could not be performed.
Their music is firmly rooted in the Irish tradition but also encompasses an unusual blend of hot jazz, bluegrass and baroque.
Exercise is important if you want your muscles to stay firm.
But while it may have had some of the earmarks of a religious revival, this movement was rooted firmly in the material world.
Under an order from state energy firm Gazprom, Sevmash completed Russia's first ice-resistant offshore production platform, which was tugged out to the Pechora Sea in August to drill at the oil-steeped Prirazlomnoye field. Reuters: Press Release
Another confirmation of the transformation of the press was its proneness for take-over for financial rather than political ends.
Those people who need others to confirm their sense of existence fear solitude and find nature's indifference to human beings unendurable.
AICC hired the law firm Sonnenschein Nath and Rosenthal to lobby against the cuts, paying it $160,000 in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. A Device to Kill Cancer, Lift Revenue
The complementary substances or substituent groups with which these nuclei are more or less firmly combined in nature exert a stabilizing and perhaps otherwise favorable influence on the curative nucleus, but do not themselves possess the vitamine type of physiological potency. The Vitamine Manual
He might have confirmed the relation between dumbness and darkness from the acutest metaphysician among poets, in Dante's _ove il sol tace_. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860
In dealing with the Soviet Union, in trying to analyze its objectives and capabilities, we continue to tread, as George Kennan wrote in his diary in 1950, “in the unfirm substance of the imponderables.” Interpretations of American History
Nor does falconry soar towards the empyrean and scud in the firmament to demonstrate His almightiness.
Democracy and the rule of law are yet to be firmly established in the country.
The Namibian currency is expected to remain soft while commodity prices are expected to hold firm against a soft currency and a strong demand.
At autopsy , a large firm, white tumor mass was found filling much of the left ventricle.
His hand as it shook hers was warm and firm.
The solid line demarcates the boundary between rolling adhesion and firm adhesion at a standard set of conditions.
She had a firm conviction that they would meet again in the hereafter.
Tests to confirm that the analytical methods used in stability testing are in fact stability-indicating should be conducted.
These no-win, no-fee firms have little incentive to take on frivolous lawsuits. Times, Sunday Times
The carefully studied hands reveal the graphic origin of his designing, confirmed from the few drawings that have survived.
CACI is a fast-growing billion dollar information technology firm with an intriguing sideline in intelligence.
Off to the Charity Ball is a firm favourite, with its livid pastels against bright white, the skulking figures throwing dark, tactile shadows onto the projecting shelf below.
Variations on "MySpace," the name of the social-networking site, were three of the top four nonadult searches in the first 11 months of 2007, according to the Internet-tracking firm Hitwise, which gets its data from logs of Internet-service providers with users 'names removed. What Topics Filled
As we dip thin slices of raw geoduck into seasoned soy, the clean, fresh sweetness of the clam seems to affirm these thoughts.

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