1.   Another went to a selectman for standing firm.

2.   But the demonstrators have every intention of standing firm against what they call the sellout of democracy to big business.

3.   Gormley, whose fulminations in Trenton are legendary, has less difficulty standing firm.

4.   In standing firm, Hoffa hopes to prove his mettle and show all of labor that it is possible to win against a fervently anti-union company.

5.   Maybe he got his kicks by standing firm in an age of fast-buck commercialism.

6.   President Clinton has surprised even his own supporters by standing firm against Republican threats to shut down the government and limit its ability to issue debt.

7.   The Democrats also showed impressive fortitude in standing firm, since many of them are uneasy about reform.

8.   The players, by standing firm, are also seen as at least co-conspirators.

9.   And during a visit to Beijing last month, he thrilled the Taiwanese by resisting Chinese pressure and standing firm on his pledges to the island.