Nielsen reviewed the data but stood firm behind its estimates.
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Paul Marner called a week later, and Desveaux stood firm.
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DoorDash and Amazon, meanwhile, stood firm by their current pay policies.
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But McDonald stood firm on the broad strokes of McFadden's obituary.
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Despite worries that he would capitulate to Russia, he stood firm.
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"Phil stood firm and unequivocally with the American people," Mr. Cruz said.
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A lot of contentious conversations here at OPEC but you stood firm.
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Senate GOP leaders, however, have stood firm behind the current language. Sen.
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But Wolf has stood firm, saying that she wouldn't change a word. Good.
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Philippot has stood firm, maintaining that opposing the euro is a vote winner.
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Millions took to the streets but Sarkozy stood firm and the reform happened.
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While the dollar slipped against the yen, it stood firm against other rivals.
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We stood firm and would not back down until we achieved today's outcome.
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The election commission has stood firm against what it sees as outside interference.
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And then, in the second half, as Liverpool surged back, United stood firm.
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This combative ethos has stood firm amid an assortment of insults and missteps.
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He knew he would be attacked, and nonetheless he stood firm on his convictions.
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He stood firm in supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime against Western attacks.
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The administration stood firm with its policies, insisting they were on the right path.
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But Merkel, the bloc's paramount national leader, stood firm in her support of quotas.
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The minority also stood firm against smaller proposals that involved greater spending or regulation.
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For the most part, Brady and Ryan stood firm in support of their proposal.
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He hemmed and hawed for the rest of the summer but ultimately stood firm.
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Silicon Valley has stood firm behind Apple since it defied the order last week.
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But the Trump administration has stood firm on its ask for 52,000 detention beds.
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She stood firm behind the GOP position after her meeting with Garland this week.
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But Mr Khan stood firm—so the union has decided to try the legal route.
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In the currency market, the yuan stood firm while safe-haven currencies lost their edge.
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In court on Wednesday, the pair stood firm in their resolve and proclaimed their innocence.
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In 2011, Huelskamp stood firm in his beliefs that Republicans should actually cut government spending.
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" Acknowledging some backlash, Cook stood firm and told ABC News, "we made the decision unilaterally.
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But the UN has stood firm on pushing countries to take responsibility for their citizens.
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Bush, who has wilted in the past under assault from Trump, stood firm this time.
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The governor said he had stood firm, saying he believed they were two separate issues.
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The Trump administration stood firm behind Boeing and its troubled 737 MAX — until it didn't.
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The loonie stood firm at C$1.2785 per dollar after gaining 0.67 percent on Wednesday.
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The retailer, however, stood firm that the products called into question were still safe for use.
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In a 2003 interview with CNN, Moore stood firm behind his decision to disobey the order.
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But McCrory and top Republican lawmakers have stood firm on the provision targeting transgender bathroom access.
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Go deeper: Hong Kong's leader, Carrie Lam, has stood firm, comparing the protesters to spoiled children.
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Ito has long stood firm that the facts of his relationship with Epstein have been misreported.
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Mr. Biden has denied that and demanded an apology from Mr. Sanders, who has stood firm.
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Even as incredibly damaging information continued to emerge in the media, the Senate Republicans stood firm.
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Immediately, fans were asking for Disney and Marvel to reconsider their decision, but the studios stood firm.
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But a few hundred of us stood firm and remained PS3 loyal, in the hope of change.
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For example, in one negotiation, I stood firm because I knew that they were ready to sell.
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She also stood firm when Bliss questioned her open support for Constand, including a posting on Facebook.
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But Michaels — whose new book, The 6 Keys, addresses the myths and misunderstandings associated with aging — stood firm.
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Inside, recounts its relieved elderly owner, her cups and saucers were flung around but the house stood firm.
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The president "didn't care" and "showed no interest" and stood firm on meeting with Kim again, TIME reported.
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McConnell has so far stood firm in resisting votes on election security bills, citing concerns around federalizing elections.
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"We stood firm staying 'no' as a group today to let them know we're not kidding," said Rep.
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But the chairman stood firm, grinning while he roamed the Senate and refusing to comment on the criticism.
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On the second day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, Yovanovitch stood firm.
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May, who declined to be interviewed for this article, stood firm in the wake of the ministerial resignations.
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Jake, who's also an actor, has stood firm -- like all of the Smolletts -- in his support of Jussie.
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But Ottawa stood firm through more than two periods and killed off all five Pittsburgh power plays during regulation.
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In general, House and Senate Republicans have stood firm as Trump has issued controversial statements and provoked international tensions.
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Forty-year-old Macron has stood firm and on Wednesday urged the unions to "stop holding the country hostage".
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But Ottawa stood firm through more than two periods and killed off all five Pittsburgh power-plays during regulation.
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Mr. Rajoy, who has stood firm against the separatists, has a battery of potential emergency measures available to him.
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As Republican leaders held a vote on a Democratic motion open for more than an hour, McCain stood firm.
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Democrats led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have stood firm in opposing Trump's wall.
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Andrea and Gianna stood firm against this blatant attempt at intimidation and the dismissal is a victory for all victims.
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That revelation has led Democrats to call for his removal as nominee, but top Republicans have stood firm behind Puzder.
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Now in power, Winfrey stood firm and told her boss she wouldn't host another show until the producers' pay increased.
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The PSSI stood firm but the league was halted after two rounds and eventually canceled after the government stepped in.
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Trump stood firm in January 2018 by promising that he would no longer lift sanctions unless the deal was renegotiated.
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But the International Olympic Committee, citing Rule 50, stood firm then and remains adamant that the Games be without politics.
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Almost any time that President Obama asked for bipartisan support, most members of the party stood firm and voted no. Sen.
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In fact, after his latest heightened antics in support of President Trump, many have stood firm in abandoning the outspoken rapper.
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Since 2017, global discount superstore chain Lidl has stood firm on its campaign to reduce daily sugar consumption across the globe.
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He did refuse to open a criminal investigation without cause, and he stood firm by refusing to appoint a special counsel.
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But Galvão stood firm, reaffirming the validity of his scientific institute, which has been monitoring the country's forests since the 1970s.
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When Edward Kavanaugh, president of the industry's leading trade group, disputed those claims, Ron Wyden, then an Oregon congressman, stood firm.
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Countries in the European Union have stood firm and together on the issue of sanctions over Russian involvement in Ukraine — so far.
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" Sessions stood firm in his decision and said the DOJ "will continue to do its work in a fair and impartial manner.
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Kelly stood firm in the face of Trump's fury, which might have been the very thing that bought her ticket to NBC.
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Dear Antonella, I hope these words stood firm against the relentless Atacama to find you, and I hope they found you well.
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Yet the EU has so far stood firm and said it will not renegotiate the Withdrawal Agreement struck by Johnson's predecessor, Theresa May.
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But Varadkar stood firm, ruling out a coalition, and essentially ensuring he would no longer lead the country once the election was over.
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The Swiss franc stood firm at 0.9731 franc to the dollar , near a 3-1/2-month high of 0.9695 set on Tuesday.
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But Jokowi stood firm, and the party's parliamentarians appear likely, perhaps with some grumbling and reluctance, to support the politically independent Mr Karnavian.
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Asked in a follow-up question whether he was siding with a foreign dictator over a former U.S. vice president, Trump stood firm.
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"Roy Moore has stood firm and he has not surrendered this nation's core allegiance to the truths that make us free," Keyes said.
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They asked smart, incisive questions and in Klobuchar's case, and stood firm in the face of aggressive personal questioning from the nominee. Sen.
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Collins, who stood firm against the GOP's attempts to repeal Obamacare, has been portrayed as the rare Republican who cares about health care.
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Republicans on Capitol Hill stood firm behind Mr. Sessions, who spent two decades as a senator, publicly cautioning Mr. Trump against firing him.
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In the past, WowWee had stood firm on keeping a higher price, only to mark down the toys later when they didn't sell.
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He said that Jackson responded by threatening him, saying he had the best lawyers in the world, but Safechuck said he stood firm.
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But she stood firm that acknowledging the experiences of Japanese American detainees and migrants at the southern border was central to discussing the issue.
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But after Mr Trump turned on Mr Sessions, apparently in fear of the investigation under Robert Mueller that his recusal unleashed, he stood firm.
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And she stood firm and showed little emotion as Trump early on delivered scathing attacks against her and her former husband's infidelities and actions.
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Despite repeated urging by Russian officials to testify against Khodorkovsky and his business partners, Pichugin has stood firm and refused to provide false testimony.
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On Wednesday, Kavanaugh stood firm that his testimony in both 2006 and 2018 were accurate reflections of his work in the Bush White House.
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Although people have protested the decision and other social networks have decided to ban political ads altogether, Facebook has stood firm in its decision.
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While the U.S. pushed hard to weaken the communique, the Germans, Europeans and many others stood firm to keep the text tied to reality.
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James B. Comey Jr., the director of the F.B.I., and Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch pushed back, but Mr. Cook stood firm, several participants said.
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Mr Gordhan had kept a tight rein on spending and stood firm against corruption, while working doggedly to keep South Africa's debt from being downgraded.
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Outside the building, the cathedral's two bell towers and outer walls stood firm, while their insides and the upper structure were eviscerated by the blaze.
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"Andrea and Gianna stood firm against this blatant attempt at intimidation and the dismissal is a victory for all victims," Troiani said in a statement.
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While the dollar slipped against the yen, it stood firm at 96.309 against the basket of six major currencies used to measure its broader strength.
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But China stood firm: A senior Chinese Communist Party official said the country's ethnic minorities lived in peace and contentment enjoying freedom of religious belief.
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"The opposition stood firm, and there were signs of a public unleashing," Mr. Unluhisarcikli said, describing strong public support on Twitter and other social media.
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Although the British Council acknowledged that it had made a mistake in rejecting the essay, it stood firm on the criticism of Orwell's marmalade recipe.
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Democrats broadly support more border security, but oppose the wall and stood firm against Trump's demand that money for it be part of shutdown-ending legislation.
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The Koch brothers had been under pressure by other big Republican donors to help Trump, but they have stood firm, citing policy differences with the nominee.
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In both cases, he stood firm against his party's leadership when he believed them to be wrong, and he earned the respect of the conservative grassroots.
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But, there was one thing that she stood firm on, and Branson says it taught him a crucial skill for success: how to treat other people.
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Quizzed about the discrepancy a day later, McAdoo stood firm and in essence contradicted Mara by saying that Mara knew of the stated plan all along.
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In an environment that has been hostile toward the growing wave of athletes who speak out about the world they see around them, this team stood firm.
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The European Central Bank stood firm on its stimulus program but said there was no longer a sense of urgency in taking further action to counter deflation.
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In the important tourism sector, which has attracted a wave of foreign investments recently from global chains like Hyatt Hotels and Accor SA, executives also stood firm.
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And as more of the world goes online and welcomes disrupting forces like artificial intelligence into the economy, the CEO stood firm in one long-lasting belief.
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Mr. Shelby has stood firm, endearing him to conservative anti-government groups crusading to close the bank — and known to spend freely against politicians who cross them.
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"He stood firm in his beliefs and demonstrated again and again in his poems the informed ability to hold complexity but not ambiguity," Claudia Rankine wrote here.
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The R&A understands Daly's challenges — the golfer says he has bi-compartmental degenerative arthritis in his right knee — but stood firm in sticking to its policies.
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If you get far enough away from Washington, you might realize what is most important: whether you stood firm in the truth when it mattered the most.
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For its part, China has stood firm against the demands of the U.S., issuing a white paper on Sunday that shows a widening gap between both economic powerhouses.
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The women who fought for the right to vote were harassed, attacked, imprisoned, and even force-fed when they went on a hunger strike, but they stood firm.
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But Kilicdaroglu has stood firm, saying the opposition was successful in bringing all of Turkey&aposs "colors" to parliament and vowing to reinstitute and protect a stronger assembly.
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" Booker, in turn, has also stood firm in his criticism of Biden, telling CNN's Don Lemon on "CNN Tonight" on Wednesday that he found Biden's comments "so insulting.
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Landeskog had one of the best looks in the final moments, but Budaj stood firm and made a series of key saves to help the Lightning hold on.
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Meanwhile, the European Central Bank stood firm on its stimulus program but said there was no longer a sense of urgency in taking further action to counter deflation.
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Guaido has declared himself the legitimate leader of Venezuela with the support of the US and other nations, while the embattled Maduro has stood firm as tensions mount.
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The deal — which ends the 35-day shutdown — amounts to a victory for Democrats who have stood firm against the president's demand for $5.7 billion in wall funding.
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Trudeau went on to tout Canada's response to the initial tariffs, saying Ottawa "stood firm" against the import duties and said it will now lift its retaliatory taxes.
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President Trump also called out congressional Democrats for their intransigence in moving judicial and administration nominees and stood firm against Iran's threats of genocide against the Jewish people.
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But because we have stood firm, Russia is now — despite the boasts of its leaders — plagued by dwindling financial reserves, a historically weak ruble and poor international relations.
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The House Democrats in 2015 also stood firm against Republican efforts to strike funding for Planned Parenthood, overturn the president's immigration executive actions and curb the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Instead, so far, r/The_Donald mods have stood firm on not allowing off-topic posts, which has bolstered the claims from extremists that the mods are being censorship-heavy.
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It could be that the latest drama is so explosive that it opens up space between the administration and Republican leaders who have so far stood firm behind Trump.
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But Tumblr has stood firm, citing concerns over graphic child exploitation, all while arguably casting its net far too wide to include anything falling underneath the adult content banner.
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With its authority put to the test, Hollande's government stood firm in the standoff with hardline unions, and the protests have since subsided if so far not entirely disappeared.
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Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, who has been a vocal advocate of the Senate's approach, said the White House was entitled to its opinion, but he stood firm.
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On gun control, Republicans have stood firm against almost any substantive measures to constrain access to weapons, when larger portions of the public want stricter gun laws and background checks.
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Sector stocks are still valued more than 25 percent below their 2015 peak, and potential acquisition targets have stood firm against suitors who tried to take advantage of the drop.
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The entire House Republican caucus had stood firm in support of Trump — even lawmakers in swing districts who knew it could threaten their reelection — and Romney's move stained the moment.
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When the "Access Hollywood" tape threatened to upend Trump's campaign, and some Republicans began to make for the exits, Sessions stood firm: "This thing is overblown," he told Fox News.
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But last week, when an immigration deal failed to materialize, the vast majority of Democrats in the Senate stood firm and blocked legislation to keep the government open for business.
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Unify with a more vulnerable population Soon after the 2016 election, when Austin stood firm as a sanctuary city, IACT hosted a town hall with a slate of immigration lawyers.
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Democrats in Congress have stood firm against lifting the caps unless domestic spending is allowed to grow too, and some military analysts have questioned the need for some spending goals.
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And just like every Democrat in Congress stood firm throughout the fall against even one penny in tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires, they should stand up to Republicans again.
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After the famous "autumn of mécontentement" in 2017, when strikes and demonstrations against his signature labour bill exasperated commuters and rubbish lay rotting in the unseasonal heat, the president stood firm.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, on Thursday, and the two stood firm on their positions in the conflict, but agreed that a ceasefire was necessary.
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No matter how many times Senator Tim Kaine tried to bait Pence, he stood firm, opting to defend his own conservative legacy and reputation instead of getting mired in Trump's drama.
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When Trump issued a plan to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities within his first 100 days, Chicago, among other large U.S. cities, stood firm and declared it would remain one.
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In 1992, Bill Clinton felt he had to play down his own marijuana use ("I didn't inhale") in order to make clear he stood firm against drugs, including the devil weed.
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With the sides still far from resolving trade issues, the dollar stood firm as traders sought a safe haven as they await news from U.S.-China talks on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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In response to Glasper's claims that she changes her set, quickly discards musicians, and demands to be addressed with formal respect, Hill stood firm that it is her prerogative to do so.
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But Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration stood firm as the move was widely seen as one to appease small traders in the run-up to a general election due by May.
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But with the sides still far from resolving trade issues, the dollar stood firm as traders sought a safe haven as they await news from U.S.-China talks on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Investigators stood firm on the scope of and topics for their questions for Mr. Trump: possible coordination between his associates and Russia's election interference and whether he tried to obstruct the investigation.
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But Dylan Farrow has stood firm by her allegations, and her family remains divided, with her mother and her brother Ronan Farrow supporting her, and her brother Moses Farrow defending his father.
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Selling notably accelerated on Thursday after U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell below $65 a barrel, a level that had stood firm in previous selloffs during the summer and fall.
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Porto's local soccer association informed the teams of the consequences — a fine of 750 euros (just over $800) for each game missed and a walkover win for Canelas — but they stood firm.
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Facebook has stood firm in the face of pressure over its policies on political ads, defending a "warts and all" approach that allows politicians to lie in ads placed on its platform.
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It is puzzling indeed for a president-elect to publicly denigrate leaders of his country's closest allies as well as an alliance that for 70 years has stood firm against Russian expansion.
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But that's still a minority of the House Democratic caucus, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has stood firm that Democrats need to have the public on their side before they take up impeachment.
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While an inquiry wouldn't necessarily result in a vote to impeach the President, Pelosi has stood firm in her stance that lawmakers have more investigating to do before invoking the articles of impeachment.
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Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen even tried to get her to admit to it by showing side-by-side images of her nose over the years, but Zolciak-Biermann stood firm.
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DFL voiced its opposition to the rule precluding any buyer from securing all the TV rights, one of the sources said, but the cartel office stood firm in an effort to foster competition.
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Washington stepped up the pace in the second period, especially early, putting lots of pressure on Jones and the San Jose defense, but the Sharks stood firm and got on the board first.
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But like all relationship-enders, I thought it was for the best in the long run, so I stood firm, watching her cry and knowing I was taking an icepick to her heart.
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DoorDash has a similar practice to Instacart's old policy of sometimes using tip money to subsidize workers' base pay — but unlike Instacart, for months the company stood firm on its controversial tipping policy.
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The fact that Trump essentially told The New York Times on the record that he would not have chosen Sessions if he'd known Sessions wouldn't have stood firm in protection of him, matters.
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Meanwhile, the Swiss franc fell against the dollar and the euro after Switzerland's central bank softened its language on the currency's valuation, though it stood firm on its ultra-easy monetary policy stance.
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Mexico and Canada have stood firm on the importance of maintaining the trilateral format of the NAFTA free trade deal, even as Trump has signaled a desire for individual deals with each country.
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Despite the criticism, May stood firm, urging lawmakers to back the bill and then have a chance to make changes to it, so they can have more control over the final shape of Brexit.
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Progressive Caucus leaders stood firm in wanting domestic non-defense spending to increase by $33 billion to be equal to defense spending, whipping enough votes against the Budget Committee's caps proposal to tank it.
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An equal or larger amount of credit ought to go to Ms. Collins and Ms. Murkowski, who stood firm despite immense political pressure and, in Ms. Murkowski's case, shameful threats by the Trump administration.
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Hedge funds and other money managers stood firm in their bearish view of Chicago grain and oilseed futures and options in the week ended April 211, according to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Sporting a severe short-back-and-sides haircut that vaguely recalled the flattop once modeled by President Richard Nixon's political henchman H.R. Haldeman, Lewandowski stood firm in the face of volleys of Democratic attacks.
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BENGALURU, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Palladium prices hit record levels on Thursday amid falling supply and growing demand, while gold stood firm on expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will hold off on further interest rate hikes.
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While Canada has stood firm on Chapter 19 so far, giving up the dispute mechanism would not hurt as much as compromising on the dairy industry, which is the other contentious issue in the talks.
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As you can see in the videos above, University of Minnesota president Eric W. Kaler addressed the discussions over the past couple of days this morning, and stood firm on his decision for the suspension.
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Carrie Lam, who was selected by China's leaders to govern Hong Kong two years ago, stood firm on Wednesday against what she called an "organized riot" and said she would not withdraw the contentious bill.
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"It could either prove her undoing, or that will be her great legacy: the leader who stood firm and got what she wanted," said Rick Muir, the director of the Police Foundation, a think tank.
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Washington (CNN)Education Secretary Betsy DeVos stood firm on her proposal to cut funds for the Special Olympics on Wednesday, arguing that the organization doesn't need federal backing because it can successfully raise private contributions.
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden acknowledged it "may have looked bad" for his son to serve on the board of foreign companies, but the former vice president stood firm that his son did nothing wrong.
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Democrats stood firm at a White House meeting aimed at resolving the shutdown impasse, telling Mr. Trump that he must abandon his demand for funding for a border wall in exchange for reopening the government.
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Down through the years, as a leader of the conservative House Republican Study Committee and later as the third-ranking member of the House Republican leadership team, he stood firm as a genuine and consistent conservative.
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Even though she had a sense of humor about it, Joanna stood firm that she and their four kids, Drake, 12, Ella, 11, Duke, 9, and Emmie Kay, 7, would not be joining Chip below deck.
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" He also took issue with an earlier news conference by Trudeau, which he said included "false statements," and stood firm in his contention that Canada "is charging massive Tariffs to our U.S. farmers, workers and companies.
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Even in the face of questioning that cast doubt on her accusation of groping, she stood firm and refused to be blamed for the DJ losing his job after she contemporaneously described the incident in public.
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According to Variety, Walt Disney studio chairman Alan Horn recently met with Gunn, and while the get-together helped "clear the air" over the decision to let Gunn go, Horn stood firm on his original verdict.
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In a previous interview, Mayweather stood firm on his demand of a guaranteed $100 million purse, and with that being a response to McGregor's own $100 million demand, it seems negotiations will remain at a standstill.
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Although critics have lambasted him for flip-flopping on some policies (he now proposes to ban immigrants from "terrorist nations" rather than all Muslims), Mr Trump has stood firm on at least one proposal: his wall.
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The mayor stood firm on that point even as attendance plunged, three school buildings closed for the day after coronavirus cases were reported and the calls for schools to close from other officials and unions grew.
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From a policy standpoint, Trump stood firm on his use of tariffs in trade negotiations, particularly as his administration looks to follow its so-called phase one trade deal with China with a second-phase pact.
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Both presidents stood firm on their positions; Peña Nieto said Mexico won't pay for the wall, while Trump insisted that it would, culminating in, as one Mexican official told the Washington Post, Trump losing his temper.
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His declaration on Wednesday that he would take campaign help from a foreign power drew bipartisan condemnation on Capitol Hill and tipped a few more Democrats into the impeachment camp, but the majority makers stood firm.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory slightly altered a new state law denounced as discriminatory with an executive order on Tuesday, but the Republican stood firm on a controversial provision restricting transgender bathroom access.
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Johnson stood firm against mounting pressure and it was not until he stepped down that his successor Billy Payne finally ushered in the first women members in 2012, ending an issue that had reached the White House.
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At a session of parliament, May stood firm after being challenged by one pro-Brexit lawmaker in her party to explain when she had decided to change her catchphrase from "Brexit means Brexit", to "Brexit means Remain".
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Macron has stood firm in the face of unions whose strike call - nationwide stoppages two days in every five days up to the end of June - has crippled services each time since it began on April 3.
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For a start, in his speech Wednesday, Trump stood firm on his commitment to build an "impenetrable physical wall" along the southern border, and stated with confidence, once again, that Mexico will pay for 100% of it.
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The euro stood firm at $1.1305, having gained a tad on Monday after Germany's IFO Institute said its business climate index rose to 99.6, beating a consensus forecast of 98.5 and ending six consecutive months of decline.
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BENGALURU, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Palladium held near $1,400 an ounce on Friday after surging to record levels in the previous session on tight supplies and robust demand, while gold stood firm amid a partial U.S. government shutdown.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron stood firm on Wednesday against eurosceptic members of his own party who criticized a plan to keep Britain in the European Union as a watered down "thin gruel" of broken promises.
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Nonfiction also seemed the best means for countering what Cercas considers the falsehood, righteously repeated every year on the anniversary of the coup, that the Spanish people and their institutions stood firm against the enemies of democracy.
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CreditCreditOmar Havana for The New York Times KAMPONG TRACH MOUNTAIN, Cambodia — Millions of years ago, a cluster of coral reefs stood firm here as the water receded, leaving them surrounded by the marshy, mangrove-studded Mekong Delta.
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Democrats can argue they stood firm against Trump on a key issue: the fate of 700,000 people brought to the US illegally as children and whether to extend their legal status, which they could lose in March.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The American Bar Association issued a glowing evaluation of President Barack Obama's U.S. Supreme Court nominee on Tuesday, giving Merrick Garland its highest rating even as Senate Republicans stood firm in their blockade of his appointment.
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His triumph is built on a core of fervent supporters he has cultivated over many years, and who have stood firm despite many efforts to paint him as a dangerous populist who could plunge the country into chaos.
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While Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama entered into government shutdowns in 1995 and 2013, when they stood firm against Republican efforts to cut government programs that Congress had already enacted, President Trump is trying something very different.
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Twelve years after first getting the better of Nadal on the All England Club lawns — since when his career has trundled along in unspectacular fashion — 26th seed Muller stood firm in 218-minute fifth set of interminable tension.
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Jeb Bush -- one of the original champions of Common Core who has also been hugely influential crafting education policy in Republican-led states -- has stood firm by the policy, he has also softened his tone on it sharply.
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Over a million U.K. signatures have now been secured for a petition calling for the revocation of the invitation while thousands took to the streets in like-minded protests in several cities across the U.K. Yet, May stood firm.
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And when Hersh argued in its pages that chemical attacks on Syrian civilians hadn't been carried out by Assad, and Hersh was accused of peddling a single-sourced conspiracy theory that played into Assad's hands, the L.R.B. stood firm.
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But Grassley has refused to schedule confirmation hearings for Obama's pick, and Senate Republican leaders have stood firm in their promise that Garland would never receive a vote in the Senate, saying the next president should pick Scalia's replacement.
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Against fierce opposition, local politicians have stood firm as they have opened new cycling facilities and seen impressive results, like cyclists representing 30 percent of traffic on the Rue Rivoli, and more children riding their bikes than ever before.
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The N.B.A.'s decades-long push to develop China into its biggest overseas market appeared increasingly in jeopardy on Tuesday as the league's commissioner stood firm in the face of criticism from Beijing and the Chinese threatened financial repercussions.
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Careful not to twitch a muscle, which could have been a trigger for the bull to attack him, Tomás stood firm in this dangerous position and alone at the center of the Plaza México, the biggest bullring in the world.
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For months, following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report into Russian election interference, links between the Trump campaign and Moscow, and the President's alleged obstruction of justice, Pelosi stood firm against a demand for an impeachment inquiry from liberals.
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So I do want people to know that, and I think it's important for everybody to understand I have a record, I have stood firm and I will be the person who prevents them from ever wrecking the economy again.
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Even as his running mate, Mike Pence, prepares his own much less interesting tax returns, and even as his opponent Hillary Clinton and all of her supporters rail on the issue -- and what Trump might be hiding -- Trump has stood firm.
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Through thick and thin, from being maligned as a "madman" to belatedly recognized as a "very smart and gracious" global statesman, Kim has stood firm, especially on the need for sanctions-busting Southern subsidization and subservience-inducing Southern self-censorship.
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They were donated by the families of students at the school, which has stood firm in this area through the fires and crime of the 1970s right up through today, where new homes — and new neighbors — occupy once-ravaged blocks.
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Apple has typically been cooperative in investigations involving law enforcement and intelligence overall, although the company has stood firm in some high-profile cases involving getting data from phones belonging to the perpetrators of the San Bernardino and Pensacola, Fla.
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Though Rousseff has voiced support for general elections in the days following the impeachment vote in the lower house, the report has puzzled analysts as she has stood firm against numerous calls for her to step down in past months.
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But one eurosceptic lawmaker, Jacob Rees-Mogg, stood firm, saying May had taken a "deliberate decision not to deliver a proper Brexit" and that her opponents were adhering to the mantra that "patience is a virtue" in their attempt to oust her.
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As to policy, DeVos stood firm in her long held beliefs that parents -- not the government -- should be able to choose where to send children to school, pledging to push voucher programs should she be confirmed to lead the nation's education system.
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But the judges defiantly stood firm on the truth, on rule-of-law, and in solidarity with the protesters who were met by a brutal police crackdown, including arrests, beatings, rapes and armed assaults and who yet did not surrender the street.
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Not only does his "maybe we don't need to kill anyone" philosophy feel a little starker in the face of what Rick and company do to the Saviors, but his commitment to what he believes has weathered that earlier test and stood firm.
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Powell may be well advised to follow the path of his predecessor, William McChesney Martin, who stood firm against a president demanding monetary policy easing, and ultimately Chair Martin presided over the longest economic expansion in US history up to that time.
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STANDING FIRM May stood firm during more than two hours of questions in parliament, urging lawmakers to back the bill and then have a chance to make changes to it, so they can have more control over the final shape of Brexit.
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Earlier on Wednesday, May stood firm during more than two hours of questions in parliament, urging lawmakers to back the bill and then have a chance to make changes to it, so they can have more control over the final shape of Brexit.
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Representative Kevin McCarthy, the Republican House majority leader, has stood firm with the president, was a strong supporter of the tax bill, and has said he believes there is still an opportunity for Democrats and the administration to come together, particularly on immigration.
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In the face of a pandemic that could kill more than a million Americans, overwhelm our health care system, and tank our economy, Democratic leadership in Congress has stood firm in one demand: Let's not get too crazy with the free stuff, guys.
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The Pentagon stood firm Monday on its policy of prohibiting service academy athletes from getting deferments from their active-duty service requirements in order to play pro sports — even after President Donald Trump said earlier in the day that he was considering reversing it.
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By 10 AM riot police had positioned themselves around the ministry at Archarnon Street and two platoons, with a pile of vegetables chucked by the farmers already scattered at their feet, stood firm at the entrance to push back the farmers determined to storm it.
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"Gary Pierce and his family, as all of the defendants, stood firm, maintaining their innocence throughout the past year and five weeks of trial, turning down plea offers that carried no jail time, choosing to maintain their innocence, no matter the cost," Gitre said.
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That, I think, is the harder question, because we have stood firm on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act since it was drafted, and we were ... CDT was there at the beginning, and we are all now looking at what we have wrought.
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The writings of Dr. Locke and the other authors of the anthology, including Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston and Countee Cullen, envisioned the "new Negro" as a people who were proud of their cultural heritage and stood firm on the issue of equal civil rights.
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The image of Ms. Jenner approaching a line of police officers was compared to a widely shared photo of Ieshia Evans, a black woman who stood firm while being charged by riot police during a protest against police brutality in Baton Rouge, La., in July.
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The bankers stood firm even when several days later, fed up with his comrades' delicacy, Leon Trotsky — accompanied by armed brigade and, in true Bolshevik fashion, an orchestra — turned up at the State Bank building and threatened to storm it, before losing his nerve.
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From the Senate, where Democrats held the line on the Neil Gorsuch filibuster, to the House, where they stood firm on Obamacare repeal, to the streets, where people have made clear their determination to stand up and be counted, the opposition is behaving like an opposition.
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Merkel stood firm in the face of heated criticism at home and abroad for opening Germany's borders in 2015 to more than one million mainly Muslim asylum seekers, a measure that hurt her popularity and contributed to the rise of the nationalist party Alternative for Germany (AfD).
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The crisis continues for several more days, with the president refusing to back down or drop the subject, very much the way Winston Churchill, in the darkest hours of World War II, stood firm when England, alone, faced the menacing forces of the National Weather Service.
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Even though OPEC kingpin Saudi has stood firm on its strategy of not cutting the production ceiling in order to squeeze out smaller producers in the depressed market, supply adjustments—particularly in the U.S.—are still taking "a lot longer than we've anticipated," Darling told CNBC's Squawk Box.
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"Saudi Arabia stood firm, despite the determined efforts of its key GCC allies, such as Qatar and Kuwait, which normally stand shoulder to shoulder with the Kingdom on oil policy, to forge an agreement to freeze output at January levels, irrespective of Iranian involvement," Croft said in a report on Monday.
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The Zags may have been bullied — and not quite at full strength — last season, but they stood firm enough on Thursday night, turning back the rugged, determined Seminoles, 72-58, to advance to the West Region final on Saturday against third-seeded Texas Tech, which dominated second-seeded Michigan, 63-44.
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As youth vaping soared and "juuling" became a high school craze, the company's top executives have stood firm in their assertion that Juul's mission has always been to give adult smokers a safer alternative to cigarettes, which play a role in the deaths of 480,000 people in the United States each year.
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Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpPossible GOP challenger says Trump doesn't doesn't deserve reelection, but would vote for him over Democrat O'Rourke: Trump driving global, U.S. economy into recession Manchin: Trump has 'golden opportunity' on gun reforms MORE stood firm in his defense of Planned Parenthood services other than abortion during Thursday night's CNN Republican debate.
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But Downey, even when faced with chants of "Take it off, take it off, take it off," stood firm, saying that if GOAL marched out of uniform, it would be an insult to Cochrane's memory — he died in 2008 — and an insult to the work of other gay police officers who fought for rights and recognition within the NYPD.
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The Scottish government wants a new independence referendum, encouraging calls for a similar vote in Northern Ireland, which voted to remain in the EU. May has refused to allow Scotland a new referendum in the time scale demanded by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and stood firm on her refusal to share her negotiating stance, which the Scottish government has described as "intransigence".
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Trump, to his credit, stood firm in his beliefs and the media's frenzied reaction to condemn him only served to underline and highlight the issue with election fraud now a central issue of this campaign as every polling station is set to come under intense scrutiny by vigilant citizens — all because Trump turned negative media coverage into a shrewd advantage.
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" But applause mixed with hooting when she said: "You should be very proud that in the last few weeks you have stood firm and you have refused to be intimidated by the threats of a small bunch of Zionist hoodlums whose behavior is an insult to the stature of Jews all over the world, and to their great and heroic record of struggle against fascism and oppression.
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Although Congress worked to give the VA resources to hold failing or unethical employees accountable, it took over 700 days to fire senior employees directly involved with the wait list scandal at the Phoenix VA. When veterans' groups like mine and members of Congress sought to empower veterans with more options as to where they receive health care, the administration stood firm against the idea except in limited circumstances.
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