(1) We need to take seriously their steadfast refusal to admit even their most obvious mistakes.

(2) The men ridicule him and laugh at him, but Wang Lung is steadfast in his resolution.

(3) His papacy was an intriguing mix of the warm and humane with steadfast readings of scripture and church doctrine.

(4) What I did have is a steadfast belief in the vitality of music.

(5) Our incentive and mandate to remain wholly autonomous remains steadfast .

(6) It is unfortunate and painful to see the fall of a dream city that earned a steadfast place in the international arena.

(7) The daughter's steadfast refusal to enter into a state of matrimony is in large part due to having a secret lover of her own.

(8) He left as his legacy not the dream of an independent state, but a corrupt and chaotic system and the steadfast refusal to compromise.

(9) Their steadfast love in the face of horror can only be admired.

(10) On the contrary, she was steadfast in the face of strong military pressure in the final years of the Suharto regime.

(11) Members of this new commission should be chosen from honest, steadfast and impeccable people.

(12) They have been there, they have been there, steadfast in the fight against terrorism.

(13) So steadfast is Archer, that the West Indian is heard praising our hero's pluck and courage ever after.

(14) Once again, the American people have been steadfast and determined not to lose our nerve.

(15) It was his steadfast refusal to keep learning that ultimately brought down Hamed.

(16) I truly believe that a country where the people hold steadfast to their dreams will some day see them come to fruition.

(17) You've got to just hold steady and steadfast and unwavering in certain situations.

(18) The British government has remained steadfast in its refusal to return the marbles.

(19) As for the coronation of the new King, it stands firm, steadfast and unshaken.

(20) The steadfast and stubborn denial of guilt leads to the complete inability to recognise actual innocence.