Staunchest

Across the county there wasn't much interest in the school election until one of the nuttier churches put up some of the "staunchest" candidates. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Interestingly, no one, not even the staunchest opponents of abortion rights, disputes this. ❋ Erwin Chemerinsky (2010)

However, Black Protestants have the highest degree of traditionalism and the highest level of religious activity and yet are the staunchest members of the Democratic coalition. ❋ Robert D. Putnam (2010)

On foreign policy, he voted for the Persian Gulf War resolution, in 1991, when many Democrats opposed it, and he has been one of Israel's staunchest supporters. ❋ Dan Balz (2011)

Pelosi, after all, has long been among the staunchest of critics toward Beijing, famously leading a protest in Tiananmen Square in 1991 just two years after the massacre there ended pro-democracy protests. ❋ Paul Kane (2011)

"Unfortunately the situation is heading toward a deep crisis and the government partnership is under threat," said Masoud al-Barzani, president of the Kurdistan regional government and one of Washington's staunchest allies in Iraq. ❋ Sam Dagher (2011)

Even the staunchest non-traditionalists have wedding rings. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Clearly The How-to-Geek differs in how he perceives comments (definitely a more easy-going approach that leaves room for even the staunchest of opinion) and definitely deserves some recognition for not just stripping people of their "voice", as it were, in this community for every little supposed indiscretion. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Gadhafi's staunchest supporters who would likely face criminal prosecution if caught have no incentive to give up. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Mr. Taylor said this week that he is sticking with an earlier prediction that the euro will fall to parity against the dollar this year, a forecast that places him among the euro's staunchest bears. ❋ Neil Shah (2011)

Made in mountainous Allgäu from cows' milk, this four-week-old round has a thick, smearable, earthy consistency that Mr. Kaufelt and Ms. Thorpe believe would sway even the staunchest blue-cheese hater. ❋ Charlotte Druckman (2011)

For example, joining Crawford and Bryant at the event were Senators Lee Bright and Phil Shoopman – two of the staunchest in fact, only fiscal conservatives in the S.C. ❋ Unknown (2011)

What is remarkable, however, is that even the staunchest of conservatives displayed little willingness to fall publicly on their swords on defense the way they were about tax cuts and their refusal to take on the latter will make it impossible to defend the former. ❋ Christopher Holshek (2011)

During the first six months of his presidency, Obama journeyed to Saudi Arabia and Egypt; halfway through the third year of his term, he has yet to visit Israel, America's staunchest, most democratic and most stable and reliable ally in the region. ❋ Lloyd Greif (2011)

Labor unions have been the staunchest opponents of efforts to cut benefits, leading protests in Greece, Spain and elsewhere against government pension cuts. ❋ Matthew Dalton (2011)

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison R., Texas, one of the rocket's staunchest supporters, said NASA, the White House and Congress finally ended up "on the same page." ❋ Andy Pasztor (2011)

But the early results indicate that Egypt—the largest Arab country and under former President Hosni Mubarak one of the region's staunchest defenders of secular governance—is set to pivot toward political Islam. ❋ Matt Bradley (2011)