Word: steadfastness
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...heavy blow, but that's not how the leaders of the radical Palestinian group see it. Their view is based more on a kind of jujitsu that uses Israel's military momentum against its own political objectives than on any serious belief in rhetoric about the organization's "steadfast" fighters being able to "crush" the invaders...
...conceived policy that holds student group leaders accountable for individuals who drink at their parties. As Vice-Chair of the Committee on House Life, Schwartz worked to create a committee to address the situation, and is committed to modifying the policy as President.Schwartz has also been a steadfast advocate for international students and easing the difficulties they face in procuring H1B visas. Over the past semester, he has worked with the administration and the Woodbridge Society in efforts to have the College write letters on behalf of foreign students and provide them with legal help in navigating the complex lottery...
...sense the most important result is already in. President John Kufuor, 69, is stepping down after two terms, peacefully and voluntarily. That in itself sets Ghana's election apart from recent polls in Zimbabwe, Kenya and Nigeria, which were plagued by corruption, violence, despotism and the steadfast refusal by the ruling party to let go. It is also a reminder that governance in sub-Saharan Africa, a region of 48 nations, cannot be characterized simply by the brutal repression doled out by Robert Mugabe...
...English Department, that protectress of our literary heritage, seemed to stand steadfast in her resistance to the winds of change then sweeping through university education with all the destructive fickleness of an undergraduate. She demanded that her concentrators study Shakespeare for a semester—a requirement, relatively unique among elite colleges, that apparently will continue. Other mandates included a semester of American literature as well as two classes on literature before the 19th century. And the gate through which all had to pass was the year-long chronological introduction to English literature, 10a and 10b. In her wisdom...
Journalists often make the best travelers because they are so curious and intrepid. Marion Hume, who wrote the cover story on Australia's far-flung islands, has logged more miles in her career as a Sydney- and London-based writer than she would care to admit. Steadfast and unafraid, Hume will dash off to Beijing on a moment's notice and can touch down in a remote corner of New Zealand and uncover a cutting-edge, global boutique...