Meanings of adhere firmly in English

Mr. HOUSTON:-Wefeel disposed to adhere firmly to the report of the committee.

To this view I adhere firmly.

Sin adheres more firmly to him who is without attachment even as lac and wood adhere firmly to each other.

But savages and the myth-makers, whose stories survive into the civilised religions, could adhere firmly to no such account as this.

He is saluted king by his partisans; he sends ambassadors in every direction, he conjures them to adhere firmly to their promise.

Hence when much fat is used in a quick bread, particles of dough or batter, which contain both fat and moisture, do not adhere firmly.

On the other hand, she was fully determined, whatever might be the consequence, to adhere firmly to her resolution of not accepting the colonel's invitation.

To this she adhered firmly, and Mr. Steelyard handed her over to Mr. Chaffanbrass.

Nilus, though he adhered firmly to his objections, was at last reduced to silence.

This adhered firmly to the rim of the helmet and to the beard and face.

George W. Lane (later appointed a United States Judge), who adhered firmly to the Union.

He adhered firmly to his purpose.

Fear also influenced many to deny their convictions; but the majority adhered firmly to the religion of their fathers.

By this combined action the mortar becomes very hard and adheres firmly to the surface upon which it is spread.

He had adhered firmly to his resolution to keep himself in the background until he had finished the work he had undertaken.

In an age of perfidy and levity, he had, amidst manifold temptations and dangers, adhered firmly to the principles of his youth.