Commercial enterprise

Usage examples of firm.

Quite the contrary, proper discipline had to be maintained, and in wartime, with pressed men aboard ship, a firm hand was something he deemed a necessity.

I see for the least instant that Her lips are not quite firm and Her eyes abrim with tears.

His defence was firm, his submission was not inglorious, and the emperor was content with an easy tribute, the demolition of his fortresses, and the acknowledgment, on his coins, of a supreme lord.

He had not gone far, however, before he recollected himself, and accordingly stopt at the very first inn he came to, and dispatched away a messenger to acquaint Blifil with his having found Sophia, and with his firm resolution to marry her to him immediately, if he would come up after him to town.

Already, with actorish skills, he was firming up his eyes and straightening his back.

Beyond the last-mentioned river, Edessa was distinguished by a firm and early adherence to the faith.

Finally but unmistakably she said no to Davidson: Now I am starting on my long world tour, and before correspondence becomes almost an impossibility, I want to say some things to you, most affectionately but with a firm will and mind of my own.

It was a sworn affidavit by Hermann Graebe, the manager and engineer of a branch office in the Ukraine of a German construction firm.

Shadamehr took firm hold of Alise and the knapsack containing the Sovereign Stone and slipped into the darkness.

Listening to Amrita was like being stroked by a firm but well-oiled palm.

I think I should hardly be doing my duty if I were not to warn you that you will do wisely to exhibit no hesitation in the arrangements by which your agreement is to be carried out, and that in the event of your showing the slightest disposition to qualify the spirit of your strong note to them, or in anywise disappointing their client, you must be prepared, from what I know of the firm, for very sharp practice indeed.

I kept a firm hold on the aquamanile as Drake pulled me tighter against him.

The firms, when they draw up a contract, specify a procedure for arbitrating any dispute that may arise.

These include reading the material sent by the arbitration firm, looking for someone who is knowledgeable about the subject area of the dispute, and getting referrals from friends, businesses, community leaders, lawyers, and others.

High, full and firm, her nipples and areoles were clearly visible under the fine white fabric.