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At these words, my feet seemed to feel firm ground.

Not until he had a firm plan of action in mind.

The ground was firm under my feet, and I moved in on him again.

But with a clear head and a firm heart much can be done.

The two men found they had a lot in common and became firm friends.

You just have to be firm and take control to make people stop.

Officials think most if not all of them are dead, but need firm evidence to close the cases.

Brown has been known to like firm control over his players.

I believe one must take a firm stand against that.

"In which case a light but firm hand will be called for."

I know how firm you are when you've decided something.

One of these days he'd have to take firm action there.

One has to be firm with that sort of person.

It is time for you to be firm with him!

I used my hands to hold his head to keep it firm.

Your firm choice must be where you really want to go.

"But how close do you think he is to getting firm evidence?"

You need to take a firm hand with that young man soon.

"At the very least you want him to take a firm stand, one way or another."

But we must also stand united behind some clear, firm and serious action.

Her step was firm enough as she moved ahead of him, but without energy.

Her body was still firm, though she knew that would change in a matter of weeks.

If that does happen, we may have to take a very firm line with them.

Some human rights groups, without firm evidence, believe that the numbers are much higher.

We must therefore be firm and clear on three points.

Half a year later, she set up her own law firm.

From 1985 to 1995, he worked for a Washington law firm.

Both women left the firm after less than a year.

The change was the second in as many days at the firm.

The woman left the firm after only a few months, he said.

He has since found a job at another firm in the area.

He wanted to have his own firm by the age of 25.

Her case alone would not have cost the firm much.

Officials at the firm say they have not heard back since.

She could certainly stand firm with the best of them, however.

Not every good firm is based in a big city.

He could have been at any firm in the country.

He said his firm was also looking for new areas of business.

Soon after his death, the firm went out of business.

In all, he has been with the firm for 14 years.

The firm was out of business by the next year.

Who was talking of going to work for a different firm then?

The one is based at the level of the firm.

Well not the very small firm yet, I would say.

Perhaps you could find some other firm to take up your case?

The ground looked good and firm, well above the water level.

He was right of course, but she tried to stand firm.

Now he worked for a big private security firm in town.

But she was the same, her hand firm in his.

The firm has been in business for all of two years.

"We're getting to the point where we would like to firm some things up."

In any event, she'd been with they firm only a few months before she was murdered.

Then she did look at me, and her voice firmed up.

The thing had been firmed up from the bad guy's side.

Many families typically firm up their plans in October, she added.

He spoke as if to a child, and his voice had firmed all the way.

I knew it was too soon for the morning's plans to be firmed.

But the market firmed late last week and followed through yesterday.

Right, well we're not there's nothing firmed up as it were.

Soon the land on either side firmed up, and pretty plants appeared.

So far this year, the stocks have firmed a bit.

"We should have everything firmed up with new investors by the end of the month," she said.

And so the industry leaders are firming up their defenses.

You've really been wasting time not firming up your relationship with her.

He firmed up his mouth and regarded her without saying anything.

But with the primary six months off, support even at the party's core has not firmed up.

"The fact of the matter is, all metals have firmed up in the last year."

Then her mouth firmed, and she walked through the ring.

"Before that there was no way you could detect any sort of firming."

This article needs a bit of firming up and clarity.

She stared up at the second floor, her lips firming.

However, he said, "probably the majority of people working on this feel it's firming up."

I made contact, and the arrangements were firmed up over the next week.

Resistance kept firming up, and we had to battle most of the way now.