Take a firm stand against putting expediency above principle; bluffahead of facts.

坚持不让权宜之计取代原则，不让浮夸掩盖事实。

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Take a firm stand against putting expediency above principle; bluff ahead of facts.

坚持不让权宜之计取代固有原则，不让浮夸掩盖事实。

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God tells Jehoshaphat, "Take your positions and stand firm." What does it mean to stand firm? It means to have a mental attitude of quiet confidence.

上帝告诉约沙王，“在你的立场，坚定地站稳”。站稳是什么意思？那是一种沉着而自信的心态。

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America has a choice either to be increasingly rendered a mere bystander, letting political correctness usurp progress or to emerge from the shadows of its super-power status and take a firm stand in the international energy arena.

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