"We hold very firmly to classical biblical morality on issues of sex and marriage, " Edwards says.

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"The Church of England holds very firmly, and continues to hold, to the view that marriage is a lifelong union of one man to one woman, " he told the British public service broadcaster.

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Let us keep that promise that American promise and in the words of Scripture hold firmly, without wavering, to the hope that we confess.

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Lisette was too frightened to react when the policewoman took hold of her arm at the elbow, not forcibly but firmly, as a female relation might, walking Lisette down the stairs, talking to her in a calm, kindly, matter-of-fact voice that signalled, You will be all right.

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It is true that bond yields usually start to rise once recoveries are firmly under way, because investors expect central banks to raise short-term interest rates in order to hold down inflation.

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