"It takes away from this incredible aura of public service and courageous public stances he's taken over the years," he says.

He too was to suffer at the hands of the mob by being beaten-up for his courageous stance.

Because of his courageous stance, he is considered a "national hero" by author-philosopher Umberto Eco.

Further, I applaud Martha Burk for her courageous stance on this issue.

In the following levels, Lester has a very upright and courageous stance.

There were certainly those who felt the time had come to end the war, a courageous stance in view of the Imam's known determination to keep going.

This courageous stance turns a new page in the construction of Europe.

Two Member States, Luxembourg and Austria took a courageous stance.

The De Luca and Wemheuer reports represent a courageous stance.

We strongly supported the Cox report, which adopts a courageous and original stance on a subject full of pitfalls.