Expecting to be asked about General Welch at his first news conference, he decided to respond firmly.

"If the contras open fire, we will respond firmly and with greater force than before."

The Clinton administration must respond firmly but carefully to the Yemen attack.

I thought about sitting up, but my body responded quickly and firmly to that idea.

The more it seems that such serious maltreatment is common, the less likely are agencies to respond firmly.

Jerry responds firmly that he has never seen the night do that.

"If our trading partners violate trade laws, we will respond swiftly and firmly."

I think it is time for the European Parliament to take a stand and firmly respond to this situation.

Despite the potential cost of anything he said, he responded firmly.

Instead of responding firmly, the White House has all but endorsed the possible security breach.