Staunchly independent, they often exhibited artwork with strong social and political content.

France has maintained a staunchly independent defense posture since the Charles de Gaulle took the country out from under NATO's unified command.

Throughout the 1980's, Sonic Youth was one of the most popular yet staunchly independent bands in the United States.

Congress, once a puppet to the president, has become staunchly independent.

Staunchly independent, he has yet to sign to any label and continues to self-publish his music.

Led by vocalist Ian MacKaye, the band was staunchly independent and fiercely sober.

Rather, the New York market seems to be staunchly independent.

The label saw a return to the staunchly independent roots of Creation, and had most notably launched the career of The Hives in the UK.

Named after a Public Image Limited song, it is seen as something of a return to the staunchly independent roots of Creation.

In his recent stories, Baumbach relies less on the surreal effects he favored in the past, but he remains staunchly independent from the literary mainstream.