And the fact was, Kirk had some very staunch supporters.
We're very staunch supporters of universal health care, for example.
He was a staunch supporter of the right to keep and bear arms.
The firm is a very staunch supporter of the program.
He describes himself as a staunch supporter of public education.
He remained a staunch supporter of the two nation theory.
He had been a staunch supporter in the old days.
He had let down her cause in 1186, and was still a staunch supporter of Guy.
"Not a staunch supporter of our foreign policy, I take it."
And even staunch supporters of the plant are concerned about its security.