This is not a very popular view, especially in the bastion of capitalism, the United States. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
A bastion against corruption. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The last bastion of communism. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
And, since this kind of writers are the main bastion of Portuguese SF/F production, it seems wrong to me to just dismiss them. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: Guide to International SF/F (Part III)] Reference
Economy is called a bastion of welfare capitalism!. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Reid to unveil intel oversight legislation at YearlyKos.] Reference
Hollywood is hardly known as a bastion of conservatism. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 22, 2008] Reference
(He said it to the BBC, btw, not known as a bastion of Deniers.). From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
The New York Post isn't really known as a bastion for good journalism. From Wordnik.com. [FUGville Weblogs] Reference
AFP will probably assume a higher profile as the so-called bastion of the people. From Wordnik.com. [newmatilda.com - Comments] Reference
The Ivy League in particular was known as a bastion of conservative northeast elitism. From Wordnik.com. [1968 the Year that Rocked the World]
No worries if you are within the so-called bastion of free press, the triangle formed by Ireland. From Wordnik.com. [cafebabel.com] Reference
On the top of the bastion is a covered way and gravel walk, with cannon pointing in every direction. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of a Voyage across the Atlantic] Reference
And voters in a state known as a bastion of environmentalism turned down Proposition 7, a renewable-energy measure opposed by 65\%. From Wordnik.com. [AroundTheCapitol.com] Reference
CYPHER: We drew a circle around the last bastion, which is how I actually conceived as the part that we were going to keep private. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Melissa Etheridge and Julie Cypher Discuss Family Matters - January 20, 2000] Reference
Nobody ever claimed American superhero comics were any kind of bastion for modern thinking or pro-feminist attitudes. From Wordnik.com. [Do your own smalls, Spidey!] Reference
However, that's not to say that the Daily Mail is some kind of bastion of truth. From Wordnik.com. [CaughtOffside] Reference
I also don't get Vogue being portrayed as some kind of bastion of journalistic integrity. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Journalist George Monbiot has refuted claims that local newspapers are some kind of bastion for democracy. From Wordnik.com. [News from Journalism.co.uk] Reference
A kind of bastion or battlement has been formed by piling up the earth removed from the moat round the lower wall. From Wordnik.com. [Across Coveted Lands or a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to Calcutta Overland] Reference
"Adding something to comments from 'bastion': Speaking without prejudice, you may want to check your facts regarding the implied high ...". From Wordnik.com. [Forbes.com: News] Reference
Tyler Cowen — the general director of GMU’s Mercatus Center, which is known as a bastion of libertarian thought — and Alex Tabarrok. From Wordnik.com. [The New Stars of the Blogosphere] Reference
Plain, painted walls were the last bastion of restraint. From Wordnik.com. [Design: Wallpaper Gets Down] Reference
"It is sad to see our last bastion shaken by political and social turmoil.". From Wordnik.com. [AN ARMY ADRIFT] Reference
The United States is the bastion of democracy and protector of human rights?. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: Memories Of 9-11] Reference
That means Ukraine, Russia's old breadbasket and a bastion of its former power. From Wordnik.com. [PUTIN'S PRATFALL] Reference
Gripe-catchers: Food-service positions are the last bastion of accepted prejudice. From Wordnik.com. [Stop Ordering Me Around] Reference
McDonald, 23, grew up in that bastion of culture and lettuce known as Fresno, Calif. From Wordnik.com. [Grabbing The Brass Ring] Reference
Before the war, the local newspaper Gazeta Olsztynska was a bastion of Polish values. From Wordnik.com. [Backlash In The East] Reference
Nowhere is this more apparent than in Italy, which like France has long been a bastion of statism. From Wordnik.com. [Commence Firing!] Reference
The new year promises only hardship for the Western world's last bastion of proletarian revolution. From Wordnik.com. [Requiem For A Revolution] Reference
SPOTLIGHT: MINNESOTALocal polls: A bastion of progressive politics, Minn. hasn't gone Red since '72. From Wordnik.com. [SWING STATE WATCH] Reference
Tough and well armed, they were holed up in their bastion at Camp Tshatshi, next to Mobutu's palace. From Wordnik.com. [Back To The Congo] Reference
Even in the Champions League, a bastion of capitalism amid the welfare states of Europe, Real is a rare spendthrift. From Wordnik.com. [The Team Money Built] Reference
These underperforming businesses also are highly politicized: in the past they have been the bastion of conservative parties. From Wordnik.com. [HOW JAPAN CAN JOIN THE GAME] Reference
During the cold-war days, Russia was a communist bastion, but the country is on the right track learning democracy and human rights. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
Defending their last bastion -- the urban machines -- Democrats insist the GOP's real aim is to hold down rising minority-voter turnout. From Wordnik.com. [Bayou Brawl] Reference
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