dead set

He was part of an extreme, racialized white faction in the Louisiana state house that was clearly dead-set against honoring King.

While he was quite comfortable telling us all about it, his wife was dead set against it.

Madison was dead set against it, partly on the grounds that his state of Virginia would be a big loser in any such assumption.

Why then does Team Romney seem dead set on making such a breakthrough performance nearly impossible?

Someone dead-set against buying insurance can choose to remain without coverage and pay the tax.

Stopford who, at first, was dead set on digging agreed to have a dart at Kavak Tepe.

He made a speech the other day, all about Young Wales, a regular dead set at them, and he'll sweep the poll after this.

Pug leaned over and put his muffled mouth close to Kentuckys ear: They got a dead set on us167 here, he shouted.

"Don't make a dead set for a man the first time you see him," recommended Mr. Pendleton, grimly.

Them d--n temperance workers are dead set agin us, an' it looks as if they'd make trouble.