diehard• How could he make them see there was nothing to his scheme but the marginal notes of a diehard and fool?• His proclamation that the moon might be habitable was bound to attractcriticism from Aristotelian diehards such as Alexander Ross.• Todd Tiahrt is second to none among Gingrichite diehards in his zeal to cut tax.• The staffwriters seem to be a conglomeration of music diehardssteeped in the traditions of classicrock.• Nearly all the collectable money is now in; only a small number of diehards continue to withholdcash.• Salisbury, Walton, and a few other diehards still refused to join the coalition.• Lansdowne was more exposed to the views of the real diehards and was thus a restraininginfluence on Law.• Taylor is one of the diehards willing to push the development program at any price.• Apart from a few uniondiehards most of the men have accepted the new productivityagreement.