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stay the course (or distance)1Keep going strongly to the end of a race or contest: critics predicted the car could not stay the distance...- Despite their age and torrential weather conditions, all but one of the cars have stayed the course.
- Khao Kheow played from the yellow tees is always a good test of golf but when the wind blows, only the extra strong contenders manage to stay the course.
- This is a big step up in distance but the trainer believes he will stay the course.
1.1Pursue a difficult task to the end: success in small businesses requires determination to stay the course...- And I'm more determined than ever that Australia should stay the distance and finish the tasks for which we have taken responsibility.
- I envy her the clarity of vision and the determination to stay the course, as far as her garden is concerned.
- ‘Many concepts will fail, and staying the course will require leadership,’ they wrote.
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