hold the line vs uncompromising

hold the line

verb
  • To firmly maintain one's viewpoint, principles, or situation; to refuse to change one's practices or plans. 

uncompromising

adj
  • Principled. 

  • Inflexible and unwilling to negotiate or make concessions. 

How often have the words hold the line and uncompromising occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )