They tested the hardness of the granite by scratching it with a diamond. From LearnThat.org.
He assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Thus wilful hardness is justly punished with judicial hardness. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
Not that they gave the notion of hardness or falsity. From Wordnik.com. [William of Germany] Reference
Choose a wheel hardness, which is rated using the durometer scale. From Wordnik.com. [How To Buy & Sell just about Everything] Reference
Do not try to make out the separate hairs, or hardness, which is very undesirable, will ensue. From Wordnik.com. [Little Folks (December 1884) A Magazine for the Young] Reference
The quality of hardness, which is present in nearly all water, is either temporary or permanent. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads] Reference
The best explanation of this so-called hardness is given by Herbert Ward, who once spoke to him about it. From Wordnik.com. [An African Adventure] Reference
It was bravely said, but I knew from the careful repression of his tone that his hardness was a brittle veneer. From Wordnik.com. [Montlivet] Reference
The hardness is a character still generally utilized by the expert when he is in doubt; in experienced hands it has some value. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896] Reference
Its hardness, which is seldom to be ascertained owing to the delicacy of the crystals, is about 5, and the specific gravity 2.2. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882] Reference
And that durare is applied to the idea of hardness, as well as that of existence, we see in Horace, Epod.xvi. ferro duravit secula. From Wordnik.com. [An Essay Concerning Human Understanding] Reference
The "hardness" of the science on the hard-to-soft scale does not matter. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: Today's SF Authors Define Science Fiction (Part 2)] Reference
The spy was lovely, though there was a kind of hardness, and nastiness, about her. From Wordnik.com. [Renegades Of Gor]
And there are sundry things which concur in this kind of hardness of heart; as, — 1. From Wordnik.com. [A Treatise of the Dominion of Sin and Grace] Reference
The term "hardness" should not be taken to include toughness, yet it is frequently so understood by the public. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
And she observed the traces of sorrow in my face with an eagerness which made me pretend to a kind of hardness when. From Wordnik.com. [Time Regained] Reference
My great talent for avoiding any kind of hardness any pricking basis with a flexibility that almost recalls that of capitalism. From Wordnik.com. [IV] Reference
Calcium is commonly identified as "hardness" in water. From Wordnik.com. [EzineArticles] Reference
D2 tool steel has a Rockwell HRC "hardness" rating of 59-60. From Wordnik.com. [Kit Up] Reference
I will be revenged for this kind of hardness, and in a way that becomes me. From Wordnik.com. [Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2)] Reference
Finally, I am a little alarmed by your mention of abdominal 'hardness' and 'pain' and. From Wordnik.com. [Jamaica Gleaner Online] Reference
But we should not make the mistake of associating 'hardness' with convertibility into gold. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
There was a disagreeably strong push, a kind of hardness of presence, in his way of rising before her. From Wordnik.com. [The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1] Reference
• Every mineral has properties, such as hardness, magnetism, luster, shape, streak, and texture, that can be used to identify it. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Varying the quantities of the elements control the qualities of the steel, such as hardness, and strength (experimenting, filtering). From Wordnik.com. [GraniteGrok] Reference
He does not sentimentalize over poor women, as we know who scorns people for doing: -- and that is better than hardness, meaning kindly. From Wordnik.com. [One of Our Conquerors — Complete] Reference
But most of all I am left reflecting on the portrait of 'hardness'. From Wordnik.com. [24(3)] Reference
It feels good: the hardness, the little white dots. From Wordnik.com. [Cockroach (april fool's challenge)] Reference
The desert blooming, then burning back to hardness. From Wordnik.com. [Her Dream of Ending] Reference
She was wet in proportion to his hardness, which was very wet. From Wordnik.com. [The Score] Reference
To determine the hardness of your water, contact your water company. From Wordnik.com. [Hard water can affect how well your dishwasher cleans] Reference
They have a firm hardness not unlike that pressed up upon my leg …. From Wordnik.com. [Fruits of Passion] Reference
Two months earlier, the 48-year-old lawyer had noticed a hardness in one breast. From Wordnik.com. [Sharper Focus On The Breast] Reference
My neck is choked by hardness, and there are things I pull against that hold me tight. From Wordnik.com. [S OWN STORY(1)] Reference
But with them, people perceived that beneath the overlay was a core of hardness and toughness. From Wordnik.com. [Behind Enemy Lines] Reference
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