The rigid wooden beams supported the roof of the house. From LearnThat.org.
A rigid strip of metal. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A rigid disciplinarian. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
But he said he will not make a decision on a matter like stem cells based on what he called a rigid, ideological approach. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Stunned to immobility the men stood in rigid fear. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2010 » March : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
But do they believe in rigid enforcement of E-Verify in the workplace?. From Wordnik.com. [Wonk Room » Newt Gingrich Says Legalization Program Should Involve Sending 12 Million Immigrants Back] Reference
Textbooks are not timelines — they do not go in rigid year by yearorder. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Taking the Washington Post to School] Reference
But your choice to be ideologically rigid is not one I am going to ignore. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The “Racist” Charge] Reference
They all sat in rigid and uncomfortable attitudes, and blushed furiously if. From Wordnik.com. [A Christmas Cake in Four Quarters] Reference
Textbooks are not timelines — they do not go in rigid year by year order. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Taking the Washington Post to School] Reference
I made a mental note to maintain rigid posture and a plastic smile in the future. From Wordnik.com. [J-School for Jerks] Reference
What will this country become if we remain rigid or let our differences break us?. From Wordnik.com. [Canada: Facing the Future] Reference
And yet, it is only for convenience we assume that nature works within rigid bounds. From Wordnik.com. [The Psychology of the Suffragette] Reference
His treatment had to stay within rigid guidelines, no room to tailor it to the individual patient. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-11-01] Reference
I feel that most of the organizations and groups on the ground are deeply mired in rigid ideological viewpoints. From Wordnik.com. [Global Voices in English » Israel: A Belief In Coexistence – Interview With Activist Ibn Ezra] Reference
From an economic perspective, however, a city does not represent a population within rigid geographical boundaries. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight Lexicon » New Moon Script Finder Sues Summit] Reference
Lastly, modern Japanese society has been characterized as rigid, fast-paced, and competitive. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Briceno was also known as a rigid hard-liner who favored the use of kidnapping to apply pressure on the government. From Wordnik.com. [Colombian rebel leader reportedly killed in military strike] Reference
He adopted what is known as the indeformable airship: that is to say the rigid, as opposed to the semi-rigid and flexible craft. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
He screamed in defiance, gripped his sword rigid at the end of his right arm, and touched the reins to swerve his horse to the right. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Waterloo]
The DA said the inquiry should investigate why licences could still be obtained by bribing officials despite so called rigid security. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Some are described as rigid, and others as flexible, depending upon the ease or difficulty of the processes of consti - tutional amendment. From Wordnik.com. [CONSTITUTIONALISM] Reference
He makes this comment after complaining how "rigid" the New. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference
Now they will talk about will Obama be "rigid" on his proposal. From Wordnik.com. [Obama: "I Strongly Stand By My Plan To End This War"] Reference
You know, very kind of rigid, you know, you sit there and you listen. From Wordnik.com. [Carry A. Nation: Retelling the Life] Reference
Apparently he had very kind of rigid features and it came out of that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 5, 2006] Reference
This is a physiological fact, not speculation on old people getting "rigid" or such. From Wordnik.com. [But Seriously Folks] Reference
It is this kind of rigid ideology that reminds why I never see eye to eye with right wingers. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: World's Smallest Violin (II)] Reference
On claims South Africa's labour market was too "rigid", he said this did not tally with reality. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Scores of Orthodox Jews -- the majority -- do not live by the "rigid" standards of the ultra-Orthodox. From Wordnik.com. [Who's The Real Karmapa?] Reference
If BSA has a need to enforce this kind of rigid bigotry, as a private organization they have that right. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - The death of a family.] Reference
They want to see minorities given a shot, but word quota implies unearned admission, you know, a kind of rigid system. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 16, 2003] Reference
The memo calls the wage scale "rigid" and says it would "destroy the benefits of free agency for most veteran players.". From Wordnik.com. [Union memo calls league's rookie-pay proposal overly restrictive] Reference
He can hide behind Petraeus' comment about trying to engage some of the Taliban, ala Anbar and show that he is not 'rigid'. From Wordnik.com. [Obama reaching out to the Taliban.] Reference
It's going to be really good, I know it is, but the session was kind of rigid - more so than I am used to with housegroup anyway. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
While every other sport caters to its superstars, bending the rules to showcase them, track has clung to a kind of rigid democracy. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Glancing Goodbye] Reference
The SCOTUS ruled that the CAFC was being too "rigid" in applying the TSM test, and noted numerous errors in the application of the test. From Wordnik.com. [KSR v. Teleflex - Has "Inventive Step" Made its Appearance in U.S. Patent Law?] Reference
This kind of rigid cap doesn't make sense in today's world. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
Germany insisted on "rigid" monetary and fiscal policies to deal with Greece's debt crisis. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference
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