But he contends there is a quote, "brittleness" about her that could doom her in the general election. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2006] Reference
As I have noted elsewhere, the Bolling/Byrne example is a classic case of this kind of brittleness in current dynamics. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - On “activist” judges.] Reference
He had noted the last time he was on leave that she assiduously avoided any mention of the war and anything connected to it, and there had been a kind of brittleness about her. From Wordnik.com. [Phoenix And Ashes]
Being sick is another understandable reason for "brittleness". From Wordnik.com. [Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes - A Community for People Touched by Diabetes] Reference
If brittleness persists, consider seeing a dermatologist. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: Poor diet to blame for brittle nails?] Reference
There's an edge to her happiness, an unsettling brittleness. From Wordnik.com. ['Lies,' CIA Tale, Tries for Veracity, Lacks Feeling] Reference
The brittleness shrilled in her voice and seemed to surprise her. From Wordnik.com. [Whip Hand]
But the most common cause of nail brittleness is exposure to water. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: Poor diet to blame for brittle nails?] Reference
That she is very liberal and that there is a brittleness about her. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2006] Reference
The brittleness of the roots makes re-potting a hazardous operation. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition] Reference
Tenacity characterizes brittleness or breaking characteristics of the mineral. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
It has in part the unctuosity of bees 'wax, and somewhat of the brittleness of resin. From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
This will remove the brittleness, and swell up the dried filaments to their original proportions. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses] Reference
By hammering, the density of the material is increased causing an increased hardness and brittleness. From Wordnik.com. [4. Techniques of Straightening] Reference
Noting the frenetic brittleness that had infused Clarissa's otherwise bright expression, Sophie frowned. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady of Expectations]
There is nothing strong or tough about being damaged to brittleness from too many years of divisiveness. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary To Obama: Don't You Dare Draw "Clear Contrast" With Me] Reference
It does not affect the hardness, but increases the elastic limit and reduces the brittleness of the steel. From Wordnik.com. [Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon] Reference
Cement or resin sheets or tiles reinforced with straw, grass or fibres to reduce brittleness and cracking. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 2] Reference
I could feel the sharpness and brittleness of his old bones through his wrinkled skin, and I was sick at myself. From Wordnik.com. [Montlivet] Reference
The brittleness that had reduced the lead Vladimir Petkovic's men held in the first leg could not be disguised here. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Crouch steers Tottenham Hotspur into the Champions League] Reference
The high coefficient of thermal expansion and the brittleness of the material forbid the rigid binding of longer sheets. From Wordnik.com. [1. Technical requirements for Asbestos substitutes] Reference
The guilt-by-association-gotchaism that has emerged in this political cycle reinforces social brittleness in a toxic way. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Explains His Break From Trinity Church] Reference
Silicon, which increases the hardness, brittleness, strength and difficulty of working if from 2 to 3 per cent is present. From Wordnik.com. [Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon] Reference
That brittleness is a bit disconcerting to watch in action, because brittleness tends toward the opposite of good judgment. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary: Logic Behind Vote For Obama Or Edwards Is Same As Logic Behind Vote For Bush] Reference
Both of these materials, however, make the yarn brittle, and other ingredients are combined with them to overcome the brittleness. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
The more carbon contained in the steel, the harder the metal will be, and, of course, its brittleness increases with the hardness. From Wordnik.com. [Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon] Reference
I mean, we know how tight the gap-filler is supposed to be packed in and the brittleness of the tiles we've heard about for years. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 2, 2005] Reference
The ripened seed-vessels share the same brittleness: you can hardly touch them without the whole crown falling to pieces in your hand. From Wordnik.com. [Parables of the Christ-life] Reference
Coughs, colds, chronic bronchitis, soreness of the lips and nose, ugly ulcers, brittleness of nails, and partial or complete paralysis. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
Some rather hard minerals are seldom or never used as gems, in spite of considerable beauty and hardness, because of their great brittleness. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
This form is used for engine cylinders and pistons, for brackets, covers, housings and at any point where its brittleness is not objectionable. From Wordnik.com. [Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon] Reference
Following exposure to cold drafts or cold, wet weather, there is usually severe chilling with cold ears and limbs and general dryness and brittleness of the wool. From Wordnik.com. [The Veterinarian] Reference
Now there is one other quality imparted to iron by successive shocks, which, I think, is independent of crystallization, and this quality is hardness and consequent brittleness. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882] Reference
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