Nankeen, durable, firm-textured cotton cloth originally made in China and now imitated in various countries.
It will be interesting to see how durable the firm's four-day model proves to be.
The most durable multinational firms, such as Nestlé or Unilever, often transcend nationality.A pessimistic view is that China will have to find other ways of "going out".
While two Chinese durable goods firms, Lenovo and TCL, have lost money abroad after acquiring Western brands (IBM in PCs and RCA in electronics, respectively), Zhang's newly modest approach emphasizes profits.
My belief in a towering, firm, durable America is gone.
Entrepreneurs who want to start a company now, he claims, are not interested in a "quick flip" to make money, but in building something more durable.Venture-capital firms cannot afford to be too averse to risk.
Worsteds, usually made from longer fibre, are fine, smooth, firm, and durable.
We are committed to forging a durable peace based on firm security arrangements and mutual recognition between the Jewish and Palestinian nation-states.
So loosely packed it's almost spilling out of the sides of the brilliant ciabatta bun (firm and durable; able to soak up all the juices), it's a sweet, juicy beef bomb, expertly seasoned and laced with a little onion.
The selection of a soft, durable mash and its firm securement at a position distant from the gastrointestinal wall may be important to avoid late esophageal wall injury.
