Sentence examples for by a stiff from inspiring English sources

Restrictive cardiomyopathy also is characterized by a stiff heart and impaired ventricular filling.

Possession of his books is a crime in Indonesia, punishable by a stiff prison term.

But it was replaced by a stiff export tax levied on raw, but not processed, nuts.

Ron Dayne, bothered by a stiff neck earlier this week, did not play.

Some of Mr. Dorsky's favorite images are branches and flowers being whipped by a stiff breeze.

Because the Hélica is essentially powered by a stiff breeze, it takes a couple of minutes to reach 30 m.p.h.

Mr. Nightness stands with feet braced, his broad body made more substantial by a stiff trench coat.

An ambitious national climate policy, anchored by a stiff price on carbon dioxide emissions, would serve both goals at once.

The bay of several full-length windows was spanned by a stiff valance with separate curtains falling to the floor.

"Fort Apache," from 1948, tells two stories: one about a cruel, misguided, and ultimately suicidal attack ordered against Native Americans by a stiff-necked officer (Henry Fonda) and one about its misrepresentation in tabloid-journalistic lore as a glorious mission.

A 'soft' equation at a given temperature and density is indicative of a lower pressure than given by a 'stiff' equation.