In the 1997 presidential election, vast numbers voted for a reformer who advocated democratizing society and easing rigid restrictions.
Easing rigid state regulation of, and restrictions on, the private lives of Iranians, and taking steps to protect, and be seen to protect, human rights will be crucial not only for greater social cohesion and harmony - and ultimately, a stronger, united Iran - but also for Tehran's ability to credibly project soft power abroad.
But as Iranians started longing for more freedoms, Mr. Abdi became one of the main theoreticians of a failed movement that strove to open up the political system and ease its rigid laws.
In a 1985 book she co-wrote, Cass argued that it was time for women to ease the rigid standards for professional dress then in vogue.
After a mile or two, I eased my rigid hold on the edges of the seat and began to relax.
Both Mr. Gates and General Petraeus also have the job of easing concerns among military commanders about rigid withdrawal timetables.
The rational for selecting D. tertiolecta as a non-model organism in this study lies in its ability to produce large quantities of lipids and starch (up to 67%and27%7% of organism dry weight, respectively), rapid growth rate in hyper saline environments which aids in maintenance of pure cultures, and lack of a rigid cell wall which eases product extraction and genetic manipulation [ 22- 27].
Instantaneous global communications, cell phones, the free flow of commercial data, an untethered Internet, and the unprecedented ease of travel have erased the once rigid distinction between what is native and what is foreign.
But his ease in his own skin makes Hillary seem rigid and controlled.
The astronaut Steven K. Robinson plucked the offending bits of rigid cloth from between the tiles with ease.
