Sentence examples for firm edge from inspiring English sources

Redistricting gave the Democrats such a firm edge that the Republicans' next choice, Allan Binder, bowed out.

Her abdomen was distended but soft, and he could feel the firm edge of an enlarged liver a couple of inches below her rib cage.

As the novel moves back and forth in time and place, scenes on the Ouse in Norfolk are overlaid with scenes in newly drained Manhattan (where the Dutch have made a "firm edge" around the island tip).

The building itself -- a $35 million gift from Peter Lewis, who graduated in 1955 -- forms one third of an elliptical arch, which provides a firm edge to what one university vice president, Thomas Wright, calls the confused growth of the southern dormitories.

The cable cast on takes longer than other methods and some find it tricky, but can be worth it for the firm edge.

She runs her finger around the firm edges.

People who like the firm edges of a brownie, or who have been spied picking off the top crust, are said to swoon over this indulgence.

The rest was soft and hard, meaning tailoring with all the firm edges and definite silhouettes reworked in light and airy fabrics.

The Fed said it was prepared to buy long-dated government bonds if necessary, but did not commit itself to doing so.The index of American consumer confidence published by the Conference Board, a research firm, edged down in January to 37.7, a new low for the series, which dates back to 1967.

ADRs of the Japanese electronics firm edged 0.1% lower Friday.

Investors cheered as the insurance firm edged out the Street and raised its guidance for the year.