Sentence examples for give firmness from inspiring English sources

12 Carrot has approx. 1.4% pectins, in the form of protopectin, the major constituent of the middle lamella, cementing cell walls that give firmness and elasticity to tissues.

Nails not only protect the tips of fingers but also give them firmness and the ability to pick up or make contact with minute objects.

"Pennsylvania Station is total architecture, giving commodity, firmness and delight," he wrote in May 1962.

You want to cook shrimp just long enough to give them some firmness and color; you don't want to achieve the Superball consistency that marked the shrimp cocktails of my youth.

This is in contrast with, and "set off by" the character of "Lady Macbeth, whose obdurate strength of will and masculine firmness give her the ascendancy over her husband's faultering virtue.

Below this is the dermis, which has a blood supply and contains much of the skin's collagen and elastin fibres, which give it structure and firmness.

And he has scorned it all.Ever since last June's disputed election, Mr Khamenei has striven to give an impression of firmness.

This will give some weight and firmness to your invitation.

The UV rays will damage the collagen and elastin, which are essential in giving support and firmness to this area".

But when we used the tiny sponge to blend eyeshadow or apply concealer beneath the eyes, that same firmness gave us the precision we needed.

Selecting fruit close to the median firmness gave consistent results except for a single time point (168 DAFB fruit treated with 10,000 propylene, assessed after 1 day).