What is certain is that Carberry is made of resilient stuff.
Made of resilient animal skin and protected by stout wooden boards, they last almost indefinitely, and their decoration usually remains in a remarkably good state of preservation.
Poverty, violence, hunger, disease and injustice are made of resilient stuff, to say nothing of self-interest, bureaucracy and sheer complexity.
All his running has made him so wiry and springy that his limbs appear to be made of some resilient, lightweight wood or metal instead of flesh.
Made of black resilient nylon with a padded bottom with an adjustable single strap, it can be carried like a backpack.
The axing this week of Julia Gillard, a female politician who shattered a ceiling made of particularly resilient glass, has raised a broader question: was Australia ready for a female prime minister?
Made of a resilient polyurethane compound, the wheel revolutionized outdoor skating by absorbing more shock and allowing skaters smooth, fluid motions on uneven surfaces.
The unit they sent me is obviously a prototype and made of slightly less resilient materials but I'd totally wear this model over the previous two I tested.
Because they are made of lightweight fabrics - usually resilient synthetics - they can be packed, rolled up, tossed around, sat on for hours and still spring back to stylish life.
During sex, he moved her through a series of positions with brusque efficiency, flipping her over, pushing her around, and she felt like a doll again, as she had outside the 7-Eleven, though not a precious one now — a doll made of rubber, flexible and resilient, a prop for the movie that was playing in his head.
The living area and kitchen have rugs made of cowhide, which Dougan says is resilient and easily cleaned.
