Sentence examples for off the stiff from inspiring English sources

But at times she seems desperate to shake off the stiff trappings that define -- and confine -- the characters.

"In a growingly competitive job market and higher education sector, our students will have a tough fight on their hands to beat off the stiff competition posed by students in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland".

Use a paring knife or vegetable peeler to slice off the stiff outer layer of the stalk.

But mostly there are ravens, moving in singles and mated pairs, not so much gliding as fighting off the stiff north wind.

Mr. Nouvel has also designed a more conservative 700-seat proscenium theater — albeit in an erotic lipstick red that plays off the stiff formality of the space — and a 300-seat black box for experimental work.

Together we scraped off the stiff black hairs.

The new projects are Toshka, New Valley or New Delta, and Sheik Zayed that will feed more than a million feddans, transferring the desert into a green carpet, turning the wheels of industries, and shedding off the stiffing nightmare of the choking narrow valley.

Try to keep your body loose as you push off; the stiffer your body is, the harder it will be to keep your balance.

I had just left Ben to grab a sandwich when I got word that a hot-off-the-griddle stiff had turned up in a Dumpster on East Seventy-second Street.

Knowledge scores were low partly because of the stiff cut-off points suggested for the category 'adequate knowledge'.

When the Harbor Wind Blows ALMA BROWN had three boxes of votive candles left from another party, but they were useless because of the stiff wind off Sag Harbor Bay.