This shear resistance is necessary to provide the pad with an adequately large vertical stiffness.
Thick layers of urethane foam provide the best padding.
The report, whose figures were adjusted for seasonal variations, did not provide the launching pad economists were expecting for an economic rebound.
If he wanted to feed the homeless and send doctors to poor countries and give life lessons to celebrities, football would provide the launching pad.
Gordon Brown had brought forward the government's long-awaited statement on the public finances and spending plans to provide the launch-pad for a snap election that never flew.
A World Cup-winning player in 1986, Batista was appointed to take charge of youth football at the end of last year, and the Olympics - arguably the most important sporting event the world knows - will provide the ideal launch pad for him.
In fact, a temporary career stall can provide the ideal launch pad to a magnificent second or third act.
Madeline Hotel and Residences provide the perfect Telluride landing pad--and it's pet-friendly to boot (they even have pet-specific itineraries).
Modal ensemble writing provided the launch pad for a series of cascading solos, and a Latin sensibility subtly flavoured the mix.
New Deal For Coal became a minor political classic which provided the launch pad for Wilson's leap into a parliamentary candidature.
