Sentence examples for rather firm from inspiring English sources

These thinkers have been anything but squishy: rather firm and crunchy, in fact.

Mr. Panetta's rather firm declaration to Congress about Mr. Mubarak's exit came at an awkward moment.

Nothing's ever easy for companies which get floated off by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, who tends to have rather firm views on how they should be run after cutting them loose – views he isn't at all shy about making public.

Cream, therefore, seems the way to go, but unless you're eating it right away, it has a tendency to set rather firm, which is where the egg whites come in; they give the fool a lovely light, foamy texture which, testers greedily note, makes it all too easy to eat.

They are rather firm, but we didn't get tired in them, even after long hours at the wheel.

Make sure that your handshake is neither too weak nor too strong, but rather firm and balanced.

It would be good to see some rather firmer figures by then, or at the very least a loud admission of the guess-work involved in the numbers.(Photo credit: Network Rail).

Rather, firms strategize on the quality or content of ties they create leading to specific tie choices.

This study shows that managers do not necessarily need to hire the most attractive or innovative employees available, rather, firms should try to first attempt to foster innovative growth from within the firm.

Mostly these tend to be about publicity-seeking rather than firm planning.

Rather, the firm uses biotechnology to produce industrial chemicals, plastics, food additives and other nonfuel products.