The dramatic editor of the Times stared apprehensively at this compact statement, and then, with one stroke of the blue pencil, deleted the words "for two minutes," thus leaving the readers to surmise that these parents were introduced to each other under the bridge by the Rector of Stiff-key, that the engagement was announced at a lawn party.
Think Humphrey Bogart, unarmed, facing down the gangster Johnny Rocco and his gun-toting stiffs in "Key Largo" (1948).
And then I gingerly pressed down a stiff upper register key.
The US captain's speech was unexpectedly stiff and low-key until he managed to leave Stewart Cink, the winner of last year's Open, out of his roll call, finally loosening up as he made amends.
Earlier Venizelos had demanded a conclusion to the bailout saga, but ran into stiff reservations from the key creditor country, Germany.
Key elements of stiff ODE solvers are reviewed briefly, focusing on differences between BDF methods and extrapolation methods.
Everything Joey ever produced has this unique vibe to it, streamlined deep house, but with a strange stiff swing and out of key samples breaking through the smooth sheen.
Kaye infuses every off-key note and stiff gesture of her excruciating arias with deep feeling.
Yet the car's body is 25% stiffer than its predecessor because key parts of the frame like the center post that supports the car body during side collisions and the roof side rail that connects the sides of the roof are made of ultra-high-strength steel created through a process called hot stamping.
Other tech reporters have already complained that the keys feel too stiff and insubstantial; I don't think it's that bad but I do agree that it's definitely not as satisfying as typing on the Air (or on an actual keyboard with fat keys, for that matter).
The canceled soaps got their last nominations in key categories, but face stiff competition from fellow ABC soap "General Hospital".
