Sentence examples for stiff measure from inspiring English sources

He pours me a stiff measure.

And between Monday and Wednesday, Coughlin gained a stiff measure of resolve — and a sense of humor on the subject.

If business executives are looking to China for its low manufacturing costs and sizable market, political leaders are studying a state perceived to have found a recipe for lifting millions out of poverty with fast growth, even if that means a stiff measure of domestic repression.

The deal calls for stiff measures that lift the veil of Swiss secrecy.

Barnier said he would announce "stiff measures" in November aimed at taming the power of the agencies.

Last November, the International Labor Organization, a United Nations affiliate based in Geneva with 175 member countries, called for stiff measures against Myanmar, formerly called Burma, because of the military government's practice of forcing villagers to do unpaid construction work.

The formal agreement, which was announced on Thursday by the Justice Department in Washington and which was presented by Swiss authorities on Friday, calls for stiff measures that lift the veil of Swiss banking secrecy.

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Thus, an extremely stiff measuring concept was developed and integrated in a shear cutting tool.

Use a stiff tape measure to measure the length, width, and depth of the board.

Use the same stiff tape measure to measure the width and depth of the same board.