Sentence examples for stiff questions from inspiring English sources

I listened a few months ago as he responded to stiff questions from staffers dismayed by the then rumored, and now real, cutbacks in regional sections.

Already, Mr. McCain is facing stiff questions from supporters and critics about how far he will go to win support from conservative leaders who have long been wary of him.

So it should come as no surprise to Mark Carney, the Bank's governor, that he faces some stiff questions about the success of his policies and what he plans to do next.

That car will ask some mighty stiff questions of the BMW M3 and M4.

A common mistake is to focus on your prewritten questions, which can result in a stiff question-and-answer session that does not build a relationship.

After great pain a formal feeling comes – The Nerves sit ceremonious like Tombs; The stiff Heart questions – was it He that bore And Yesterday – or Centuries before?

Higginson, and whichever chief executive he chooses, face a stiff challenge, no question.

The two uniformed officers faced each other with natural military politeness, giving way occasionally to a brisk question or stiff response.

Pot use flourished, as a form of rebellion, and middle-class parents questioned the stiff laws, once their children were jailed for possessing a joint.

The format for the second presidential debate is designed to be a little less stiff — a free-flowing question-and-answer session between the candidates and a studio audience.

The corresponding computations are easy to do and should quickly indicate, whether the parameter in question is stiff or sloppy (see Box on modelling below).