The sturdy landing gear, low-pressure tires and large, straight wings allow operation from short rough strips even with a heavy aircraft ordnance load, allowing the aircraft to operate from damaged airbases, flying from taxiways or even straight roadway sections.
And the residents of Newtok will leave their sinking village and abandon the land their ancestors have lived off for generations, finally moving to sturdier ground — they hope — after years of anxious waiting, bureaucratic missteps and political infighting.
None has made better use of the cash than Firoza Akhter, a shrewd, flinty young mother who put her profits from four loans into cows, goats, land, a sturdy house and private tutors for her daughter.
The contrast of the gentle fluidity on the water and the sturdy presence of the land will be sexy, says the artist.The project is expected to cost $10m, which Christo will fund through the sales of sketches of the plans, scale models and past works.
The land is sturdy, so it doesn't move much, but the water on Earth's surface is fluid, so it flows along the elongated axis.
Known as flightseeing, these tours — via small, sturdy aircraft capable of landing in uneven terrain — help open up Alaska to the average traveler.
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The Weinstein Company-distributed indie comedy drama St Vincent – featuring Bill Murray as a Vietnam vet turned maverick babysitter – took a sturdy $7.7m in the US, landing it in 6th and 17th globally.
However, Tiktaalik also had characteristics that we associate with land-dwelling vertebrates: sturdy wrist bones, thick ribs, flattened head, a neck, and shoulders.
The sturdy peasant woman who worked the land and bore strong children was considered ideal, and athletic women were praised for being tanned from working outdoors.
