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Meanings of rigid in English
Incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances.
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Examples for "set"
Examples for "set"
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Also read: 'Mandela Fridays' set to become a reality across South Africa
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He will 'attempt' to set up a 'committee' to 'study' the matter.
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Russia is also set to help build Turkey's first nuclear power plant.
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Personal debt levels are what set Ireland apart in this financial crisis.
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A euro zone budget would set exactly the wrong incentives, Lambsdorff said.
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Commissioner Goodell said today: This is clearly something that can be fixed.
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He said he planned to challenge the fixed penalty notice in court.
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Yesterday the court fixed June 13th next year for a new trial.
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Within fixed income, foreign exchange and interest rate trading, results were strong.
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I've had a really great year actually, getting it fixed was fantastic.
Usage of rigid in English
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The challenge is fitting rigid inflation management into an often-messy political reality.
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Mr Ussher said the current migrant work visa system is too rigid.
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The Company is a manufacturer of rigid packaging for consumer goods products.
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The wagon-covers became sticky in the sun, and rigid in the cold.
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Solution: Internal supplier management programmes should be adjusted for more rigid inspections.
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The positivist belief in universal and rigid determinism, especially shown in Taine.
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I love that now I can think outside that really rigid box.
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They wait, arms extended, holding their bodies in a rigid, leaning-rest position.
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People create rigid structures of thought and tend to be rather introspective.
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De Rançun was staring straight ahead, his body rigid as a stone.
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He stood in the center of the fire-lit room rigid and immovable.
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The law of right is rigid; that of external ceremonies is flexible.
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The most rigid, the most precise etiquette prevailed in the Imperial residences.
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She thought to wonder what instinct made her body rigid when shocked.
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But even in their curiosity the rigid discipline of the Pan-Antis prevailed.
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The rigid economizer is in danger of being classed with the sluggard.
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United Kingdom
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