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Meanings of stiff in English
Having a strong physiological or chemical effect.
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Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable.
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Europe and North America are the firm's fastest growing markets, it said.
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But industry sources and state oil firm NNPC say production is continuing.
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He also said the firm aimed for 50 million customers a year.
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Of course, that's true everywhere, including any law firm you might join.
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A social impact firm to continue her work engaging the private sector.
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Market Report:The Irish market held steady yesterday after rallying strongly on Thursday.
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US consumer confidence held steady in May, the Conference Board said today.
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The U.S. central bank has so far this year held rates steady.
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Before he had gone far, however, the south wind brought steady rain.
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I regret not being able to work steady and support my family.
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However, our belief in Africa and its people remains steadfast and strong.
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McQuaid was steadfast in his belief that cycling has a positive future.
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Florentina in Italy, says that she expects the Americans to remain steadfast.
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Look here, Kate; you must be steadfast here; everything depends on you.
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Jon inspired loyalty and steadfast devotion among his friends and his colleagues.
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Faith in whatever is to come is virtually unwavering at this point.
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Her unwavering attention and apparently genuine interest drew every detail from him.
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His is a voice so unwavering, always bright, lunging forward with hope.
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She is unwavering and she has a very strong character, she said.
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Even in the most stedfast and unwavering this intercourse is characterized by
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But with a clear unfaltering voice the Archbishop cried aloud the doom:
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He took the turquoise from the skies, an emblem of unfaltering faith.
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He spoke the words out to the end-calmly, and with unfaltering resolve.
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He looked upon the world with expectant eyes and an unfaltering faith.
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His attention to his game, his teammates and his coaches is unfaltering.
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This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable.
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The popular judgment of him is, in the main, correct and unshakable.
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She had grounded her heart and soul in an unshakable foundation: love.
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No wonder the Tsar and Tsaritsa's trust in my father was unshakable.
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Take my advice in this, but I'm not unshakable on this point.
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Steele was unbendable; no matter what, she would fight the good fight.
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Withal it was as hard and unbendable as a thing of steel.
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He is largely uninterested in Wall Street, and unbendable in some cases.
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There was something in him which stood up straight and unbendable.
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Fully pressurized, it's all but unbendable without some sort of joints.
Usage of stiff in English
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May 20:-Requiresspoon-feeding; sleeps well; remains always in bed in stiff attitudes.
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But the process was marked by stiff political and trade union opposition.
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My body is stiff after a long day working on the house.
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Extending that to banks, however, is likely to stir up stiff opposition.
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Despite the stiff penalties, illegal gambling has grown exponentially in recent years.
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The deal had initially faced stiff political opposition in the United States.
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Quintanar wants to see perpetrators taken to court and stiff sentences imposed.
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Stir in the flour; add the whites beaten to a stiff froth.
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It brings people a new hope, less of a stiff upper lip.
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The back's been feeling stiff for the last five days, six days.
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Ieremia says Georgia will provide a stiff challenge for his new team.
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Their movements stiff, efficient in every way, favoring conservation over natural motion.
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Avoiding eye contact was the number-two way, right under stiff body movements.
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When the company was reassembled in the drawing-room the etiquette was stiff.
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Separate the eggs; beat the whites until they are stiff and dry.
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There was in the stiff shuffle of the men something rather familiar.
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