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Meanings of unbending in English
Synonyms
Examples for "rigid"
Examples for "rigid"
1
The challenge is fitting rigid inflation management into an often-messy political reality.
2
Mr Ussher said the current migrant work visa system is too rigid.
3
The Company is a manufacturer of rigid packaging for consumer goods products.
4
The wagon-covers became sticky in the sun, and rigid in the cold.
5
Solution: Internal supplier management programmes should be adjusted for more rigid inspections.
1
That said; a slightly inflexible approach could hamper progress in subtle ways.
2
A rather inflexible approach will certainly need to be kept in line.
3
Suddenly he dropped the formal French and pronounced in his inflexible voice:
4
It is quite inflexible in how it wants operations to be performed.
5
You are inflexible; you feel you have the right to be inflexible.
Usage of unbending in English
1
Now, he thought, unbending it and holding it in his right hand.
2
One gets, too, an idea of an unbending volition in the thing.
3
Thus let even our unbending be for the benefit of the Republic.
4
His presence was grave and imposing on serious occasions, but not unbending.
5
There can be no dissent when the party line is literally unbending.
6
He was of the make that wears unbending hope as its birthright.
7
He drew himself up, and stood stiff and unbending beside the bed.
8
Time only could soften that poor woman, obstinately unbending in her grief.
9
There was no anger in her voice now, only perfect, unbending conviction.
10
He eyed the prior with a look as unbending as his own.
11
The ball swayed to and fro, but evinced no disposition for unbending.
12
Two companies, two women at the top, two sets of unbending rules.
13
The ambassador drew himself a little more upright, a stiff unbending figure.
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But those unbending Forefathers well knew what they wanted that charter for.
15
Such unbending rules, however, we do not at the present day approve.
16
He was then unimaginably awkward, incapable of unbending, a wet blanket socially.
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Unbending through the time
Unbending across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common