Its more successful mayors and state governors have been practical reformers not rigid ideologues.
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However, the creatures' wing membranes were not rigid or strong enough to support the device, and it also made them less aerodynamic.
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The two-year format need not be rigid or in any particular order, but it should include all four components.
Alito and Roberts share a conservative philosophy, but it is not considered a rigid stance.
Recaro seats up front are excellent and supportive, but not Speed Racer rigid.
Spyromilio says this is actually harder than it sounds, because modern telescopes are not static and rigid, but rather highly-dynamic and flexible.
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While every woman and man do not fit a rigid stereotype, the reality is that people typically want to put others into a box.
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On issues like these, Ted Kennedy's passion was born not of some rigid ideology, but of his own experience -- the experience of having two children stricken with cancer.
And the IMF showed itself to be a collegial and flexible organisation, not the aloof, rigid outfit that EU leaders have foolishly rejected as a source of help for Greece and other troubled members of the euro.
Peter Drucker may not have been quite this rigid, but he would have been close.
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Some Brothers counsel patience, arguing that conditions may not be ripe for imposing rigid religious rules.
No flexion is involved, so using rigid ceramics is not a problem.
Most aluminum alloys are much more rigid, which not only transfers more road vibrations to the rider, but also tends to crack easier under stress.
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But why are most e-ink displays hidden behind a rigid glass screen and not made bendy?
"We should toss away old and rigid attitudes that are not good for fixing the mental knots and rallying people's minds", the editorial noted.
In a decision that could have far-reaching implications in the realm of intellectual property, the justices on Monday unanimously overturned an appellate court's decision, ruling that the test for determining whether an invention is "obvious"--and thus not patentable--is too rigid.
However, EIS President Susan Quinn said it was important not to make the entry system too rigid.
States have complained, of course, that the law is too rigid, that it does not take into account the progress that kids make over time, not just year to year.
Meanwhile, the state-run Cyprus News Agency quoted an anonymous top official as saying an agreement was not within sight because of the "rigid stance" by the representative of the International Monetary Fund.
The House of Commons education select committee has today published a report calling for more payment by results in teaching, so that incompetent teachers are not able to hide behind a "rigid and unfair" national pay structure that currently hands bonuses for excellence to more than 90% of teachers.
Birds, which have more rigid and robust lungs, do not undergo the same trauma from a sudden drop in pressure.
But rigid exchange-rate rules do not always promote fiscal prudence.
That might not seem like much, but considering most rigid robot arms can only lift a fraction of their own weight, it represents a sizable gain in strength-to-weight ratio.
This container is a paraboloid, but its shape does not need to be made as accurately as a rigid mirror.
The advantage of this arrangement is that it can be scaled up more easily than a semi-rigid design, since the envelope is not load-bearing.
Still, some academics say with increasing force that too rigid an approach to adopting the euro may not suit small, open economies, such as those of Estonia, Lithuania or even Hungary.
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If this disparity is not widely appreciated, as Indian officials claim, the rigid distinction between developed and non-developed countries in the KP, which they so rigorously endorse, must be partly to blame.
The government, like most others in Europe, is also resisting pressures to relax rigid labour-market laws that are hobbling not just would-be banking champions but most of European industry, which is in the throes of a long-overdue restructuring.
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