First up, while carbon fiber is strong and light, it also lacks a certain rigidity.
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This is why children with progeria have such issues with bone density and rigidity.
Succeeding in the digital economy means embracing antifragility and abandoning stability, resilience, and rigidity.
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But it is Fowler, that supposedly starchy old schoolmaster, who is the most striking opponent of rigidity.
And if we object to this treatment, we will be accused of incivility, intolerance, partisanship, and ideological rigidity.
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On the contrary, the tablet's anonymous looks belie a relative lightness and rigidity.
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Credit extensions to the poor which intend to do good, often stifle real economic growth because of their rigidity.
Yet another big disadvantage of convertibles is a loss of body rigidity.
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Mr Mahdavi says his technique could control the size and positioning of the bubbles in such foam, and so determine the material's strength and rigidity.
It's being classified as an Ultrabook, yet it still meets the Mil-SPEC 8 standard for rigidity and durability.
Architectural exemplars of the limitations of such an approach stand out in the dullness of Brasilia and the rigidity of Chandigarh.
Its earlier attempts to become a manufacturing and service hub for the region foundered on the rigidity of its bureaucracy.
Sports economist Andrew Zimbalist said every top player who takes himself off the market brings unwanted rigidity to the system.
Implicit or explicit employment agreements also introduce rigidity into the economy.
The similarity in construction affects more than curb weight (3, 000 pounds for the Cayman S) or torsional rigidity (up 40%).
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But strong cultures can lead to strategic rigidity, as Apple Computer discovered.
Conservatism and respect for authority become rigidity and an inability to innovate.
And it has the greatest concentration of creative talent, most of it foreign, thanks to the stifling rigidity of the French educational system.
He also said that while he was open to cutting back on unsuccessful or unnecessary government programmes, he accused Republicans of "ideological rigidity" for opposing tax increases.
The body design includes a rigid-mounted battery frame, which helps provide greater body rigidity compared to a conventional compact car.
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While mutual funds can be excellent vehicles for certain investors, many are constrained by the rigidity and unique disadvantages of these structures.
The slim subwoofers, available in the 10- and 12-inch and 2- and 4-Ohm versions, get the rock treatment as well, utilizing basalt fibers to increase rigidity to its proprietary Air Suspension cones.
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Conversion is the point where religious rigidity, Israeli politics and diaspora denominationalism clash.
These painted pieces extend across and meet the sides to form the rim of the chassis, components that give this phone a feeling of rigidity, much like the PlayBook before it.
Far from seeking an agreement with Obama, Netanyahu should realize that given the president's ideological rigidity, there is no agreement to be had.
So, the rigidity of one portion of the economy increased rapidly.
It has the decisiveness of a hierarchy but without its inflexibility, its rigidity and its tendency to demotivate workers and frustrate customers.
Handling is a delight when you're driving the Targa hard, with little evidence of any lost rigidity due to the Targa's missing metal roof.
So when I got my custom bike, I told Seven Cycles this and they built in an oversized seat tube to add rigidity for my standing pedal stroke, an efficiency increase.
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