The vine wood itself is among the sturdiest in winedom, growing naturally into bushlike clumps.

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Unless you possess nerves made of only the sturdiest making, Europe over the past 10 days probably induced a few trembles.

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It was equipped with by far the sturdiest and largest and nastiest hooks of all the lures he had in his tackle box.

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Tony Tyler, IATA's director general and CEO, argues that the industry is "balancing on a knife edge" with even the sturdiest and more established airlines feeling the pressure.

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It measures in at 13.03 x 8.89 x 0.8 inches while weighing 3.6 pounds, and it's easily one of the sturdiest Ultrabooks we've had the pleasure of wrapping our paws around.

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She put a metal sign at the base of the tree, explaining its origins -- that this tree grew out of tragedy and was now probably the best and sturdiest plant in the yard.

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The main one is that Mr Kohl's sturdiest loyalists, still quite strong in the party, and the Christian Democrats' right-wing Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union, fear that Mrs Merkel is too young, inexperienced and left-wing.

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Regardless of whether Mr. von Sydow wins an Oscar, he will no doubt remain best known to serious movie fans as one of the sturdiest pillars in the stock company of actors assembled for stage and screen by the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman.

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