They feel that they can afford to be arrogant, intransigent, demanding and unbending, as they have been for the past 23 years.
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Although unbent and thicker, it is similar to a candy cane (which retains the aforementioned red-and-white color scheme).
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They are also known for their fiery tempers, fierce pride, and unbending tenacity.
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He was a talented scholar but possessed a haughty and unbending demeanour, and was often disrespectful, which eventually led to his early death.
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One can also sit with the legs unbent, using something solid as support for the back or leaning on one's arms.
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He was characterized as being contentious and unbending, but also forgiving, energetic and courageous.
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He is very courageous and unbending in his beliefs, but these qualities also make him very naive.
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Nevertheless, the minister's unbending pietism and stern manner earned him critics.
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While marching in parade formation, troops swing their legs in unison high off the ground, while keeping their legs straight and unbent.
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In one report, a thin film was made to bend andunbendby exposing it to polarized light.
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At times though, she wouldunbend, and let her hair down and have some fun.
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He appears as a minifigure in the set, with short, unbending legs, the classic top hat and monocle and a purple pin-stripe suit, but lacks the familiar pointy nose.
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The abundant paraphyses, which may be entwined, are 5595 by 1.52 m, filiform, and septate with an unswollen, unbent apex that often extends beyond the level of the asci tips.
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Both bend deduction and bend allowance represent the difference between the neutral line or unbent "flat pattern" (the required length of the material prior to bending) and the formed bend.
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The mountain is unbending, and inflexible.
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