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Potter looked at his enemy. "I ain't got a gun on me, Scratchy, " he said, "Honest, I ain't. " He was stiffening and steadying.

This suggests that the self-stiffening is not the result of chemical changes in the polymer, which can usually be undone by heat.

A wiry fabric woven especially from horsehair or camel's hair, used for upholstering and for stiffening garments.

Emil stood looking down at her, holding his shoulders stiff and stiffening the arm to which she clung.

Arterial stiffening places an extra load on the heart, and is a primary cause of hypertension.

And while your body needs a little of these fatty acids, too many cause stiffening of cell membranes and inflammation.

The components of a suspension bridge are: flexible cables, towers, anchorages, suspenders, deck and stiffening trusses.

For stiffening rib in space camera, shell element is usually used.

The South Korean reactor, for instance, had issues early on with its fuel containers bowing; stiffening them had solved the problem.

So, it stands to reason that potato juice could be used on your hair to provide a stiffening effect much like a hair gel.

Certain reactive dyestuffs can react with sodium alginate derivation or other pastes, which will lead to the stiffening of the prints.

Life there was lonesome and tedious, the darkness of the stiffening and cold winter night being especially unbearable.

Even unpleasant sensation of pain, aching, stiffening, itching and the like must be mindful of as they really are.

If the stiffening system is inadequate, torsional oscillations due to wind might result in the collapse of the structure.

in this paper, concentration of stresses near circular hole of an axisymmetrical spherical shell with stiffening ring are discussed.

Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch.

Resistance, much of it from Mrs Merkel's coalition, is stiffening.

Aluminum benzoate is a stiffening nucleating agent still in use, characterized by relatively simple production process and moderate prices.

Products and systems for the protection and repair of concrete structures - Test methods - Determination of stiffening time.

The height of the rigid crossbeam (8) is arranged above the top part of the side stiffening rib plate (2).

The main components of suspension include: bridge towers, main cables, slings, stiffening girder and anchor pier, etc.

If your motherboard comes with a stiffening plate installed, please remove it before installing the boxed Pentium 4 processor.

Besides, the nonlinear relationship between the height of stiffening plates and the deflection of beams was showed.

He was embalmed and wrapped in fine linen with a stiffening rod of wood placed along his back for support.

Both sides stiffening rib could effectively improve specimens' supporting capacity and has a influence on energy dissipation property.

The White House, in turn, may be stiffening its strategy.

Structurally, the main load bearing elements are wood, complemented by some stiffening concrete slabs.

Negotiations in Basel have slowed as Europeans fret that stiffening standards may slow lending and hinder economic recovery.

Meanwhile, the method and theoretical basis of setting stiffening ring in vacuum crystallizer were introduced.

The number of prisoners in England and Wales has almost doubled since 1993, when Mr Howard started stiffening the criminal-justice system.

But India, which in the past has mostly sought to placate its more powerful neighbour, is now stiffening its spine.

The approach to solve the problem is to set stiffening ring effected.

Next, it's time to think about stiffening the sinews of remuneration committees.

The structural member has the advantages of simple structure, high stiffening strength and little possibility to explode the pipe.

In this paper, a simplified method is proposed for determining the distance of stiffening ribs for thin web of steel plate beams.

Quick movements cause muscle stiffening. There is also a myotonic form of muscular dystrophy.

In addition, the recognized principles of stiffening by diaphragms and improved framing to provide continuity were specified.

But President Lee's attitude towards errant tycoons may be stiffening.

The deck system is composed of stiffening girder and supporting system is composed of steel cables.

The dog helped the officers by stiffening his hind legs as they pulled him out.

America's secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, is on a spine-stiffening trip to Japan, South Korea, China and Russia.

A stiffening signaled that the younger man registered the message.

Paper mache: Wasted papers repulped, mixed with stiffening additives, and molded to serve numerous purposes.

And stiffening the backbones of the sea!

That makes it harder to press countries into stiffening their promises.

Nowadays frames are made as rigid as possible by stiffening them with sufficient cross bracings.

Despite what the world and your ego have taught, there is no percentage in stiffening your heart.

In this stiffening of resolve, some see the influence of Abu Dhabi.

Infantile spasms consist primarily of a sudden bending forward of the body with stiffening of the arms and legs;

Effect of stiffening rings on the characteristics of the vibration and sound field radiated by an axisymmetric shell

CFD-Based Study of the Flutter Characteristics of the Stiffening Girder of Self-Anchored Suspension Bridge

Performance of steel-concrete composite slab with stiffening ribs made of section steel

The Cylinder Shell Finite Strip Element Method Applied to Stiffening Cylinder Shell Structure's Buckling under External Pressure

The middle stiffening rib could effectively improve specimens' energy dissipation property, supporting capacity and capacity of ductility;

Longitudinal bracing Vertical bracing X-bracing Portal bracing between column Roof bracing Trussed bracing Angle steel stiffening

Reinforcement stiffening model for reinforced concrete interaction effects

A method for determining the optimum locations and the number of stiffening coupling beams in coupled shear-wall structure

Construction Methods Analysis of the Steel Truss Stiffening Girder of Suspension Bridge

Experiment determination on deformation coefficient of forming stiffening rib

Nonlinear FEM Analysis of Steel Beam-to-Concrete Filled Steel Square Tube Column Connections with External Stiffening Rings

Construction of Reinforced Concrete Stiffening Girder of Self-Anchored Suspension Bridge

Application of natural anti-browning and stiffening substances in fresh vegetables processing

But it was NOT hostility, exactly; merely a kind of wariness, a momentary stiffening, as at the passing of some unfamiliar animal

Application of Stiffening Soil Engineering Technique in City Construction of Panzhihua

Stiffening girder construction technology of Haicang Suspension Bridge in Xiamen

Stiffening Treatment of Subgrade by Sleeve-Valve Type Split Grouting and Dynamic Consolidation Method

Generally flexible multi-body system dynamics in consideration of dynamic stiffening terms

Three-Layer Anticorrosive Renovating Process of the Aeroplane Bomb Bay Stiffening Beam

Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic--Determination of low temperature stiffening(Gehman test)

Spin forming technology of curvilinear generatrix parts with inner stiffening rib

Study on the cause of dynamic stiffening of flexible multibody system

Study on Special Adhesive-Bonded Geo-Textile Stiffening Bituminous Pavement Coat

Study on Construction Control Method of Steel-pipe Truss Stiffening Girder Suspension Bridges

Experimental study on simply supported slab of reinforced concrete stiffening ribbed hollow pipe girderless floor

Type Selection and Dynamic Analysis of Stiffening Rib in Column-box for Direct-drive Gear Hobbing Machine

Pressing Process Analysis and Die Design of Pressing Long Stiffening Rib for Stiffening Plate

Testing of fillers for road construction; testing the stiffening action of fillers on bitumen

The Exploration of Stiffening Technology for the Filter Material

Belated initial stress method for dynamic stiffening in multibody systems

Standard Test Method for Early Stiffening of Hydraulic Cement (Mortar Method)

The Field Welding Technology for the Stiffening Steel Box Girder of Humen Bridge

Analysis of Free Vibration on Suspension Bridge on Stiffening Girder with Space Truss

The Effect of the Horizontal Stiffening Rib on the Overall Stability of the Simply Supported Steel Beam

Design of Stiffening Rings for Conical Shell Subjected to External Pressure

On the weld joint height of twin fillet welding seam of stiffening band of inspection hole of boiler

Application of Stiffening Agent to Polypropylene

Study on the Stability of Cylinder under External Pressure withLongitudinal Stiffening Ribs

Testing method for early stiffening of portland cement(mortar method)

An Optimum Design of Concrete Stiffening Girder of Suspension Bridge

Dynamic Stiffening of Rigid-flexible Coupling System

gas outlet channel heater casing stiffening angle rotor

Design of progressive die for the stiffening plate

An Analysis of Seismic Response of the Structure of Coupled Shear Walls with Stiffening Beam

Soft black reinforced with stiffening plate

Stiffening rings, attachment to shell

Discussion on anchor-hold structure of steel box stiffening beam in large-span cable stayed bridge

Vertical stiffening channel of tank wall

Stiffening agent for chemical fibre

Stiffening ring attached to vessel

How to Solve the Stiffening State in Piano Playing