"stiff" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- In handing down the stiffer term, Judge Murray said many of Ms. Harrell's actions had been taken for her own enrichment.
- The S.E.C. chairman played a central role in the negotiations, at times holding out for stiffer terms than prosecutors were seeking, lawyers involved in the case said.
- But he is setting some pretty stiff terms.
- So Jackson pushed through a resolution that set stiff terms for any future treaties, demanding, among other things, that they produce rough numerical equality.
- At the very least, you pay a financial penalty - more interest and stiffer terms in the future.
- With prime space scarce, some tenants are even leasing space they do not currently need in anticipation of even higher rents and stiffer terms in the future.
- HE said the lack of space and the stiff terms being demanded by landlords are going to lead companies to look for alternatives.
- In the real world, the richest museums and libraries command the best loans and stiffest terms, and favors (curatorial trips, goods and services) in exchange.
- Following are excerpts from that conversation: Q. In one of the board's early decisions, you set stiff terms for America West Airlines and also demanded stock warrants.
- To a degree that makes recent dictates about political correctness in art seem tame, the Russian avant-garde set down stiff terms.
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