Construction specialists said that the high-rise had been built to withstand severe earthquakes and that the solid construction and sturdy pillars had saved the building from collapse.

The spires that he built in Toledo were not soaring pinnacles but honest, sturdy pillars of grey stone.

Moreover, American strength may rely too much on a few sturdy pillars.

The house was designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, with a massive, rugged style featuring randomly sized blocks of stone, sturdy pillars, rounded arches, and a generally strong horizontal emphasis.

Pillars Of Courage: Courage is tested, as each warrior must traverse the gaps between a set of sturdy pillars, from one side of a building to the other.

In a few minutes, they had unrolled it and fastened one end to a sturdy pillar some ten feet from the edge of the hole.

Lawrence Tribe has called them "the two sturdiest pillars of the substantive due process temple".

ENGEL-Irving H. Our sturdiest pillar of strength has fallen.

Balanced upon sturdy pillars, the heavy stones had not budged during the convulsions of the earthquake, but now they twisted and rolled.

Although virtually unknown to the public, she is considered a sturdy pillar by the White House press corps.