Word: withstanding
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...soon as a starfish attaches itself to an oyster the latter closes its shell, and (as already has been demonstrated) because of a powerful system of interlocking muscles, it is then able to withstand the application of a pressure greater than any commonly attributed to the strength of a starfish...
...Stygian days the U.S. had just survived. No man was more grateful than he, nor showed it more clearly. Now he could once more speak with the honest ring of triumph, with the assurance of a man who has felt out his enemy and is confident that he can withstand the blows to come, however grievously they hurt...
...chairmanship of the Democratic Party but it didn't make him any part of an authority on Australia in particular or the Far East in general. Nor did it introduce him to the wiles and subtleties of international diplomacy. In fact, it hasn't been of sufficient substances to withstand the ill effects of the "Belgian Paving Block Scandal" in which it was charged, though never proved, that New York City workers had used paving blocks belonging to the city to build up Flynn's private home. The scandal has been instrumental in making Flynn a definite liability...
Fitting snugly over the face, the contraption is sturdy enough to withstand the most ruthless attacks, and although it is as yet only on paper, Martin is laying plans for large scale manufacturing as soon as public opinion warrants such action...
...conceived. That it is extensive and the largest on record is no tribute to its name. A country that sets for itself the double goal of developing into a world arsenal and defending itself from two relentless enemies needs maximum financial support if the home front is to withstand the shock and the arsenal to become a reality. The trouble is the measure is not strong enough. The Congress after seven months of dilly-dallying and haggling has given the country a half-baked, business as usual, partisan tax bill, and this after eleven months of global...