rigid

Example Sentences

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With Pirelli imposing a 25-lap safety limit on the tyres, that meant anyone who pitted at that time was locked into a rigid strategy with a second stop on lap 32.

From BBC

"We found that the sticky tags can actually make the mtDNA less flexible and more rigid," Chen said.

From Science Daily

But his views on marriage and family are so rigid that if people followed his prescriptions, most women would be unable to hold jobs outside of the home.

From Salon

Supporters of the Fed’s current approach counter that rigid formulas can’t capture an economy in flux, and central bank officials have said as much.

From Barron's

Her roles in the 1950s diminished in plausibility, and Crawford’s acting stiffened into rigid self-presentation.

From The Wall Street Journal