Firm (adjective)

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 464.

1. a firm red tomato; 2. A dam about a mile upriver from the city held firm during the earthquake. 3. Buy peaches that are quite firm, as they ripen very quickly indoors. 4. Cook macaroni until tender but still firm. 5. Emily was polite but firm - her answer was 'no'. 6. For this recipe you will need six firm tomatoes. 7. I find I sleep better on a firm mattress. 8. The dollar began Friday on a firm note. 9. These exercises are good for making your stomach muscles nice and firm. 10. We're going to have to be very firm with her, but still treat her with respect. 11. He was wearing shorts and an open-necked shirt, and his limbs were firm with muscle and suntanned. 12. You'll just have to be firm with him and tell him he can't have any more money. 13. Leapor is firm that her friend will be happier with a man who is dependable and who lives within his means. 14. Monkfish has a very firm and meaty flesh, so it's easy to use for kebabs. 15. He was a man of fixed ideas and a firm believer.16. They had remained firm friends ever since their first meeting.17. Sometimes, to be firm with people can be more helpful than leaving problems until it is too late. 18. Winding down I gave a firm strike only to find that I had missed the take, I was gutted. 19. A shift in the weather pattern, bringing low pressure systems across the Alps in December laid down a firm base. 20. That hope rests on a firm base. 21. It was their second get-together, and the two have now become firm friends. 22. There is a sort of secret cave under the far bank which must be filled before a firm base can be established. 23. As darkness gains a firmer grip the songbirds fade and the owls start.