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While the exact mechanisms of these changes are not well understood, the effect of strain rate on the stress-strain curves is produced in part by internal viscosity and energy dissipation [ 2 ] . Individually, these properties can be viewed as providing a protective mechanism under many circumstances in that they make the joint stiffer and stronger at high loading rates, at least up to their strength limits.
How should that money be used--on more informal arrangements or on more day-care centers, on stiffer regulations or on other financial incentives to improve quality?
He seemed far stiffer and more programmed than I remember.
Also, as Gergen and other pundits point out, Bush may have a tough time squaring his own past drug use with his image as a law-and-order tough who supports stiffer sentencing guidelines for convicted drug offenders.
While the state boards of accountancy have the ability to impose much stiffer sanctions, including revoking a CPA's license to practice in a state, these boards have not exercised this sanction very frequently.