(n. pl.) The fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives it strength and solidity; as, the bones are the stamina of animal bodies; the ligneous parts of trees are the stamina which constitute their strength.
(n. pl.) Whatever constitutes the principal strength or support of anything; power of endurance; backbone; vigor; as, the stamina of a constitution or of life; the stamina of a State.
Example Sentences:
(1) Plasma cortisol concentrations were highest in fish exposed to both the combined stress of WSF exposure and of forced swimming in a stamina tunnel.
(2) These women showed significant (p less than 0.05) improvements in dynamic muscular strength, muscular endurance, and stamina.
(3) And they are going to need it: with Hampstead theatre craftily reconfigured into a running track, and the show heading straight into the West End after its run, the cast will need considerable stamina to get through eight shows a week without injury and exhaustion.
(4) In contrast, postinduction axotomy of axon 3 elicited an accelerated decay of the enhanced synaptic stamina.
(5) Skills for coping with stress that are primarily internal factors include personal management, outlook, and stamina skills.
(6) Brando directed once - on One-Eyed Jacks (1959) - before boredom and sourness took over, but seldom had the patience, the stamina or the courage to be master of his own fate.
(7) But it was awe-inspiring to watch Rivers try: she had the stamina of someone (several someones) a fraction of her age.
(8) Flemenstar was regarded as Ireland's main hope for the Cheltenham Festival highlight but his stamina looked to give way at Leopardstown in the Lexus Chase last week and there will be many who agree with Jim McGrath, one of those who survived the cull at Channel 4, who doubted the horse's ability to see out the Gold Cup distance next March.
(9) But it could take another two years ... and I don't think I've got the stamina."
(10) I don’t want to be prime minister.” October 2012 The time when he didn’t have the stamina “I don’t have what it takes...
(11) Infection with D. immitis was correlated with differences in age, sex, bodyweight and coat colour, and a reported lack of stamina and the presence of a cough.
(12) For the truly wild-spirited, nothing will challenge the stamina like this park on Baffin Island, reached by flying to Iqaluit and then to Pangnirtung or Qikiqtarjuaq community, each a few miles from the park.
(13) It needed stamina, ice-in-the-veins bravery, cunning, cool judgment and brute determination.
(14) Elizabeth has shown extraordinary commitment, courage, adaptation, patience and stamina, and merits esteem not least because it was never on the cards that her family would get the top job anyway.
(15) A major cause of starvation is congenital weakness associated with birth weights less than 1000 g. Increasing energy during late gestation shows inconsistent effects on birth weight; some dietary component energy sources appear to improve stamina of newborn and(or) energy content of sow's milk with favorable effects on survival.
(16) He also said it had to be accepted “a stamina player gets injured less when he runs than an explosive player”.
(17) A French prime minister needs stamina, pugnacity and no fear of unpopularity.
(18) The half-day workshops taught management of the stresses of medical practice through: (1) learning and practicing interpersonal skills that increase the availability of social support; (2) prioritization of personal, work, and educational demands; (3) techniques to increase stamina and attend to self-care needs; (4) recognition and avoidance of maladaptive responses; and (5) positive outlook skills.
(19) Hate crime is everyday reality for rural LGBT people, study says Read more On the issue of trans people being excluded from sporting activities, Vaizey said: “It’s obviously incumbent for sporting authorities to call this practice out when it happens.” Vaziey said although the Equality Act allowed an exception for single-sex sports to exclude other sexes, “based on strength and stamina reasons”, he added that: “Clearly there are many, many sports where both sexes can compete on level terms.” He said he expected bodies such as Sport England and other national bodies for sport to call out “arbitrary exclusion”.
(20) She has run herself ragged for four years and she knows how much physical stamina it requires to campaign," said Galston, now a political analyst at Washington-based thinktank the Brookings Institution.
Toughness
Definition:
(n.) The quality or state of being tough.
Example Sentences:
(1) Photograph: Guardian The research also compiled data covered by a wider definition of tax haven, including onshore jurisdictions such as the US state of Delaware – accused by the Cayman islands of playing "faster and looser" even than offshore jurisdictions – and the Republic of Ireland, which has come under sustained pressure from other EU states to reform its own low-tax, light-tough, regulatory environment.
(2) Nick Robins, head of the Climate Change Centre at HSBC, said: "If you think about low-carbon energy only in terms of carbon, then things look tough [in terms of not using coal].
(3) A series of hierarchical multiple regressions revealed the effects of Surgency, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Intellect on evoking upset in spouses through condescension (e.g., treating spouse as stupid or inferior), possessiveness (demanding too much time and attention), abuse (slapping spouse), unfaithfulness (having sex with others), inconsiderateness (leaving toilet seat up), moodiness (crying a lot), alcohol abuse (drinking too much alcohol), emotional constriction (hiding emotions to act tough), and self-centeredness (acting selfishly).
(4) A lfred Ekpenyong knows first hand how tough it can be to find a secure foothold in mainstream society after leaving prison.
(5) The texture of a food item can be distinguished in hardness, toughness, stickiness, juiciness and chewability.
(6) Even as the Obama administration moves to deal with some of Guantánamo's most notorious captives, it faces tough challenges to closing the facility.
(7) "It's a tough group but other groups are also tough.
(8) This allowed it to claim that it was becoming more professional, tough minded and responsible.
(9) The austerity programmes administered by western governments in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis were, of course, intended as a remedy, a tough but necessary course of treatment to relieve the symptoms of debts and deficits and to cure recession.
(10) And he pleased the audience with an acknowledgement that social work is a tough job and social workers only human.
(11) Trade unions have sought to highlight the insecurity of workers who have been forced into self-employment in the tough jobs market of recent years.
(12) UK negotiatiors, though, fought back hard -- thus Cameron's fighting talk in his press conference ( see 12.46pm ) 12.49pm BST Open Europe tweets Cameron's tough talk on the rebate: Open Europe (@OpenEurope) Cameron: in Feb we reached a clear deal rebate would remain unchanged, since then some have tried to question this agreement June 28, 2013 Open Europe (@OpenEurope) Cameron: I defeated these attempts to change the rebate, it will remain unchanged for this long term budget June 28, 2013 12.46pm BST David Cameron press conference underway In Brussels, David Cameron is holding his press conference now.
(13) The mechanical properties of compressed beam specimens of microcrystalline cellulose (Avicel pH 101) have been assessed in terms of the tensile strength (sigma t), Young's modulus (E) and the following fracture mechanics parameters: the critical stress intensity factor (KIC), the critical strain energy release rate (GIC) and the fracture toughness (R).
(14) "2013 was a tough year for us both in minerals and in oil and gas," Cochrane said, adding that the group had relied on"self help", including diversification which offset some of the challenges in its core mining market, improving operational efficiency, and strong growth in its after sales business, where orders were up 16% on 2012 and which accounted for 63% of revenues last year.
(15) "We carved out a few chances, but it was tough to break them down."
(16) Channel 5 will be hoping for a similar return for its new series, although with the launch audience around a third down on last year's opener, it may prove a tough ask.
(17) Dimon, the charismatic leader of the bank, had enjoyed a reputation as a tough, strict taskmaster, the kind of CEO every bank should have.
(18) Cameron put all of his betting chips on what seemed to be the party's trump card: the "vote for us, we're tough on migration and tough on migrants" strategy.
(19) As well as limited terms for MPs, Grillo has called for a referendum on the euro and a tough line on immigration.
(20) "It's a tough game but our best football has come in this competition and we'll try and show it next week.