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A colugo may be able to flex those muscles to change the shape and stiffness of its patagium and thereby adjust its aerodynamics midair.

For, now, though no such ex ante regulation exists — and the coalition argues the Commission needs to pull its finger out and flex its existing antitrust powers to stop Google’s market abuse before its too late for their businesses.

Thanks to Beltology’s signature flex, the Litmus gives you room for waistline expansion.

Even though the supervisors control the budget, Gore controls the department’s daily operations and over the summer he flexed some bureaucratic muscle.

Our favorite, the Trail, is an all-purpose composite snowshoe that comes in 23- and 26-inch sizes and flexes gently as you walk.

The tech industry, it seems, is flexing its political muscle more than ever before.

Since Putin began flexing his muscles in the Crimea last fall, the ruble has lost 10 percent of its value against the dollar.

Secondly, U.S. Secretary of State Kerry has recently pushed the Arab League towards flexing its intransigent position on borders.

Already in 2013 there have been multiple instances of Golden Dawn flexing their newly founded popularity.

In practice, the frequency of employees telecommuting and flexing their time is low.

Barring a little stiffness, which he removed by flexing and tensing his muscles, he felt very strong and capable.

Their green antenna rose above the water, a curious forest of luminous tentacles, flexing, wavering.

Flexing it—which would happen if they let the asteroid precess at will—would soon fatigue even that heavy bolt.

The end platform moved in an arc, flexing the finger tip from straight to about seventy degrees.

The flexing or bending of an aerofoil out of its normal shape.