make firm
Example Sentences
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That goal was revised down from an initial target of more than 45 trillion won, but recent volatility in the company's shares make firm estimations difficult.
From Barron's β Jul. 9, 2026
“This is the moment when the government and President Vucic will have to make firm decisions,” said Dragas.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 20, 2025
It will not normally make firm conclusions about the cause of the accident.
From BBC β Nov. 7, 2025
Dates measured toward the end of that range tend to have large margins of error, she says, making it difficult to make firm conclusions about which objects are older than others.
From Science Magazine β Oct. 13, 2022
Rivet, riv′et, n. a bolt of metal fastened by being hammered at both ends.—v.t. to fasten with a rivet: to make firm or immovable:—pr.p. riv′eting; pa.t. and pa.p. riv′eted.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
