The ribs are connected to the sternum with a strong, somewhat flexible material called cartilage.

That is why the administration has been willing to be somewhat flexible on this issue.

This would be in late April and/or early May - somewhat flexible on dates.

An instrument that once seemed limited became somewhat flexible.

If money is somewhat flexible, though, there is no contest.

"The definition of where that begins is somewhat flexible," the commissioner said.

It is stiff, but can be somewhat flexible.

The plans are somewhat flexible on points other than environmental.

"It helps to be somewhat flexible in this business," he said.

The show has a somewhat flexible timeline in the early series.