Plywood offers the builder a better "plank", far wider, thinner, and stronger than a simple wood plank.
"Similarly, the upturn in platinum prices in recent weeks has also put a strong plank under gold prices."
The second time (when they have produced a stronger plank), Hans goes up - but lands on the hut roof in René's place.
Instead, he found the carpenter who had built the coffin in the first place and had him reinforce it with strong planks.
The Republican party included a strong pro-tariff plank in its 1860 platform.
An immense hall, light and airy, occupied the ground floor of the house, which was built of strong planks laid horizontally.
His aides say that they still expect the Republican platform to contain a strong anti-abortion plank, as it has in the past.
The next afternoon, Mayor Humphrey got to the podium and delivered his famous speech endorsing the stronger plank.
These were then topped by strong planks spanning the width of the road.
We want a strong pro-life plank.