Locke and others had resisted this suggestion by making the distinction between primary qualites , such as solidity , extension and figure , and secondary qualities , such as colour , taste and smell , claiming only secondary qualities are mind-dependent .
The thinking behind the regulatory push for simplicity and solidity is that over the past few decades banks have been allowed to build complex capital structures made from inferior materials .
The insurer preserved a reputation for financial solidity by avoiding the worst of the crisis .
这家保险公司躲过了危机中最糟糕的时刻,维持了其金融可靠性的良好声誉。
The art revealed the fissures in everything turning the solidity of matter into a surreal blur .
艺术揭开任何事物的裂缝,将物质的可靠性转变为超现实的模糊一片。
" The majority of my colleagues can be convinced of the solidity of this compromise , " he believes .
他认为,“大部分我的同事们能确信这项折中办法的可靠性。”
Under the deal reached sunday , ireland will try again what it has tried unsuccessfully for two years : adding more capital to banks to give investors and depositors more confidence in their solidity .