hardening

Preposition: of

• artery: They also help to reduce hardening of the arteries.
• attitude: However, sabotage within Denmark led to a more marked hardening of attitude by the Germans.
• opinion: Political parties across the world seem to have sensed a hardening of public opinion about crime since the 1990s.
• heart: His words cut against all greed, all hoarding, all hardening of the heart toward our fellow men.
• position: The apparent hardening of positions over the last few weeks is not necessarily a negative indicator.

Converse of object

• prevent: A ' tolerable ' leader is required to prevent a further hardening of the anti-Conservative vote.
• reduce: They also help to reduce hardening of the arteries.

Adjective modifier

• rapid: ARDEX S 20 Gray, flexible rapid hardening and rapid drying natural stone tile adhesive, reduced risk of water staining.
• further: A ' tolerable ' leader is required to prevent a further hardening of the anti-Conservative vote.
• gradual: As a result of this gradual hardening and fibrosis of the fascia, symptoms may arise many years after the original incident.

Modifies a noun

• process: All resins must have catalyst to start the hardening process, added at 1 % - 3 % by weight.
• effect: The possession of money has a most hardening effect upon the conscience.
• mortar: The new tiles were fixed using ARDEX S 21 rapid hardening floor tile bedding mortar in conjunction with ARDEX E 90 admixture.
• bedding: The new tiles were fixed using ARDEX S 21 rapid hardening floor tile bedding mortar in conjunction with ARDEX E 90 admixture.

Noun used with modifier

• precipitation: This is known as precipitation hardening, or age hardening.
• strain: The increase in stress upon yield stress is due to material strain hardening.
• induction: Induction hardening: this involves selective heating of the surface region of the gear using induction coils.
• target: The Harrow Safe Home Project has brought gains through target hardening.
• surface: More refined surface hardening can be achieved with lasers or electron beams.
• case: Quarry sap - the moisture found in most newly quarried stone which quickly dries out forming the case hardening.