| The strong chassis, large crumple zones, excellent impact absorption and multiple airbags won it five EuroNCAP safety stars. | 
 
 
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| She watched in the rearview mirror as he fell from his precarious standing position on the trunk to crumple into the back seat. | 
 
 
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| Nevertheless, the girls didn't crumple when faced with Richardson's brand of tough love and the Lady Chieftans experienced astonishing growth. | 
 
 
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| Some days you crumple and throw page after page of written sheets in the trash, and some days it flows fluently. | 
 
 
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| He had heard leaves crumple under the pressure of feet, yet there were no leaves on the ground. | 
 
 
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| Life-saving lamp-posts which crumple if hit by a car are being tested in the Ribble Valley to see if they save lives. | 
 
 
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| The front bonnet affords extra crumple space in the event of an accident, and both driver and passenger airbags are standard. | 
 
 
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| The thought of seeing 40 faces simultaneously crumple with disbelief was too much for us to bear. | 
 
 
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| He would select news items, reselect them, rewrite them, cut them short, crumple them up and throw them away. | 
 
 
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| Then he suddenly becomes struttingly self-confident, only to crumple when he finally faces Macduff in battle and learns the truth. | 
 
 
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| These were reinforced with wood putty so they would not crumple if he decided to take a jog. | 
 
 
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| As I shoved it into my bag, I had to be especially careful not to crumple the sheet of paper that had all my science notes on it. | 
 
 
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| Safety features include airbags, high-mounted third stoplight, rear crumple zones, side door impact beams and a collapsible steering column. | 
 
 
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| Today, there is a judicious use of crumple zones and the shell around the passengers is very rigid. | 
 
 
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| Then the rider mistimes his re-entry slightly and bike and man blur as they crumple into the ramp. | 
 
 
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| The vehicle also lists rollover and side impact protection, extensive crumple zones and driver airbag among further safety features. | 
 
 
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| While many drivers now consider side-impact bars, airbags and crumple zones a necessity, they too add weight to the car. | 
 
 
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| What we have done in the front is we have a structure that is very similar to a car structure, which means that it has a crumple zone. | 
 
 
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| On the front end the car manufacturer designed tiered crumple zones that absorb energy at different rates based on the type of steel used. | 
 
 
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| The blades of wind gouged large gashes in the tree, but the tree didn't crumple or fall. | 
 
 
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| The car has safety-cage construction with front and rear crumple zones, side-impact protection, dual airbags and antilock brakes. | 
 
 
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| Some cars are designed to better protect their occupants with crumple zones, passenger roll cages and reinforced door beams. | 
 
 
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| But people were shocked to see Rice actually throw the punch and to watch her crumple. | 
 
 
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| And combined with a passenger safety cell, surrounded by crumple zones, and structural cross members to absorb impact, it all helps to make the car a more enticing package. | 
 
 
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| I always stack the dishes and put the silverware in a glass and crumple the paper and sweep up the errant rice, because I bussed tables for many years. | 
 
 
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| Thankfully, she didn't crumple to the ground when he released her. | 
 
 
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| In the outside lane is a silver Discovery, stopped, but looking fine. Behind it is a large white van with a spare-wheel shaped crumple in the bonnet. | 
 
 
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| The introduction of crumple zones, disabled lavatories and seating rules for trains travelling over 100 mph had added weight and reduced capacity. | 
 
 
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| The trend for bigger, heavier cars is being fuelled by the need to include ever larger crumple zones and the desire to offer greater internal space. | 
 
 
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| Cries rend the air and bodies crumple as police batons are swung and tear-gas canisters explode. | 
 
 
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| I'm like a Dixie cup that God will crumple up and throw away when he's done with it. | 
 
 
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| If you're heart doesn't crumple up as a pale, fragile Kate Winslet kisses poor old frozen Leo goodbye, forever, well maybe you have no heart. | 
 
 
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| Cars have crumple zones programmed to crumple up and absorb the energy of a crash, so how can you program a helmet to do that? | 
 
 
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| I was able to crumple up an ArtCling, then the wrinkles disappeared as soon as I smoothed it out on a wall. | 
 
 
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| If you tightly crumple up the sheet, the drag on the sheet is reduced and they will fall at closer speeds. | 
 
 
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| More practical is the objection by librarians that pamphlets are difficult to shelve, they crumple and fall and blow away. | 
 
 
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| With the engine and transmission amidships, the front third of the vehicle was effectively a dedicated crumple zone. | 
 
 
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| The best way to do it is to crumple the newspaper sheets into the form of a torch. | 
 
 
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| In a good-as-new uniform, he looked at his kilt with pleasure, being careful not to crumple it. | 
 
 
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| Because the seat belt is directly connected to the body of the vehicle, the passengers benefit fully from the effect of the crumple zone. | 
 
 
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| The engine bay and structure of the car crumple in a pre-determined way to help keep the integrity of the cabin intact. | 
 
 
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| But if you take the same piece of paper, crumple it up into a ball and drop it again, it'll reach the ground more quickly. | 
 
 
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| Two important viral diseases of cotton are caused by cotton leaf crumple and cotton leaf curl geminiviruses. | 
 
 
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| In an impact, this cross member is designed to help activate the other car's own crumple zones and other safety systems to help reduce the risk of injury. | 
 
 
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| For the car industry, this could be great news, enabling it to produce safer cars with crumple zones that will absorb more of the impact in a crash. | 
 
 
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| It includes front and rear crumple zones, energy-absorbing frame sidemembers and crossmembers, and a reinforced body structure to help lessen the effects of impact and help protect your family. | 
 
 
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| Collision energy shall be absorbed in unoccupied crumple zones designed for such eventualities, which limit deceleration forces and prevent overriding of the vehicle bodies. | 
 
 
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| The survey is called the Snowball Survey because youth crumple up their surveys and throw them around the room so everyone has someone else's survey. | 
 
 
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| Made of a thick and heavy cotton fabric, this model is more difficult to look after than the tetron one's: the pleats go away more easily and the cotton crumple more. | 
 
 
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| Improvements to vehicle design and improved car systems, including the pedestrian crumple zone' at the front of a car, are positive moves which need to be encouraged. | 
 
 
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| Generally speaking, this electronic equipment is fitted to expensive cars that undergo safety tests, have crumple zones, and are fitted with many air bags or special belts. | 
 
 
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| Lowered impact speed leads to less crash energy, which increases the performance of the vehicle's protective safety systems such as seat belts, airbags and crumple zones. | 
 
 
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| About 25 million years ago, a shift in plate tectonic movements began to contort and crumple the region. | 
 
 
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| Try not to cause the inserted soda straw to fold or crumple. | 
 
 
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| To help reduce the risk of serious injuries on unprotected road-users, the front of the vehicle is gently rounded, the headlamps are integrated flush with the body, and the bonnet is energy-absorbing to act as a crumple zone. | 
 
 
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