Nonetheless, a stiff headwind sprang up against us, making our course difficult as we must needs beat against it in broad tacks.

He leaned forward as if he were walking into a stiff headwind.

The flagstick was tucked behind a steep bunker and there was a stiff headwind.

The low sky threatened rain, but he was more worried about the stiff headwind from the east.

These days, that bridge faces stiff headwinds.

Administration officials said they hoped that the Senate would pass the bill with 70 votes, to build momentum in the House, where the legislation faces stiff headwinds.

Sprinters will be facing a stiff headwind at Olympic Stadium, which could preclude any world records in track and field.

O'Connor, a senior from Ghana, won the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes into stiff headwinds and ran a leg on the Patriots' third-place 400-meter relay team.

Although we occasionally verged on panic - particularly in choppy water and stiff headwinds - no one tipped a boat.

The flight in fact takes only 29 minutes 30 seconds despite a stiff headwind on the return leg.