That has helped to cushion the impact of lower public spending, which endangers growth.

If he fails to resist the instinctive urge to 'spot' his fall or cushion his impact, it looks fake.

It was meant to deploy a parachute on its descent and then inflate triple air bags to cushion the impact.

Air sacs under their skin cushion the impact with the water.

The stabiliser would cushion the impact of increases in oil prices by cutting duty on petrol and diesel.

Backed with linen or felt, each has a duck-feather cushion pad.

Manufacturers try to overcome this by damping the vibration with springs, shims (packing pieces) and cushioned pad backings.

The cushioned pad will be far more comfortable against the skin of your foot than plasters that inevitably rub or peel off.

A cushioned pad sits under the saddle and alleviates pressure on a horse's back, reducing discomfort and the risk of injury.

Rather than cover the ears, the big cushioned pads snap together to cover the wearer's mouth.

Throw mattresses down first to cushion the fall.

At least those luscious locks should cushion the fall.

I remember looking down, and the airbag [to cushion his fall] looked like a matchbox.

Accept, too, that unless you spec it up with every conceivable extra there will be nothing to cushion the fall.

Will the air cushion your fall?

It wants the new owner to maintain a large financial cushion in case anything goes wrong at the bank in the next few years.

He said that those left behind needed a financial cushion such as a universal basic income.

They don't have much of a financial cushion.

At least when they are forced to move by new rules, they will have a financial cushion to ease the pain.

And they are so comfortable you will be happy to wear them for hours at a time, thanks to the memory foam cushion in the ear pads.

I sit on a hard piano bench with a foam cushion, and take frequent yoga breaks.

We topped the benches with comfy four-inch foam cushions, complete with backs and throw pillows, in our palette of sand, blue and white.

The headphones have memory foam cushions that mould to the shape of your head to provide an acoustic seal.

Its use as a solvent in aerosol glues used to glue foam cushions has been especially problematic.

He sits twisted on the sofa, with a plump cushion pressed down on his lap, never comfy.

He moons through vast owlish specs as he plumps cushions and scurries off for an ashtray.

And guests are never far from a well upholstered sofa, festooned with plump cushions.

But it can't fold towels or plump cushions.

Take mint tea in the sitting room, under ornate carved stucco and painted ceilings, or on the roof terrace, in alcoves littered with plump cushions.

To be available for others, we must provide a cushion in our time and money.

Analysts say it needs to raise additional cash to provide a cushion against further big writedowns.

If you are thinking about moving or investing in property, do the sums to provide a cushion for risks such as rate rises, taxes and lending restrictions.

Insiders indicated that if the bank needed capital it would ask investors via a rights issue to help to provide a cushion to get through the credit crunch.

This ought to provide a cushion against any fresh storm in the global markets.

He dived under the hull to retrieve the lifejackets but found only three and used a buoyant seat cushion for himself.

If, however, you belong to the far larger group of drivers with back pain who own non-luxury cars, this heated seat cushion/massager could bring some welcome relief.

The seat cushion can still be moved to the front by about five centimeters.

This was achieved by enabling part of the seat cushion of the front passenger seat back to tilt rearward towards the rear seat passengers.

Changes in design of these chairs ranges from cushioned detached arms, lengthening of the cushioned back (also known as hammerhead) and a loose seat cushion.

There, he will no doubt carry on reforming the world, one silk cushion cover at a time.

You can choose between the sequined silk cushion (35) and the ruched version (25).

The silk cushion cover was knit at approximately 20 stitches per inch.

They carried a seven-pound candle of wax and a gold crown on a silk cushion.

The statement wallpapers, silk cushions and giant bespoke beds are wrapped in a sense of calm.

The government has assumed that a non-seated train passenger occupies 0.5m x 0.5m (0.25m2) of floor area - around the size of a sofa cushion.

Proof of her influencer status comes from a catchphrase that originated among her rather well-heeled friendship group for finding the perfect blazer, say, or sofa cushion.

Eventually it rolls away from him and slips down the back of a sofa cushion.

Who wants imperatives thudding into their sofa cushions?

Colour saturates her home - from the scarlet stair carpet and bright orange sofa cushions to the art.

It would be awkward if you mistook a bichon frise for a nice soft cushion.

You can snuggle down on a pile of throws or soft cushions.

Make it exciting - put new bedding, soft cushions and a favourite toy on their bed.

Deprived of financial or cultural soft cushions, they rely for their protection upon networks of informal laws, traditions and customs that provide their lives with order, stability and support.

Customers pay up to 135 for a velvet cushion or as little as 3 for a gift card.

It hurts much more to punch a brick wall than to punch a deep velvet cushion.

Resting inside the case on a red velvet cushion, shielded behind glass, were two tiny splinters of wood, arranged in the form of a cross.

Other than a few documents, the only evidence of the original contents was the velvet cushion used by my grandmother to stick her bejewelled hat pins.

A sentence, too, for that unidentified soldier extra, condemned to stand offering a crown on a velvet cushion that no one ever wants.