Related Clues:

• Steadier
• Not as lax
• Less lax
• More resolute
• Less likely to give in
• Less flabby
• Less loose
• More powerful
• ''The pen is . . . . . . . . than the sword''
• More power to more company, perhaps
• More company less willing to budge?
• A tree by the sea in France is better established
• Having more power
• Not so flexible
• More difficult to chew