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At the same time, a major proportion of these young men and women see religion as a means of personal adjustment, an anchor for family life, a source of emotional security.
The British ships rolled at anchor, sent out picket boats and waited for orders from London.
As such it acts as an anchor for the people.
Once, after the Discovery lay for a week in rough weather, Hudson ordered the anchor raised before the sea had calmed.
The author's name " indicates the status of the discourse within a society and culture ", and at one time was used as an anchor for interpreting a text, a practice which Barthes would argue is not a particularly relevant or valid endeavor.
It is not unknown for the anchor to foul on its own rode, or to foul the tines with refuse from the bottom, preventing it from digging in.
On the other hand, it is quite possible for this anchor to find such a good hook that, without a trip line from the crown, it is impossible to retrieve.
Originally designed as a lightweight anchor for seaplanes, this design consists of two plow-like blades mounted to a shank, with a folding stock crossing through the crown of the anchor.
* The German-designed bow anchor, Bügelanker ( or Wasi ), has a sharp tip for penetrating weed, and features a roll-bar which allows the correct setting attitude to be achieved without the need for extra weight to be inserted into the tip.
The anchor needs to hold the vessel in all weathers, including the most severe storm, but only occasionally, or never, needs to be lifted, only, for example, if the vessel is to be towed into port for maintenance.
A kedge anchor is a light anchor used for kedging, or more commonly on yachts for mooring quickly or in benign conditions.
A stream anchor, which is usually heavier than a kedge anchor, can be used for kedging or warping in addition to temporary mooring and restraining stern movement in tidal conditions or in waters where vessel movement needs to be restricted, such as rivers and channels.
The depth of water is necessary for determining scope, which is the ratio of length of cable to the depth measured from the highest point ( usually the anchor roller or bow chock ) to the seabed.
There are complications, and the technique requires careful preparation and a level of skill and experience above that required for a single anchor.
Kedging or warping is a technique for moving or turning a ship by using a relatively light anchor.
Agarose has been used widely for immunodiffusion and immunoelectrophoresis, as the agarose fibers functions as an anchor for immunocomplexes.

anchor and spring
If the weight is suspended off the seabed it acts as a spring or shock absorber to dampen the sudden actions that are normally transmitted to the anchor and can cause it to dislodge and drag.
Captain Antoine René Thévenard used the spring on his anchor cable to angle his broadside into a raking position across the bow of Nelson's flagship, which consequently suffered over 100 casualties, including the admiral.
The curved spring presses, or pulls, the flat spring upward, that is away, from the anchor point.
To aim these weapons, the entire ship was rotated by letting out or pulling in a spring anchor.
The spring and summer of 2011 brought a few high profile departures to the station ; first Weekend anchor and reporter Nicole Dube left to become the Manitoba Correspondent for Sun News Network.
( a ) pendulum rod ( b ) pendulum bob ( c ) rate adjustment nut ( d ) suspension spring ( e ) crutch ( f ) fork ( g ) escape wheel ( h ) anchor
The pendulum rod is hung from a short straight suspension spring attached to a sturdy support directly behind the anchor.
The pivot of the anchor is aligned with the bending point of the spring.
Two hours later the first cable parted and Commander d ’ Auvergne club-hauled his way out, setting main and fore sails, and using the remaining anchor cable as a spring.
She joined the network in the spring of 2003, after working as a reporter and anchor in Boise, Idaho, and Phoenix, Arizona.
Amanda MacKay-Hired as a permanent replacement for Ronilyn Reilly as an anchor in spring 2004.

anchor and lock
The return stroke is ' dead ', with the ' anchor ' pallets serving only to lock and unlock, impulse being given in one direction through the single lever pallet.
The Daniels escapement however achieves a double impulse but still with the ' anchor ' pallets serving only to lock and unlock the larger wheel.
From 1939-1950, the reverse anchor was used to lock the reverse unit ring gear from turning by engaging external teeth machined into that ring gear.

anchor and insert
To set up the anchor, the belayer should insert a relevant piece of protection ( i. e. a nut or cam ) into a crack below his or her body.

anchor and bar
A point anchor bolt is a metal bar between 20 mm – 25 mm in diameter, and between 1 m – 4 m long ( the size is determined by the mine's engineering department ).
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In 2003, Youngstown, Ohio, TV news anchor Catherine Bosley caused some controversy by entering a wet t-shirt contest at a bar in Key West, during which she stripped and appeared fully nude.
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