Solid blocks are recommended because hollow blocks would have to be filled with concrete to give effective protection.

What is not generally known to end users is that polypropylene strapping will lose about 50 % of the applied tension within one hour, and that this tension loss is accelerated with increases in ambient temperature, consequently although suitable for packs with a degree of stored energy that will take up any relaxtion that occurs in the strap, unacceptable strap slackness may occur after time if used on product that is ' Solid ' such as bricks or concrete.

Solid wire also provides mechanical ruggedness ; and, because it has relatively less surface area which is exposed to attack by corrosives, protection against the environment.

Solid rockets can provide high thrust for relatively low cost.

Solid or hollow-point slugs are available but, due to the relatively low velocity, hollow-point slugs often demonstrate relatively low expansion.

Tenchu was the first 3D game in the genre, while Metal Gear Solid, released some months later, transformed the relatively obscure Metal Gear series into a highly acclaimed, profitable franchise with numerous sequels.

; Solid state storage: Also known as flash memory, thumb drives, USB flash drives, CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, Secure Digital cards, etc., these devices are relatively expensive for their low capacity.

The system's defenders, however, point out that in recent times a large proportion of U. S .- bred horses with low Dosage figures have been sent to race in foreign countries where the distances of races are longer, resulting in most horses competing in the Kentucky Derby and similar American races having relatively high Dosage numbers and / or lacking Solid or Professional chef-de-race representation.

By combining full microprocessor control with low-cost synthesizer module chips ( initially by Solid State Music and later Curtis Electromusic ), Sequential was able to produce a relatively low-cost synthesizer with five voices of polyphony.

As a relatively straightforward third-person shooter, the most distinguishing characteristic of Kill Switch is its cover system, a mechanic that has the player character taking cover behind objects and around corners in a manner similar to Namco's own Time Crisis series of light gun shooters as well as Koei's third-person shooter WinBack and Konami's stealth game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.

Solid and heavy liquid fuels also undergo a great number of pyrolysis reactions that give more easily oxidized, gaseous fuels.

The game also included more dramatic cut scenes with symphonic music – the term " interactive movie " became less associated with games that made heavy use of full-motion video and more with games with an action movie feel to them, such as Metal Gear Solid.

** Solid heavy cast main webs were used.

Solid waste is also creating problem for the lake, as during heavy afternoon winds, plastics fly into the lake.

He is also an engineer for Zing Recording Studios, which has produced for numerous artists, including several from Tooth & Nail Records and its heavy metal sub-label Solid State Records.

Solid black Chausies may have faint tabby markings ( called ghost markings ) as kittens, but usually acquire a dense, even black pigmentation with maturity.

Solid fats from the seeds of the mahua tree, the shea tree, and the coconut palm are used to make candles in tropical countries.

Solid backs and sides can also contribute to a pleasant sound, although laminated sides and backs are acceptable alternatives, commonly found in mid-level guitars ( in the range of US $ 300 –$ 1000 ).

Solid ink printers, also known as phase-change printers, are a type of thermal transfer printer.

Solid ink printers are most commonly used as colour office printers, and are excellent at printing on transparencies and other non-porous media.

Solid heterogeneous catalysts such as in automobile catalytic converter s are plated on structures designed to maximize their surface area.

Solid heterogeneous catalysts are plated on meshes in ceramic catalytic converter s in order to maximize their surface area.

Solid black and solid chocolate dachshunds occur, and even though dogs with such coloration are often considered handsome, the colors are nonstandard, that is, the dogs are frowned upon in the conformation ring in the US and Canada.

Examples are the Matthew Reilly books Temple and Hell Island, the James Rollins books Sandstorm, Map of Bones, The Judas Strain, The Doomsday Key and Black Order, and the video game series Metal Gear Solid, as well as the video games Infamous, Vanquish, and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction.

Solid linings are often used in classical guitars, while kerfed lining is most often found in steel string acoustics.

Solid body guitars are also used.

* Solid items that can be poured and are measured by their containers ( such as, in many places, berries )

Solid iron and steel tips are seldom used because they store less heat, and rusting can break the heating element.

Short stories by Virginia Woolf are " Kew Gardens " ( 1919 ) and " Solid Objects ," about a politician with mental problems.

While the goal of automated CAD systems is to increase efficiency, they are not necessarily the best way to allow newcomers to understand the geometrical principles of Solid Modeling.

For this, scripting languages such as PLaSM ( Programming Language of Solid Modeling ) are more suitable.

Solid rockets are still used today in model rockets and on larger applications for their simplicity and reliability.

Solid rockets are used as light launch vehicles for low Earth orbit ( LEO ) payloads under 2 tons or escape payloads up to 1100 pounds.

Solid propellant rocket motors can be bought for use in model rocketry ; they are normally small cylinders of black powder fuel with an integral nozzle and sometimes a small charge that is set off when the propellant is exhausted after a time delay.

Solid black spots in place of open rosettes are generally seen along the face, limbs and underbelly.

One notable example is in Metal Gear Solid 4 where a few elevator music themed tracks are accessible on the in-game iPod.

* Gene therapy is a crucial plot element in the video game Metal Gear Solid, where it has been used to illegally enhance the battle capabilities of soldiers within the US military, and their Next Generation Special Forces units.

The orbiter was lifted up on a sling very similar to the one used at Kennedy Space Center and placed inside the Dynamic Test Stand building, and there mated to the Vertical Mate Ground Vibration Test tank ( VMGVT-ET ), which in turn was attached to a set of inert Solid Rocket Boosters ( SRB ) to form a complete shuttle launch stack, and marked the first time in the program's history that all Space Shuttle elements, an Orbiter, an External Tank ( ET ), and two SRBs, were mated together.

Solid wire is cheaper to manufacture than stranded wire and is used where there is little need for flexibility in the wire.

Solid Teflon ( PTFE ) is also used as an insulator.

* Patriot, a fictional assault pistol with anomalous properties used in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

* Hideo Kojima used Alan Smithee as a director's name in the E3 2005-trailer of Metal Gear Solid 4.

Part of the Solid South, the county used to vote overwhelmingly Democratic, giving 100 % of its vote to the party in 1924.

There also exists a mode within Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops for the Sony PSP ( wherein the player is able to find new comrades by searching for wireless access points ) which can be used to wardrive.

Solid, metallic sliding conductors are often the preferred form of railgun armature but " plasma " or " hybrid " armatures can also be used.

Similar series also included Soul Train ( 1970 – 2006, featuring R & B artists ), Club MTV ( 1986 – 92, featuring Dance Music acts ; hosted by Downtown Julie Brown, an alumnus of TOTP as part of the show's last dance troupe Zoo ) and Solid Gold ( 1980 – 88 ; like the early TOTP, it also used dance troupes ).

Solid state controls are used in gas and electric applications at the high range of the performance and cost spectrum.

A French engineer, Dominique Bertrand used a mixing board specially designed in cooperation with Solid State Logic, based on 5000 series and including 6 channels.

A wide variety of feedstocks can be gasified, with wood pellets and chips, waste wood, plastics and aluminium, Municipal Solid Waste ( MSW ), Refuse-derived fuel ( RDF ), agricultural and industrial wastes, sewage sludge, switch grass, discarded seed corn, corn stover and other crop residues all being used.

" Cup of Solid Gold ") was the first official national anthem of China, created during the late Qing Dynasty ; though it was used only for a short time due to the Republic of China overthrowing the Qing Dynasty.

Solid rod stainless steel is more aerodynamic so is often used in extreme racing yachts but it is difficult to see stress as this requires x raying. Great care must be used when swaging fitttings onto stainless steel rod as this can sart minute cracking. Rod type stays fail suddenly, often were the rod bends around a spreader.

Solid shot may contain a pyrotechnic compound if a tracer or spotting charge is used.