Technicals were used by Iraqi military forces in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Technicals have been used by both sides in the war in Chad, including at the 2006 and 2008 battles of N ' Djamena.

Technicals had also been widely used by the rebels whilst setting up checkpoints.

In the aftermath of the invasion Technicals saw use by Iraqi insurgents for transporting personnel and quick raids against the Iraqi police forces.

Technicals have also been referred to as battlewagons, gunwagons, or gunships.

Often, therefore, there are a number of rules having the same effect, and commonly other sets of rules as well, having the opposite effect.

Since they commonly translate thoughts and feelings into deeds, hands naturally represent action, and since nearly half the characters in Great Expectations are of the underworld or closely allied to it, the linking of hands with crime or violence is not to be wondered at.

Can the church risk assuming that the `` folly '' of men is as dear to God as their `` wisdom '', or, as is also commonly implied, that `` the foolishness of God '' and `` the foolishness of men '' are simply two ways of talking about the same thing??

They dwell, in short, in the doltish twilight in which peasants and serfs of the past are commonly reported to have lived.

Members of this order with smooth skins are commonly referred to as frogs while those with warted skins are known as toads.

Though the prokaryotic cyanobacteria ( commonly referred to as blue-green algae ) were traditionally included as " algae " in older textbooks, many modern sources regard this as outdated as they are now considered to be bacteria.

Comparisons, which are most commonly planned, can be either simple or compound.

An adapted abacus, invented by Tim Cranmer, called a Cranmer abacus is still commonly used by individuals who are blind.

Most commonly, tones are indicated with diacritics, the way vowels are treated in abugidas.

The footing and stem wall are commonly 24 and 14 inches, much larger than a frame house because of the weight of the walls.

Ornamental annual perennials commonly grown as annuals are impatiens, wax begonia, snapdragon, Pelargonium, coleus and petunia.

They are commonly called " Christmas Bells ", because of the shape of their flowers and their flowering time, which coincides with Christmas in Australia.

Collectively they are commonly known as " water plantain ".

( In less formal treatments, all three systems are commonly called alphabets.

Solvent extraction and ion chromatography are commonly used for the separation.

Asteraceae or Compositae ( commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, or sunflower family ), are an exceedingly large and widespread family of Angiospermae.

The most commonly used physical therapy interventions for cerebellar ataxia are vestibular habituation, proprioceptive neurofaciliation, Frenkel exercises, and balance training ; however, therapy is often highly individualized and gait and coordination training are large components of therapy.

For example, automobile wheels made of an aluminium alloy are commonly referred to as simply " alloy wheels ", although in point of fact steels and most other metals in practical use are also alloys.

Because of their biological significance, amino acids are important in nutrition and are commonly used in nutritional supplements, fertilizers, and food technology.

Though the are has fallen out of use, the hectare is still commonly used to measure land:

The men who speculate on these institutions have, for the most part, come to at least one common conclusion: that many of the great enterprises and associations around which our democracy is formed are in themselves autocratic in nature, and possessed of power which can be used to frustrate the citizen who is trying to assert his individuality in the modern world ''.

Then, with staring eyes and lips drawn thin, Miriam said to the young woman, `` You are ugly -- uglier than you used to be, and you were always very ugly.

She used to tell me, `` When I stand there and look at the flag blowing this way and that way, I have the wonderful, safe feeling that Americans are protected no matter which way the wind blows ''.

The decision maker who acts for the community as a whole must decide whether the objectives pursued and the methods used are appropriate to public policy regarding cultural groups.

his broad but little used investigative powers are confirmed.

When different colors are used, she is just as likely to color trees purple, hair green, etc..

One cannot help wondering whether Molotov and the rest of the `` anti-party group '' are not being used as China's whipping-boys by Khrushchev and his faithful followers.

Proceeds realized from these pageants are used by the Jaycees to help support their various youth, health, welfare and community betterment activities throughout the state.

Since conventional methods are insensitive at the low frequencies of these molecular transitions, the paramagnetic resonance method is being used instead.

The funds recouped by reductions in item 12 above are used: first, to increase the unadjusted allotments to the specified minimum in those States where the unadjusted allotment is less than the minimum allotment ( item 13 above ) ; ;

Solid concrete blocks, relatively heavy and dense, are used for this shelter.

If they are used, the walls and roof should be 10 inches thick to give the same protection as the 8-inch solid concrete blocks.

It is thick, much like an egg plant's skin, so that poison sprays, if they are used, present no hazard to the consumer.

Such locks are nearly always used where the switch points `` face '' oncoming traffic.

Derails -- mechanical track devices that actually guide the wheels off the rails if a train passes a `` stop '' signal -- are used in many instances.

However, some formulas are used more than others.

The compression ratio arrived at with the formula will be the same regardless of whether cubic inches or cubic centimeters are used.

The only way to determine the final combustion chamber volume when such pistons are used is by measuring it with liquid while the cylinder head is bolted to the cylinder block and the piston is in top dead center position.

Photos of Conference Rooms and the General Assembly Hall can be made when these rooms are not being used for meetings.

Besides flathead bronze screws, silicon bronze Stronghold nails ( made by Independent Nail & Packing Co., Bridgewater, Mass. ) are used extensively in assembly and Weldwood resorcinol glue is used in all the joints.

After the frames and transom are set up on the jig and temporarily braced, a piece of three-inch-wide mahogany ( only widths will be given since the 13/16-inch thickness is used throughout ) is butted between frames one and two below the line of the keelson.

One-inch, No. 10 screws are used in both cases.

Glue and 1-1/2-inch, No. 10 screws are used.

Four pieces are used.