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This makes it particularly dangerous in the case of an inexperienced sailor, who, in addition to having an insecure knot, is also less familiar with what to do should it come untied on the water.
As noted above, the simplicity of the bowline makes it a good knot for a general purpose end-of-line loop.
Adding more than one extra riding turn does not add to its security and makes the knot more difficult to tighten evenly.
Each additional coil adds friction to the knot, which makes the noose harder to pull closed or open.
One coil makes it equivalent to the simple slip knot.
A common mnemonic for this procedure is " right over left, left over right ", which is often appended with the rhyming suffix "... makes a knot both tidy and tight ".
It is specifically this behavior which makes the knot unsafe for connecting two ropes together.
Rhapsodized Jean Monteaux in Arts: " The play of this voice makes you think sometimes of an eel, of a storm, of a cradle, a knot of seaweed, a dagger.
This makes sense, since this activates the control points that have influence on the first knot span.
It makes a very strong knot.
The definition of the Jones polynomial by the bracket makes it simple to show that for a knot, the Jones polynomial of its mirror image is given by substitution of for in.
The knot is formed by following the steps to make a figure-of-eight knot, but the working end makes an additional wrap around the standing part before passing back through the initial loop in the same direction it would have for a figure-of-eight knot.
The Bowline on a bight is a knot which makes a pair of fixed-size loops in the middle of a rope.

makes and easier
An attic space above insulation makes a house easier to cool.
The great absorbency of this tissue and the fact that it is easier to control than a sponge makes it an ideal tool for the watercolorist.
The revolution now under way in materials handling makes this much easier.
It is of course useful to have a sovereign cause on one's social criticism, for it makes diagnosis and prescription much easier than they might otherwise be.
It makes my work a great deal easier to be able to pray for the Lord's guidance while ministering to the physical needs of my patients.
This makes it easier to reconcile molecular clock data that suggests that the angiosperms diverged from the gymnosperms around.
It also makes the process of copy editing easier, eliminating the need to decide whether a period or comma belongs to the quotation.
it also makes handling of larger shells easier.
The folk ( pre-Andreev ) tuning D-F #- A was very popular, as this makes it easier to play certain riffs.
The smaller size and lighter weight of carbines makes them easier to handle in close-quarter situations such as urban or jungle warfare, or when deploying from military vehicles.
While firing a higher quantity of smaller bullets makes it easier to hit a target ( and is therefore good for beginner marksmen ), it offers very little to more advanced marksmen.
To summarize, every established national group used cultural productions to assert and strengthen a sense of national unity and destiny ; less politically consolidated groups, especially those pursuing the goal of nationhood, used them in the same ways, though often with a note of determination that makes them easier to see from our contemporary point of reference.
* Help Option Menu: An outlet for quick assistance or frequently asked questions can provide users with a lifeline that makes the customer relationship management software easier to use.
The use of folders makes it easier to organize files in a logical way.
This system is most often used in US military logistics, since it makes the process of calculating estimated shipping and arrival dates easier.
The clear implication is that to bare one's throat would be tantamount to suicide ( which Jewish law forbids ) and it would also be considered helping a murderer kill someone and thus would " place an obstacle in front of a blind man " ( i. e., makes it easier for another person to falter in their ways ).
This then makes the material easier to wash away.
A highly regular grammar makes Esperanto much easier to learn than most other languages of the world, though particular features may be more or less advantageous or difficult depending on the language background of the learner.
The fipple gives the instrument a distinct timbre which is different from non-fipple flutes and makes the instrument easier to play, but takes a degree of control away from the musician.
This makes it much less expensive to provide classes, and makes it easier to take fencing to a wider range of schools than traditionally has been the case.
Postfix notation makes the language easier to parse and extend ; Forth's flexibility makes a static BNF grammar inappropriate, and it does not have a monolithic compiler.
Rail fins are typically " toed-in ," that is, the leading edge of the fins are oriented toward the centerline of the surfboard, which decreases the angle of attack in trim, which makes it easier to initiate turns.
This prevents them from being able to chew, but makes it easier for their powerful masseter jaw muscles to hold struggling prey.

makes and hold
The strong bond between jacket and core created by the electroplating process makes expanding bullets hold together very well, and the Gold Dot line is now in use by many police departments.
( XXXVIII: 46 ) Jacob is described as a good-doer ( XXI: 72 ) and the Qur ' an further makes it clear that God inspired Jacob to contribute towards purification and hold the contact prayer.
While the crowd was rioting in the streets, Justinian considered fleeing the capital, but he remained in the city on the stirring words of Theodora ( according to Procopius, she said " For an Emperor to become a fugitive is not a thing to be endured ... I hold with the old saying that the purple makes an excellent shroud ".
This makes some nut hands very vulnerable in nine-card games, such as Omaha hold ' em.
In Omaha hold ' em, if the board is, 5 ♠ 6 ♠ A ♣ 9 ♠ < font color = red > 5 ♥</ font >, any player with 2-3 makes the nut-low hand, 6-5-3-2-A, while a player with 2-4 makes the second-nut-low hand, 6-5-4-2-A ( the nut-high hands remain the same as in Texas hold ' em, in this case 7 ♠ 8 ♠ to make a straight flush, although one can go as low as aces full by introducing quads and straight flush blockers ).
* As in Texas hold ' em, three or more suited cards on the board makes a flush possible, but unlike that game a player always needs two of that suit in hand to play a flush.
Several of the major theories of truth hold that there is a particular property the having of which makes a belief or proposition true.
Many researchers hold this to be caused by the spread of such tales, as people repeat tales they have heard in foreign lands, although the oral nature makes it impossible to trace the route except by inference.
Brining makes cooked meat moister by hydrating the cells of its muscle tissue before cooking, via the process of osmosis, and by allowing the cells to hold on to the water while they are cooked, via the process of denaturation.
People get hold of ideas about life, and that makes them think they've got to join in the game, even if they don't enjoy it.
The extremely high melting point of zirconia of 2750 ° C ( 4976 ° F ) makes the controlled growth of single crystals difficult, as no existing crucible could hold the material in its molten state.
| Tone || || Overall attitude an author appears to hold toward key elements of the work — the novel Candide makes fun of its characters ' suffering, while The Sorrows of Young Werther takes its protagonist's suffering very seriously.
The police decide to hold Claire in an effort to find out what Swann is up to, which makes Swann more than a little angry.
* Spud and Wally, are two criminals and the major antagonists who literally steal Pete's house in " A Nightmare on Goof Street ", who makes off with his RV in " O, R-V, I N-V U ", and hold him for a ransom in " The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy ", in which they are finally incarcerated.
* Ram Mounts, a modular range of products to mount, hold and stabilize devices, and the trading name of the company which makes them
However the young woman makes it clear that she can't leave without her jewels, which are guarded by Mrs. Hardcastle, thus the pair and Tony collaborate to get hold of the jewels.
On the other hand, the theoretical framework of capitalism's decadence varies between different groups while left communist organizations like the International Communist Current hold a basically Luxemburgist analysis that makes an emphasis on the world market and its expansion, others hold views more in line with those of Vladimir Lenin, Nikolai Bukharin and most importantly Henryk Grossman and Paul Mattick with an emphasis on monopolies and the falling rate of profit.
They became the foundation stock of a kennel which developed dogs over the next thirty five years with the ability to bay lions, that is, to hold them at bay while the hunter makes the kill.
We learn in them how Caliban ( democracy ), the mindless brute, educated to his own responsibility, makes after all an adequate ruler ; how Prospero ( the aristocratic principle, or, if we will, the mind ) accepts his dethronement for the sake of greater liberty in the intellectual world, since Caliban proves an effective policeman and leaves his superiors a free hand in the laboratory ; how Ariel ( the religious principle ) acquires a firmer hold on life and no longer gives up the ghost at the faintest hint of change.

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