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This line also came under severe pressure and, in turn, was forced back to their third-line of cavalry and the few battalions still remaining on the plain.
When a manipulation is performed, the applied force separates the articular surfaces of a fully encapsulated synovial joint, which in turn creates a reduction in pressure within the joint cavity.
Of particular interest have been the genetic mechanisms by which cholera bacteria turn on the protein production of the toxins that interact with host cell mechanisms to pump chloride ions into the small intestine, creating an ionic pressure which prevents sodium ions from entering the cell.
Towards the turn of the 19th century, the Cornish engineer Richard Trevithick, and the American, Oliver Evans began to construct higher pressure non-condensing steam engines, exhausting against the atmosphere.
This radius depends on the nature of the atom as well as its environment, to be specific on the coordination number ( CN ), which in turn depends on the temperature and applied pressure.
She remarked in 1981 that " Understanding what drugs can do to your children, understanding peer pressure and understanding why they turn to drugs is ... the first step in solving the problem.
The hot radioactive water that leaves the pressure vessel is looped through a steam generator, which in turn heats a secondary ( non-radioactive ) loop of water to steam that can run turbines.
Then in 1198, Henry the Holy Roman Emperor died, and his successor was to be Otto IV, Richard's nephew, who in turn put additional pressure on Philip.
Depletion of the forests will eventually pressure Rwandans to turn to fuel sources other than charcoal for cooking and heating.
Reduction of blood pressure and sodium concentration in the kidney result in the production of renin, which in turn produces aldosterone and angiotensin, retaining sodium in the urine.
The turned-up tail allows less application of aft pressure on the ski, causing it to release from a turn earlier than a non-twin-tip ski.
So the line width is dependent on the surface pressure of the star, which in turn is determined by the temperature and surface gravity.
The boiling and freezing points of water are affected by solutes, as well as air pressure, which is in turn affected by altitude.
Surface temperature differences in turn cause pressure differences.
Surface temperature differences in turn cause pressure differences.
The first method, called a " gas piston ," uses the high pressure gas ported from the barrel to drive an enclosed piston back against an operating rod or linkage ( they are often one piece ), which in turn unlocks the bolt and drives it rearward, ejecting the spent case and cocking the hammer or striker spring.
In contrast to many other German supporters of the revolution, like for instance Friedrich Schiller, Forster did not turn back from his revolutionary ideals under the pressure of the terror regime.
This apparatus is sometimes confused with the Crookes radiometer of 1873, in which vanes turn in a partial vacuum under the influence of low pressure gas molecules and not directly by the photons themselves.
In turn, the decreased flow and pressure to the kidney will be sensed by baroreceptors in the Juxtaglomerular Cells of the afferent arteriole.
The viscosity of rocks is affected by temperature and pressure, and in turn determines the rates at which tectonic plates move ( see geodynamics ).
However the lifting occurs, the air cools due to expansion in lower pressure, which in turn produces condensation.
When the brakes are applied, brake fluid is forced under pressure from the master cylinder into the wheel cylinder, which in turn pushes the brake shoes into contact with the machined surface on the inside of the drum.
Kings Row is a 1942 film starring Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, and Ronald Reagan that tells a story of young people growing up in a small American town at the turn of the twentieth century, beset by social pressure, dark secrets, and the challenges and tragedies one must face as a result of these hard facts.
These spots turn pale when pressure is applied and eventually become raised on the skin.

turn and against
He wanted to turn them, putting the wagon against the storm.
The monk Savonarola, brought over from the Renaissance and placed against the background of Munich at the turn of the century, protests against the luxurious works displayed in the art-shop of M. Bluthenzweig ; ;
He should personally consider the potential of a faculty member proposed for tenure, to guard against the mistake of making this profoundly serious commitment turn solely upon the man's former achievements.
The Soviets understand, moreover, that the first step in turning a country toward Communism is to turn it against the West.
Paneloux's death is in contrast to Tarrou's, who fights valiantly against death when his turn comes.
For several years he continued the war against Miletus begun by his father, but was obliged to turn his attention towards the Medes and Babylonians.
The aristocrats in turn were infuriated against him.
* 1944 – Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60, 000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis.
Schub has put the miracle on hiatus, but announces that they can easily turn the town against Hapgood by blaming him for it.
In this case, the same batter continues his turn batting in the next inning with no balls or strikes against him.
Then those small compound bodies that are least removed from the impetus of the atoms are set in motion by the impact of their invisible blows and in turn cannon against slightly larger bodies.
This decision was followed by a failed Parchamite coup, which in turn led Hafizullah Amin, a Khalqist, to initiate a purge against the Parchamites.
It also encouraged other European countries to turn against France, and was a factor in the outbreak of the War of the Second Coalition.
An infraction is any action which is against the rules of the game, such as playing a card when it is not one's turn to play or the accidental exposure of a card, informally known as ' bleeding '.
At the turn of the 20th century, a conservative anti-imperialist movement, the Boxer Rebellion, violently revolted against foreign suppression over vast areas in Northern China.
Scripture reflects the fact that early Christians embraced marriage and yet felt that a false ascetic bias against marriage was seeping into their culture: 1 Timothy 4: 1 " In the last times, some will turn away from the faith by paying attention to deceitful spirits and demonic instructions through the hypocrisy of liars with branded consciences.
The word was coined from the Latin controversia, as a composite of controversus – " turned in an opposite direction ," from contra – " against " – and vertere – to turn, or versus ( see verse ), hence, " to turn against.
This clearly reflects the teachings of Jesus to turn the other cheeks and not raising your hands against violence because violence just begets violence begets violence.
In turn, these Tutsis formed a militia to defend themselves against attacks.
They were later to turn against Kabila and backed a rebellion against him in August 1998.

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