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Used horizontally, a sextant can measure the apparent angle between two landmarks such as a lighthouse and a church spire, which can then be used to find the distance off or out to sea ( provided the distance between the two landmarks is known ).
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Used in this way, natural law can be invoked to criticize decisions about the statutes, but less so to criticize the law itself.
Used in this sense, particular can mean any concrete ( individual ) entity, irrespective of whether it is spatial and temporal or not.
Used vertically, a measurement of the angle between the lantern of a lighthouse of known height and the sea level at its base can also be used for distance off.
Used, unwearable clothing can be used for quilts, rags, rugs, bandages, and many other household uses.
Used in science fiction, the concept of “ hyperspace ” often refers to a parallel universe that can be used as a faster-than-light shortcut for interstellar travel.
Used on solo albums ( most notably on Curtains ) and albums with the band ( like the recent Stadium Arcadium ), Frusciante's O-15s can be seen in action during live performances of songs, including Venice Queen ( most memorably at Slane Castle ) and Desecration Smile.
Game Used can also refer to bats, balls, turf, flags, or other items used by a player on in the stadium.
Used in tandem with Doppler radar information, eyewitness reports can be very helpful for warning the public of an impending tornado, especially when used for ground truthing.
Used properly, it can aid in selection of gates for a given function ( including the number of stages necessary ) and sizing gates to achieve the minimum delay possible for a circuit.
Used to create smoke screens, the grenades can be used to provide opportunity for movement over ground covered by fire.
Used in the plural, " top bollocks " can be a slang term for women's breasts: " Look at Suzanne's top bollocks-you don't get many of those to the pound ".
File: Dive hand signal OK surface 1. png | I'm OK: Forming a large circle with both hands above the head: Used at the surface as the OK hand sign can be difficult to see from a distance.
Used to immobilize prey and fend off predators, one bite can inject enough venom into a human to cause severe pain, swelling, weakness, difficulty breathing, hemorrhaging, gangrene, fever, vomiting, and in rare instances, even death.
Used at a 1 % selection or less, lucky imaging can reach the diffraction limit of even 2. 5 m aperture telescopes, a resolution improvement factor of at least five over standard imaging systems.
Used and measure
Used notably by Hermann von Helmholtz, this device was used to measure the rate of speed of nerve signals.
Used by the CART ( classification and regression tree ) algorithm, Gini impurity is a measure of how often a randomly chosen element from the set would be incorrectly labeled if it were randomly labeled according to the distribution of labels in the subset.
* 47-49. 6 Experimental: Used for experimental research to observe and measure currents in harbor areas in support of vessel safety.
* Lean Meat Index, Used in Ireland as a measure of meat on a sheep-normally used in marts or during studies to show potential
Used and apparent
* Alan Dean Foster's 1983 novel The Man Who Used the Universe follows the machinations of a similarly obsessive and morally neutral man ; however his ultimate goal is not immediately apparent.
" This is an apparent counter-reference to repeated statements appearing on albums by the rock group Queen that " This album was created with absolutely no synthesizers " and by Boston that " No Synthesizers Used.
Used and angle
* Back Pivot-Turning the raft from a ferry angle to a stem-downstream position. Used in tight places to recover from an extreme ferry angle, this maneuver narrows the passing space of the boat and allows it to slide closely past obstructions.
Used and between
Used less often than the eponymic " Iron Curtain " because the former shifted frequently, and the term was less often applied to the Korean Demilitarized Zone dividing North and South Korea and the flexible Southeast Asia border between Communism and the West ( here referring to the forces aligned against Communism during the Cold War ).
Used at a high altitude, the radars on the aircraft allow the operators to distinguish between friendly and hostile aircraft hundreds of miles away.
Used when the pressure difference between the vessel pressure and the ambient pressure is small, negative and near to atmospheric pressure.
Used loosely, the term " bardo " refers to the state of existence intermediate between two lives on earth.
Used as a five-minute " pause " between fan-chosen episodes of the classic era, it returned to its original title and four-episode format.
( Moore's move to NSU prompted his former staff to quip NSU stood for " Norton Spares Used ") The Norton racing legend began in the Thirties: Of the nine Isle of Man Senior TTs ( 500 cc ) between 1931 and 1939, Norton won seven.
In Australia, Corolla models built between 1986 and 2006 were assessed in the Used Car Safety Ratings 2008:
Used in this sense, the musimon is a cross between a goat and a sheep ; it has the feet and body of a goat, the head and beard of a ram, and two horns from each for a total of four — two curved and two straight.
Used goods may be transferred informally between friends and family for free as " hand-me-downs " or they may be sold for a fraction of their original price at garage sales or in church bazaar fundraisers.
Used as a verb, headspace refers to the interference created between this part of the chamber and the feature of the cartridge that achieves the correct positioning.
* Used in the Faberry Fandom ( found on the social networking site Tumblr ) as a representative for the unbreakable bond between two characters on the popular TV show " Glee " Where character and Rachel Berry ( played by Lea Michele )) suggests a green ribbon to match Quinn Fabray ( played by Dianna Agron )' s eyes in the episode Prom Queen. A. K. A :- " The Green Ribbon of Fate "
Used by the timber trade, the dock was named after Thomas Dyson Hornby, chairman of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board between 1876 and 1889.
; Linear knurl: Used with mating plastic pieces, the Linear Knurl allows greater torsion between components.
Used by government agencies are array of technologies designed to track and gather Internet users ' information are the topic of much debate between privacy advocates, civil liberties advocate and those who believe such measures are necessary for law enforcement to keep pace with rapidly changing communications technology.
In between solo pursuits, he has been a contributor to Alex Bugnon's " As Promised ," with a smooth jazz version of Mary J. Blige's " All That I Can Say ", featured on " In Your World " with Twista & The Speedknot Mobstas, a very up-tempo track on the soundtrack of " Doctor Dolittle ", and on the Cafe Soul All-Stars CD with a single entitled " Used To Be.
Used copies of the first edition book are highly prized and sought after by collectors of both Roald Dahl's works and Disney's ; these copies may be valued anywhere between $ 100 and $ 10, 000 US dollars.
Used for a period as student accommodation, Foxhill House was extensively restored between 2003 and 2005, in order to suit its new role as the home of the School of Law.
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