Sentences with phrase «applies force against»

In this position, the practitioner applies force against the patient's force from that particular muscle.

The federal government said it had suspended its plan to apply force against the militants who are demanding for an independence of the region after meeting with leaders of the region.

Generally made of cast iron or steel, the pressure plate uses a diaphragm - type spring to apply force against the disc once engaged, which is fastened to the assembly by a series of straps.

Not exact matches

«Our combat - hardened aircrews are at the tip of the spear for applying airpower against our nation's enemies,» said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein.

To guard against potential threats to his power, he maintains a large force of secret police who watch his political opponents, tap many telephones, and even investigate all students applying for admission to a university.

Such optimism must somehow reconcile with all the forces conspiring against Canadian oil: the lack of pipeline infrastructure or «takeaway» capacity, the occasionally gaping price discount applied to Western Canada Select, the renaissance in oil production unfolding in the U.S., rising Canadian production costs and the flight of investor money out of commodities.

Back in Europe, Germany, France and the U.K. have joined forces against potential new tariffs from the U.S.. On Sunday, the three countries urged the U.S. administration to not apply metal tariffs to Europe.

The argument is devastating, for it applies with greater force against Hezekiah than anyone else.

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But the Marauders forced the issue and applied plenty of pressure to test Davis» resolve and put the Blue Devils on the brink of suffering their first loss this season against a team located north of Fresno.

Russia felt betrayed, double standards were applied where the West would get a pass for not sticking to the letter of international law to defend its interests far outside its borders, while the West would throw the book at Russia even when dealing with outright military aggression (note that Georgia launched a large scale military attack against Russian forces in South Ossetia).

The feds say in court papers that Savino could apply to enter the witness protection program as the entrenched ex-politico's cooperation «is likely to reveal activities of individuals who might use violence, force, and intimidation against» him and his family.

Your friend's outstretched palm should move very little because it «knows» to decrease steadily the force applied against the glass as it is removed.

Lakes says that the negative bits essentially kick back against the surrounding material to neutralize force applied to the rods.

The women's health movement — a political force emerging in the 1960s that initially focused on reproductive rights — pushed against the assumption that the results of male - only studies applied equally to women.

Advocates say the changes would improve U.S. competitiveness by retaining science - savvy immigrants, rather than forcing them to return home, where they would apply their knowledge to compete against U.S. companies.

Coulomb's equation states that in order to slide one hand against the other the shear stress — akin to the force applied to slide your hands — divided by the surrounding pressure — squeezing the sand together — must equal something called the friction coefficient.

Eccentric load in some of the basic, compound strength training exercises can range anywhere between 120 % and 140 % as a combination of 1/3 of weight on the bar — on an average 45 % to 65 % of 1RM — and 2/3 of weight on each additional plate so that, upon release, an increasing amount of force can be applied against lighter weights.

I also advise against thin or narrow bones that fit nicely into her mouth, allowing her to apply a strong vertical bite force.

Put another way a force against gravity would have to be applied.

All the same issues regarding positive and negative wind pressure, slope, and forces against the parapet as they relate to new construction also apply to retrofit roofs.

The insurer denied coverage to Mr. Hoang, and the plaintiffs were forced to bring an action for coverage, under section 258 (1) of the Insurance Act directly against the defendant insurer to have the insurance money payable under Mr. Hoang's motor vehicle policy applied toward satisfaction of the judgment.

73 Although the SBC, which is the basic legislation in the matter, states in Article 12 (4) thereof, that the aim of such surveillance is to apprehend individuals crossing the border illegally, it does not contain any rules concerning the measures which border guards are authorised to apply against persons or ships when they are apprehended and subsequently — such as the application of enforcement measures, the use of force or conducting the persons apprehended to a specific location — or even measures against persons implicated in human trafficking.

Whereas in Y and Z, [33] the Court in September 2012 ruled against forced modification in a case involving religious persecution of those of Ahmadi faith in Pakistan, this must also apply to a sexual identity claim.

The arguments against norm - referenced grading apply with particular force to legal writing classes.

How do laws that allow me to use lethal force against the general population apply when the individual I would be defending from is a police officer?

In July 2015, new civil provisions came into force, making it possible to apply to the Family Court for a «Female Genital Mutilation Protection Order» («FGMPO») to protect against FGM.

Given that much, if not most of the fighting against the Taleban is undertaken not by the Afghan armed forces but by the NATO led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), APII will not apply to much of the conflict in that country.

Pressing buttons was once necessary to make physical processes happen, we applied force to keys on a typewriter so that they hammered against the paper.

While prudent people weigh the costs of the endeavour against the value of the outcome, I guess that doesn't apply if you're forcing someone else to spend their money for your outcome.