Not 'calipers', those little measuring, pinchy-things. From Wordnik.com. [HH Com 51] Reference
What kind of calipers do you use to measure human dignity, anyhow?. From Wordnik.com. [AMERICAN.COM -- A Magazine of Ideas, Online] Reference
The calipers would not let go of the right front wheel. From Wordnik.com. [kevynwight Diary Entry] Reference
M. O'BRIEN: Those little calipers -- you pass, you fail. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2006] Reference
Set the calipers to the required diameter of the cylinder. From Wordnik.com. [A Course In Wood Turning] Reference
Cable operated self adjusting hand brake on rear calipers. From Wordnik.com. [Test Driving The World’s Fastest Golf Cart] Reference
I borrowed a pair of calipers from the photographer and with these. From Wordnik.com. [Carnacki, the Ghost Finder] Reference
He agreed cheerfully, "In that case, we'll put him into calipers.". From Wordnik.com. [Damsel In Green]
This is then calipered with the calipers, set at a minimum size desired. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922] Reference
New lines, new disc, new calipers, new hydraulic system, etc. is needed. From Wordnik.com. [kevynwight Diary Entry] Reference
IF WE DID GO COURTING WITH calipers, symmetry isn't all we would measure. From Wordnik.com. [The Biology Of Beauty] Reference
You can do it through it skin-fold calipers, which can be taken manually. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Millennium 2000: Am I Fit - January 1, 2000] Reference
The scraping should continue until the calipers will pass easily over the cylinder. From Wordnik.com. [A Course In Wood Turning] Reference
His associates found some calipers that had been used in Prague to assess Jewishness. From Wordnik.com. [A nose for a good story?] Reference
I usually see side-pull calipers, which I assume are there because they are so small. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets] Reference
This requires delicacy of measurement with the inside as well as the outside calipers. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Mechanics for Boys] Reference
O'BRIEN: A lot of talent agents, and this is an old -- They walk around with calipers. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 16, 2005] Reference
The thon's gaze seemed to clamp calipers an the abbot's cranium and measure it six ways. From Wordnik.com. [A Canticle for Leibowitz]
He took the calipers and measured, then nodded at Clerve and returned the metal to the forge. From Wordnik.com. [The Order War]
NEIL HAMIL, ELITE MODEL MANAGEMENT: Do you put scales and calipers backstage at fashion shows?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 2, 2007] Reference
Sculptors from Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum had been in, measuring him with calipers for a statue. From Wordnik.com. [Why Ted Gave It Away] Reference
Adjusting his calipers, the draughtsman made a second circle, just outside of this second letter. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret Wireless or, The Spy Hunt of the Camp Brady Patrol] Reference
NEIL HAMIL, ELITE MODEL MANAGEMENT: Would you put scales and calipers backstage at fashion shows?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 1, 2007] Reference
Furthermore, tools for correct measuring are needed, such as measuring sticks, tapes or calipers. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
I threw the calipers down, paid the photographer, and walked out through the shop into the street. From Wordnik.com. [Carnacki, the Ghost Finder] Reference
According to the skin-fold calipers, my fat level was down from last year's 7 percent, to just 5.4. From Wordnik.com. [My Month On Dhea] Reference
It was a great relief when Mr. Sawbridge, bearing several walking calipers under one arm, walked in. From Wordnik.com. [Damsel In Green]
"Truly it is a diamond," he said and took out calipers and carefully measured the extent of the stone. From Wordnik.com. [King Rat]
Muller's idea appealed to him and he went away and cut a rough pair of calipers out of a piece of tin. From Wordnik.com. [THE GREAT ESCAPE]
Visual calipers built into his optical system measured the new unit to within a tenth of a millimeter. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Hole]
After taking a deep breath, Justen took the calipers and transferred the measurements to the iron plate. From Wordnik.com. [The Order War]
Leg braces (calipers), crutches, and other aids may help the child to move better and may prevent deformities. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 28] Reference
Justen did not answer momentarily as he used calipers to measure the diameter of one of the possible axle shafts. From Wordnik.com. [The Order War]
She was fastening the last strap of his calipers, with Beatrix in voluble attendance, when the Professor came in. From Wordnik.com. [Damsel In Green]
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