Is there a dedicated fitness training programme for 'shims'?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Army Rumour Service] Reference

"shims" that are used to help attach the tail to the body of the plane.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal] Reference

The shims at the sauna room he was never going to use.    From Wordnik.com.  [More Twisted Stories Vol II]

With tape we have bound his limbs to splints and shims.    From Wordnik.com.  [Son of a Witch]

Why should the shims be selected according to the principle.    From Wordnik.com.  [5. Setting-up and operating the regular engine lathe] Reference

Leveling the unit was a challenge and you might need some shims.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dow Jones Wine Cooler Index] Reference

Adjust the frame by adding shims and nailing every 16 inches or so.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 16, 2005] Reference

The size of the shims is adjusted to suit the seed being processed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 9] Reference

What significance have hardwood or metal shims for bending on the vise?.    From Wordnik.com.  [5. Bending Techniques] Reference

So tighten or loosen shims as necessary until the angles you need are made.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 16, 2005] Reference

You could also slip some shims inside the slip-on to see if that helps too.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shouldering a shotgun] Reference

Holding the shims, staring down at them, a sudden click from nearby made him jump.    From Wordnik.com.  [More Twisted Stories Vol II]

He is delibertly playing dog whistle politics, and in my book that make shims racist.    From Wordnik.com.  [Not A Post Racism Society: Boys and Apologies « Lean Left] Reference

Tap shims into place between the door jamb and the rough framing to make the jamb plumb.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home Improvement Bleg « Lean Left] Reference

Any nails that you drive through the jambs should also go through shims behind the jamb.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home Improvement Bleg « Lean Left] Reference

If you can get one with a youth stock that shims up to full size, that would be optimum.    From Wordnik.com.  [I want to start bird hunting. This includes ducks, geese, and turkeys. I know I want a Remington 870.] Reference

Metal shims that can be glued under these bases to make them magnetic are readily availible.    From Wordnik.com.  [MODELLING: 6mm Miniature Bases!] Reference

He was going to seal me inside but I think I surprised him and he ditched the shims and took off.    From Wordnik.com.  [More Twisted Stories Vol II]

Some new guns come with shims and extra pads that enable you to tinker with the stock on your own.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philip Bourjaily's Recipe for Perfect Shotgun Dimensions] Reference

These shims are used as spacers between those 20,000 or so heat-resistant tiles on a space shuttle.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 20, 2006] Reference

In case floor is uneven, unit may easily be made level by inserting shims under the 4 shipping lugs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Installation and Operation Instructions For Custom Mark III CP Series Oil Fired Unit] Reference

The solution can be as simple as takinga grinder to the toe of a recoil pad or switching stock shims.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Reduce Your Shotgun's Recoil] Reference

Buehler rings came with thin, steel shims that had to be installed and then the overall ring was "miked.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Bases and Rings, and Other Bad Things] Reference

The young detective was pointing at a pile of wooden boards, about the same width and thickness of the shims.    From Wordnik.com.  [More Twisted Stories Vol II]

In between stabbing each other in the chest with shivs, or shims, or shomethings, and working out in the yard.    From Wordnik.com.  [idiot-milk Diary Entry] Reference

Spacer shims fit onto the bars and between each ring to form gaps through which the expelled oil is discharged.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 9] Reference

One of the shims had shifted during the course of making the mold1 and wound up on the wrong side of an undercut.    From Wordnik.com.  [My current level of frustration] Reference

With a saw, trim any shims that protrude from between the jambs and framing to allow the second jamb to be installed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home Improvement Bleg « Lean Left] Reference

The lid banged down on the shims that allowed a little air to flow inside, a quarter-inch between me and asphyxiation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spin] Reference

For instance, I shot over targets with my Beretta 391 until I swapped shims and lengthened the stock with a Sims LimbSaver pad.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Shot Doctor] Reference

However, the treatment formula usually doesn't penetrate to the center of the wood, so you can't cut many treated shims from each piece.    From Wordnik.com.  [Replacing deck boards: The quarter-inch conundrum] Reference

We just kept removing shims until it stopped being fixed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Site Home] Reference

We've used sponges as shims, but they no longer work well.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ask MetaFilter] Reference

Valve clearance is adjusted by light semi-hemispherical shims.    From Wordnik.com.  [Autoblog] Reference