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For holes of a depth greater than five diameters, it is helpful to retract the drill at intervals and clear the swarf.
It's as if a person's tentative tone allows them to retract the statement if it is met with criticism or disapproval.
Complete transection causes the artery to quickly retract and close down, and this promotes clotting of the blood.
If I were a dictator, I could just slap him down or retract the broadcasting licenses of the media on his payroll.
To credit the newspaper, they did retract the quote once it was exposed as a blatant lie.
Your Honours, I made some concessions either explicit or implicit on the last occasion which I wish to retract.
There is a metallic hum as the glass barrier moves, sliding into the floor, and the metal bars in the portal retract up.
The surgeon uses a wire speculum to retract the eyelids to expose the eyeball.
Many have a group of hard plates which retract and grasp like teeth, commonly called Aristotle's lantern.
The bones in his arm jolted violently, causing him to retract, clutching it in pain.
The surgeon places two self-retaining retractors at right angles to one another to retract the longus colli muscles.
Soon after departure, the train's wheels retract and it floats 10 centimeters above the track.
When the airplane is clear of the ground, direct the co-pilot to retract and lock the landing gear.
Unlike many other species of turtles, green turtles are unable to retract their head into their shell.
The pleated window night screens could be replaced by some kind of roller blinds which are easier to retract.
Everyone makes mistakes and when they do, responsible media outlets do the decent thing and retract, apologise and pay damages if necessary.
There is a whole sequence of events that happens when those pilots take that landing gear handle and retract the landing gear.
When and how will they begin to retract their unambiguous presentation of the story as hard news?
Even small branches that are torn or cut will quickly retract into the areolar fat causing hematomas and ecchymosis during heparinization.
It is argued that it is almost impossible to retract a message posted to a chat room or discussion board.
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Examples from Classical Literature
We indispose the French government, and they will retract their offer of the treaty of commerce.
Do you retract what you said to me when, three days ago, I interrogated you at Omsk?
Her fear was very natural, but out of shamefacedness I did not like to retract.
The clavicular portion of the pectoralis major must then be divided right across its fibres, which will retract.
Obliged to retract his accusations, he used an odd argument that was unbefitting an ex-president and practicing lawyer.
He declared that he would never retract one word, and that he was quite prepared to lose all his pupils.
Oscar did swiftly retract and congratulate Alan on his win in the spirit of the Games, but it showed even heroes have feet of clay.
Nicholas Bertram, 56, evaded justice when his girlfriend gave him an alibi, then battered her 20 times with a hammer so she could not retract it.
Could I retract my word, and take upon myself the responsibility of compromising the future of my companions?
He knew she was too much like himself ever to retract her words.
No, I'll retract that, and on second thought reverse that judgment.
Some of them were sent to the Tower, but they would not retract.
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