Example sentences of "at the [adj] speed " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first works best at high speeds , such as those in many water-channel experiments ; the second and third at intermediate speeds ; and the last at the low speeds likely to be encountered in convection and rotating fluid experiments . |
| 2 | An agreement was obtained to run a small dedicated number of these at the higher speed . |
| 3 | In the next Chapter , for example , it is shown that the system requires a large forcing resistance to operate at the highest speeds and in most cases the total phase resistance is then much greater than the optimum for electromagnetic damping . |
| 4 | When a motor is operating at the highest speeds the current in each phase may not even reach its rated value before the excitation interval finishes and the phase is turned off . |
| 5 | The second factor shows that at the highest speeds the pull.out torque is inversely proportional to the supply frequency and that , as before , a large total phase resistance improves the high speed performance . |
| 6 | At the highest speeds the phase current is low , so the voltage drop across the series resistance is small and the applied voltage balances the induced voltage . |
| 7 | For higher speeds the load angle d increases until at the highest speeds it approaches 90 degrees . |
| 8 | This is a useful technique for systems designed to operate at the highest speeds , where the time taken for the initial current build.up exceeds the step period , so that chopping action does not have time to begin in an excited phase ( Acarnley , 1984 ) . |
| 9 | At the present speed of work on the EDDR — when it is finished it will provide much relief for traffic going round the city — the road is unlikely to be completed this millenium . |
| 10 | At that time we can respond by the greatest amount and at the greatest speed and we perceive it as being least difficult . |
| 11 | They 're useful in surgery to keep blood flowing at the right speed and sucking old blood from re-attached parts so new blood flows in quickly . |
| 12 | However , every drive has a speed control , so once the pirate knows where the unreadable sectors are , he can duplicate the message at the right speed . |
| 13 | Winds blow as they should , in the directions that physics tells us they should , at the right speed and in the proper season . |
| 14 | They 've shown that if you run it at the right speed and stuff it 's one of the most effective methods of doing it and erm the ones we say are the nice little plate compactors which are the best thing , they are useless in comparative performance so |
| 15 | We 're at the right speed here Peter , we 're okay . |
| 16 | In his head , he could recall the exact distance , in light-years and kilometres , of at least half a dozen of them , and even work out the travelling time from Earth at the equivalent speeds of tram , train … or rocket . |
| 17 | If your camcorder has twin speeds , it might be a good idea to repeat the exercise at the LP speed , assuming the first recording was done at the standard speed . |
| 18 | –One would show them falling at the usual speed and hear the laughs . ’ |
| 19 | Despite the greater complexity of the RET and an increase in candidate numbers last session , results were being despatched to candidates at the usual speed through the summer . |
| 20 | The reason for this is simple : you will never be able to judge the precise moment of impact , so brace for it long beforehand , fly at the correct speed , keep the wings level and do n't try to round out unless you are absolutely sure you can see the surface . |
| 21 | If you take a time exposure of the stars with a static camera you just get streaks , because of the Earth 's movement , and I should make the device follow the stars at the correct speed , you can get an awful lot of stars that 's completely invisible to the naked eye . |
| 22 | A rating of 4 would mean that the driver is going at the correct speed for the conditions . ’ |
| 23 | In July 1986 windsurfers shocked the sailing world with the news that a board had travelled at the astonishing speed of 38.86 knots which is nearly 44 mph . |
| 24 | At this moment the snake strikes , flinging its neck towards its victim at the astonishing speed of 8 feet per second . |
| 25 | The motor torque balances the ( zero ) load torque and therefore there is no resultant torque to accelerate the rotor , which continues at the average speed equal to the demanded stepping rate . |
| 26 | Begin to add the warm distilled water , drop by drop at first , to the oil and wax , beating with a rotary whisk , balloon whisk or an electric food mixer set at the lowest speed . |
| 27 | Likewise , if they had foreseen it , persuading political authorities to react on anything like the required scale and at the required speed would have been very difficult . |
| 28 | It should be obvious that what is really implied here is the rapid repetition of the complete chords , which would be impossible on the piano at the required speed . |
| 29 | The pull-out torque/speed characteristic would also be consulted to ensure that the system is not susceptible to mechanical resonances at the working speed . |
| 30 | Lalage grew desperate at the slow speed of their progress . |