Some special characteristic of a road, such as bad railroad crossings or a few bad hills, may eliminate a route, or availability of materials along a route may offset disadvantages of alignment or grade.
The undulating road is not uneconomical unless the grades are above the allowable maximum or are exceptionally long or the alignment follows short radius curves.
Of course it is not directly exogamy that is expressed but the alignment in groups which exogamy brings about.
The members gave little indication that they regarded themselves as adherents of parties whose fortunes depended on preserving an unbroken alignment for or against the Government.
It was the oldalignment of the men of little or no personal property against the prosperous and well-to-do classes.
Much the same alignment is found in the Carolinas.
Such alignment will enable us to specify the approximate degree of general intelligence which a given position demands, and thus, in the case of the simpler tasks, afford a means of vocational guidance as well as vocational selection.
There will also be the problem of the alignment of the various types of work along the general intelligence scales, as rapidly as these are extended and elaborated.
The alignment of the simple industrial processes along the general intelligence scale has already been begun.
These railways do not follow the old highway routes closely but they mark their general alignment and are frequently close beside them.
It developed wealth for itself, as well as for the territory it served; and with that wealth it is enabled in these piping days of peace and plenty to correct the alignment errors of the early builders.
Certain serious errors in the original alignment of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad between Baltimore and the Potomac River were corrected, even though at a considerable expense.
This," he explained, "is an alignment test plate, through which can be studied accurately the spacing and alignment of typewritten characters.
Again, in the case of line shafting, boxes having a length equal to three or four times the diameter may be employed, providing that the alignment be made correct, or that the boxes are self-adjusting.
To test the alignment of the jaws at end F, press a straightedge against the outside face of the hub and measure the distance J, Fig.
The alignment next in importance is that of the uprights, standards, or side frames of a planing machine, and to enable the correct erection of these, the device A, Fig.
To test the alignment of end E, press a straight-edge S fair against its side face, as in Fig.
Those used to test the accuracy of plane or flat surfaces, or to test the alignment of one surface to another.
If the piston rod and connecting rod are in place the alignment may be tested as follows; Let the piston rod be as far out of the cylinder as possible, and stretch a line to one side of it, just far enough off to clear the guide bars, &c.
From these liabilities to error, it is generally found that work not true in alignment requires, when it comes to be put together, to have each piece fitted to its place and corrected for alignment.
Though in a new engine every part may be made as true as possible in the details of manufacture, yet when the parts come to be put together errors of alignment will generally be found to exist.
The various adjustments for alignment and for taking up wear are the important points considered in this case.
Alignment in a straight line, longitudinally, is secured by the cylindrical form of the bearing surfaces or shoes, shown at S.
The points to be brought out in connection with the cross-head are the methods of alignment and adjustment.
Above Shelburne Falls the alignmentand grades are more favorable.
Alignment of deployed lines; deployed line faces to front on halting.
In the column of squads, each rank preserves the alignment toward the side of the guide.
At each alignment the captain places himself in prolongation of the line, 2 paces from and facing the flank toward which the dress is made, verifies the alignment, and commands: =FRONT.
Deployed lines preserve a generalalignment toward the guide, as prescribed in par.
If forming column of platoons, platoon leaders verify the alignment before taking their posts; the captain commands =front= when the alignments have been verified.
The instructor verifies the alignment of both ranks from the right flank and orders up or back such men as may be in rear, or in advance, of the line; only the men designated move.
In the first drills the basis of the alignment is established on, or parallel to, the front of the squad; afterwards, in oblique directions.
To preserve the alignment when marching: =GUIDE RIGHT (LEFT).
Have your dealer check the alignment occasionally and adjust if necessary.
Front Wheel Alignment The front wheels should have a toe-in of from 0" to a maximum of 1/8" (3.
Every day or two, rumor took a new turn; or some startling new alignment was glimpsed; and every one reacted to the news after his kind.
The alignment in the Senate revealed by the Louisiana battle had also a significance.
Explain the alignment of each class, for or against tax-supported schools, on historical and on economic grounds.
The buttons may be brought into alignmentby the use of a straight-edge, and to simplify matters, it will be taken for granted that they have been ground and lapped to the same size.
Its position is easily changed, and as the work remains fixed with relation to the table, the alignment between different holes or surfaces is assured, if the table is turned the right amount.
The center test indicator is used for setting a center-punch mark, the position of which corresponds with the center or axis of the hole to be bored, in alignment with the axis of the lathe spindle.
These lines, however, may not be absolutely correct, and it is good practice to test the alignment of the centers before beginning to turn.
The method of chucking a four-throw crank is as follows: The two fixtures are brought into alignment by two locking pins.
If the work is mounted between the centers, one method of turning a taper is to set the tailstock center out of alignment with the headstock center.
A very simple and convenient method of testing the alignment is shown at A in Fig.
When a rod or shaft must be turned cylindrical or to the same diameter throughout its entire length, it is good practice to test the alignment of the centers, before inserting the work.
As long as this alignment of forces could not be effected the retreat had to continue.
Meanwhile, officers of the French General Staff had journeyed to London to confer with the British General Staff regarding the camping and alignment of the British troops.
The French military staff, as soon as they perceived the danger that threatened, proceeded to a new alignment of forces.
The cause of the failure of this attempt was the presence of the British army, as has been shown in the alignment of the armies given above, and as will be shown in detail later, in the recital of the actual progress of the fighting.
The Germans took up the same alignment eight miles to the westward of the British ships and proceeded southward at full speed.
While the Sixty-First was completing its new alignment to the right, an evolution by which Shere Singh's right flank was effectually turned, the enemy advanced with two more guns strongly supported by infantry.
Having verified the alignment of both ranks the Gunnery Sergeant stepped to the front and commanded: "Front!
Showing exact alignment of different faces, the modern way.
A difference in alignment of nicks in a line will readily show the presence of a wrong-font letter.
This necessary difference in the face-alignment of various sizes is graduated by points, in the lining system, so that when more than one size type is used in the same line the justification is made by using point-body leads.
The most remarkable feature of Albanian life during the 1960s was the rigid alignment with Communist China in that country's ideological struggle with the Soviet Union.
As the years passed they lost their early importance and were eventually done away with, but they were reinstated in 1966 when alignment with Communist China brought renewed revolutionary fervor.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "alignment" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
