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One of the biggest issues to be addressed is controlled acceleration, particularly in abrasive cutting.
All of the machinery was taken apart and cleaned every evening with an abrasive detergent, after which it was rinsed several times.
In addition, to reduce scuffing further, the conical rollers could be manufactured from a less abrasive material such as polyvinyl chloride.
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with an abrasive style or a blunt and forthright manner.
Here, phrases built from precipitous eight-note f igures alternate with melodic dyads (displaced as ninths or sevenths) prefacing abrasive chords.
Following cap placement, a small amount of abrasive gel was inserted into each of the electrode sites and the mastoid sites.
His explanation of how he fulfilled his obligations and was therefore free to take up arms again was circumstantial and abrasive.
The silica sand acts as a mild abrasive to dislodge spores from surfaces during the vortex-mixing step, without causing reductions in viability.
The intention is to compose a piece which retains an abrasive contour generated from a coarse selection of manipulated and processed sound, shaped by the efficiency of computer editing software.
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