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give someone static

Fig. to argue with someone; to give someone back talk. I want you to do it and do it now! Don't give me any static!
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static

n. complaints. I don’t expect any static because of the noise. I warned the neighbors about the party.
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As indicated in the ASHRAE Handbook-HVAC-Applications, (3) mitigating wind effect is typically achieved by locating the exterior static pressure reference at 10 ft to 15 ft (3 m to 4.
Impact of Stack Effect on Building Static Pressure Measurement
Static Electricity can hinder a label converter's process in many ways.
Got static? A trio of industry experts discuss science and solutions
A blockage in the static system also affects the altimeter and vertical speed indicator (VSI).
Pitot-static systems: even with a state-of-the-art glass panel, a simple blockage can ruin your day. Your reaction depends on which of two basic blockages you re experiencing
As health and safety legislation has tightened, and consumer expectations and the increasing need for efficiency and cost-savings on the production floor have grown, a need has emerged to resolve these static problems.
Static: the invisible influence
Introducing IonStorm XR2 series of long-range static eliminators, effective at more than 36 in.
Decorating printing & finishing
But, even though active stretches appear to be much better for athletes and runners in particular, runners persist in doing static stretches.
Runners need active stretching
Second, during vestibular neuritis, only vestibular input is compromised; other modes of somatosensory input might play roles in the quick recovery of the static visual vertical.
Subjective assessment of visual verticality in follow-up of patients with acute vestibular disease. (Original Article)
They're extremely inflexible when anything more than static content is integrated into the portal environment.
Next generation portals: will Web services make a difference? (Internet)
There are probably only minute amounts of particulate present in systems, yet they are sufficient enough to generate static inside pipe.
Static electricity in PE fuel gas pipe. (Reducing Danger)
In comparison to the typical Image hero, Milestone heroes are much more realistically depicted, both narratively and in portrayal of the muscular male body: Compare the over-inflated body of Image's Prophet [ILLUSTRATION FOR FIGURE 2 OMITTED] with the portrait of a relatively skinny Static, Milestone's electricity-wielding teenaged superhero, on the cover of Static #1 [ILLUSTRATION FOR FIGURE 3 OMITTED].
Comic book masculinity and the new black superhero
3M has long been a leader in providing static control solutions to companies around the world.
Static Dissipative Sheet Protectors from 3M Protect Documents and Sensitive Devices
In addition to static attracting debris and resultilig in label contamination, it can cause operator shocks and machine jams, says Kim West, marketing manager for Sinico-lon, Alameda, CA, USA.
Static control: products to prevent static-causing print defects while ensuring operator safety
Temperature change can also generate a static charge; a good example is the generation of charges on injection mouldings as they cool.
Guide to static control in the plastics industry
Simco Industrial Static Control has recently introduced the PerfoMAX Static Neutralizing System, an extended range.
Static Control. (Supplier's Corner)
The static stiffness are also the important topics in this discussion.
Evaluating dynamic properties of polymeric isolators
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