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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!

static

n. complaints. I don’t expect any static because of the noise. I warned the neighbors about the party.

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We see the Proud To Serve free static IP offer as a 'win-win' for everyone involved," said Scott Stone, senior VP of marketing, sales and services, Padcom, Inc.

Padcom & Panasonic Announce Static IP Solution, Lifting a Major Obstacle to Public Safety Adoption of Next Generation Wireless Networks

With these increased speeds comes the risk for higher contamination caused from static charges," explains Marketing Manager Kim West.

Static control: products to prevent static-causing print defects while ensuring operator safety

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

Following a clinical evaluation, all patients underwent assessments of the static visual vertical.

Subjective assessment of visual verticality in follow-up of patients with acute vestibular disease. (Original Article)

Although there were a number of drawbacks with page refreshing and navigation, website visitors were generally treated to a user-friendly experience that didn't require extensive interaction with anything more than static text.

Next generation portals: will Web services make a difference? (Internet)

It is important to recognize that static inside PE pipe does not imply there is something defective about the 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

Problems with static electricity in the plastics industries are numerous.

Guide to static control in the plastics industry

Regardless of the cause, label converters are well aware of the negative effect static can have: machine jams, material waste, operator shocks, or decreases in product quality and productivity.

Static control equipment: controlling static does not have to be a hair-raising experience

PMI) and Harvest Technology, LLC today announced the retail availability of X-Static(R) Multipurpose - a non-aerosol static eliminator.

X-Static(R) for Safer Non-flammable Elimination of Static

Virtual AC Intelligent Static Neutralizers from Ion Industrial, Windsor Locks, Conn.

Eliminate static in PET bottle production

Simco Industrial Static Control has recently introduced the PerfoMAX Static Neutralizing System, an extended range.