The phrase "a box of tools" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a container that holds various tools, typically for repair or construction purposes.
Example: "He opened a box of tools to fix the leaky faucet in the kitchen."
Alternatives: "a toolkit" or "a set of tools".
But the files suggest that the C.I.A. has gone from the concept stage to the actual building of a box of tools that can be used to break into consumer electronics.
In essence, they have opened a box of tools marked "Use Only in Case of Emergency," which could, in theory, push back the projected date for hitting the debt limit by as much as eight weeks, possibly into July.
A lady found her TV set out of whack last week and summoned a repairman, who turned up with a box of tools and an air of quiet confidence.
By Bernard Graham and Geoffrey T. Hellman The New Yorker, June 11 , 1949P. 17 A lady found her TV set out of whack last week and summoned a repairman, who turned up with a box of tools and an air of quiet confidence.
Silverii said the boy apparently was decapitated over the kitchen sink, which was sent to the Louisiana State Police crime lab along with a box of tools found nearby.
They left us a box of tools didn ' t they and a nice file with all the activities planned and where we could go and where we could find them and how to, you know do them sort of thing.
Toward a corner of one of the city's vastest buildings, the shop has something worthwhile for everyone: a box of rubber tools ($10) for toddling carpenters, flexible plastic connectors called Spaceclusters ($20) for would-be Bucky Fullers, a retracting-bristle hairbrush ($4.90) for those with space-challenged handbags and a tempting selection of books on architecture and urban planning.
If asked for a good summary of Mr Friedman's lasting contribution, you can point to "Capitalism and Freedom" (1962), a box of argumentative tools, sharpened by theory, for reversing three decades of governmental thinking, be it on social security, minimum wages, mandatory seat belts or flood relief.
Each month, get a box of training tools and accessories and gear.
So, as I head off to Austin for another education forum, armed with the latest in new technology, leading scientific research, a box of power tools for emotional engagement, and enough creative ideas to fill a 747, I will take my WHY Music soapbox with me.
For example, if there is a box of power tools in the closet, escaping should be easy.
