The phrase "at pinch" is not correct in standard written English.
The correct expression is "in a pinch," which is used to indicate a situation where something can be done in a difficult or urgent circumstance.
Example: "I can cook dinner in a pinch if we run out of takeout options."
Alternatives: "in a bind" or "if necessary".
New tracks could be laid at pinch points.
They also prevent the use of CCTV cameras to issue automated fines, except at pinch points near schools and bus stops.
Pinch Compression, i.e., compression starts at pinch temperature, is proven to be preferred under certain conditions.
Pinch Expansion, i.e. expansion starts at pinch temperatures, is proven to be a preferred scheme under certain well-defined conditions.
It is concluded that minimum exergy consumption can be achieved when compression starts at pinch temperatures, ambient temperature or the cold utility temperature.
An important conclusion is that minimum exergy consumption (or maximum exergy production) can be achieved when expansion starts at pinch temperatures or ambient temperature.
The number of branches of streams is properly adjusted at the pinch to engage all hot at-pinch streams (above the pinch) and all cold at-pinch streams (below the pinch) in matches.
I heard stories of women being shouted at, pinched and slapped by hospital staff and female relatives during labor.
In early visits, the high-end restaurants were disappointing; you can do just as well at Pinches Tacos (pinchestacos.com), which serves handmade tacos, and Sarku Japan (sarkujapan.com) in the food court — mixing and matching to create your own fusion cuisine.
Of all the distinctions accumulated by Walter Swinburn during his decades in horse racing, the greatest might be that he took a Derby-winning ride from Lester Piggott, who was famously good at pinching fancied mounts from other jockeys.
The evolution of predicted drop shape, drop thickness and length, and the configuration at pinch-off are discussed for shear-thinning drops.
