Each basic element at the bottom level may relate to a set of possible primary failures, some of which, in turn, may have an essential influence on critical failures at the top level.
Survival, whether in the form of a green card or simply a roof over one's head, is the basic element at stake in most of the stories they contain.
No People Like Show People Most Broadway bistros live or die by two basic elements: the person at the door and the people serving the drinks.
"We so often hear people say, 'I tried to get an electrician and I couldn't get one,' and when they finally do, they say, 'I was astounded at the cost.' Supply and demand is a very basic element at all this.
An engineering design should contain at least five basic elements: the objectives of the design, a description of the designed product, the rationale of the design, a plan of the production, and the designated usage of the product.
Coyle looks at three basic elements of the development of talent: "ignition," which basically means motivation, "deep practice" and "master coaching".
Writer looks at three basic elements of the marriage ceremony: music; ceremony; literature; and gives lengthy examples of weddings constructed around each of these.
The two allies appear to be increasingly at odds over basic elements of the strategy to fight the Taliban, and widespread Afghan resentment at the presence of foreign troops appears to be intensifying amid a series of American missteps — from Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters to soldiers burning Korans.
Mr. Brent said that engineers from the city's Department of Design and Construction "are doing basic stabilization and renovation work" at the landmarked visitor center, addressing "the basic elements of the building".
