Sentence examples for complete locking from inspiring English sources

In the case of largely-estimated MDR, we cannot determine whether the asperity area is moderate, or almost complete locking.

Comparing this with the MDR estimated from real geodetic data, moderate and almost complete locking of the plate interface was confirmed for the seismogenic regions off Tohoku and Nankai, respectively.

In this case the fault has two states: sudden slip during earthquakes, and complete locking between them, in a process called stick slip, and such faults are described as strongly coupled.

Although Parliament is elected, Mr. Saleh has an almost complete lock on power and at times ignores laws it passes.

During the controlled process that passes for a political campaign in Russia, Mr. Medvedev dropped tantalizing hints that he might not be in complete lock step with his patron.

It's "highly likely it will be Mitt, but not a complete lock," said Mike Murphy, a former adviser to Mr. Romney.

So they must figure that once they have won the election, they will have such a complete lock on power that they can break many of their promises with impunity.

We describe the ways in which such arrangements enable a controlling shareholder or group to maintain a complete lock on the control of a company while holding less than a majority of the cash flow rights associated with its equity.

IBM used to have the complete lock on the industry.

The authorities have imposed a complete lock-down on all cellular networks.

It's a complete lock and key set made entirely using open source plans and a printed on a Makerbot.