Sentence examples for contraction against from inspiring English sources

Leaving aside the question of fairness to low-paid public-service workers, whose pay has fallen behind increases in average earnings in recent years, the public sector pay squeeze advocated by the chancellor will achieve the fiscal contraction against which Gordon Brown is warning, restraining consumer expenditure just when spending needs a boost.

Using a double cross-over study design, subjects were randomized to one of two arms and crossed-over one week later: control arm – no calf exercise while sitting; intervention arm – calf contraction against a pedal resistance while sitting.

In plots of dynamic binding capacities and absolute changes in bed porosity at maximum contraction, against the inverse of the mean hydrated particle radii, the anion-exchangers were observed to split into three distinct, but different clusters in each case.

The equivalent pressure drives the contraction against the viscoelastic resistance of the embryo.

During the flexion phase, subjects were instructed to attempt to maximally resist flexion of the knee (i.e. voluntary 'maximal' contraction) against the descending lever arm throughout the entire range of motion.

In addition, we ran mismatch analyses to detect signatures of population expansion or contraction against the null hypothesis of a constant-sized population and used coalescent simulations to test the significance of population size changes using the R2 statistic [63].

If I moved fast enough, I might dodge the steel-toed kick of the contractions against my cervix.

Agonist contractions against electrically stimulated antagonists.

Training involved 10 maximal isometric contractions against a force plate, with the elbow at 90°.

Muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle or a group of muscles to sustain repeated contractions against resistance for an extended period [73].

Intervention: The training group (part 2) performed three series of 15 contractions against an expiratory resistance (60% maximum expiratory pressure [PEmax]) two times a day, whereas the control group performed breathing exercises to enhance maximal inspirations.