Sentence examples for increases traction from inspiring English sources

"It was only the tyre that was busted so I put the diff-lock [a mechanism that increases traction] on and I was going to drive it back to the garage and the team told me to retire.

Salt reduces the melting point of ice by freezing-point depression, causing it to melt at lower temperatures and run off to the edge of the road, while sand increases traction by increasing friction between car tires and roadways.

Our data support the finding that upregulation of β1-integrin clustering using stiff polyacrylamide substrata increases traction forces in fibroblasts and inhibits morphological differentiation in MECs, whereas using β1-integrin mutants with increased integrin self-association increases cell-generated forces and spreading on soft substrata in MECs (Paszek et al, 2005).

To increase traction, the fishermen wear high-top sneakers.

The rubber mesh over the toe aims to increase traction by providing an additional sticky surface.

(The smooth granite is apparently too slippery. Workers have begun putting grooves in the surface to increase traction).

Similarly, manufacturers tinker with the makeup of rubber compounds to increase traction, and redesign treads to give a quieter ride.

Or an agreement among a core group of big emitters — an idea gaining increasing traction among environmentalists and even the White House?

The 2-4-0 had four 10in wheels at the rear that increased traction and gave it better aerodynamics than the Tyrrell P34.

Connie Hedegaard, the EU climate commissioner, said there was an increasing "traction" for such an outcome, and that major developing and developed countries backed it.

It should comfortably top the original ($226.8m worldwide), and if the franchise has serious increasing traction outside of the west, it should be taking aim at the second's $376.1m.