Sentence examples for the practice of drilling from inspiring English sources

Huges's other interest was trepanation, the practice of drilling a hole in the skull to expose the outer layers of the brain.

Should the flight prove successful it sure as heck will make the practice of drilling into the surface of the planet looking for a finite, and expensive to extract, power source seem awfully silly.

Fracking is the practice of drilling into the ground and using highly pressurized water (and a bunch of chemicals) to extract oil and gas from the earth.

A royal proclamation forbidding the practice of drilling was posted in Manchester on 3 August.

A few days later, on 3 August, a royal proclamation forbidding the practice of drilling was posted in Manchester.

Through the process of drilling wells, sloppy fracking practices have allowed cancer-causing contaminants into the water table and caused a host of health problems for local residents.

Even though oil companies have greatly improved practices in the Arctic, three decades of drilling along Alaska's North Slope have produced a steady accumulation of harmful environmental and social effects that will probably grow as exploration expands, a panel of experts has concluded.

Due diligence, akin to that used in deals, is required to navigate the many shoals of shoddy businesses in the developing world and to pierce the first-tier supplier, drilling back to the practices of second- and third-tier suppliers.

In sum, the experience of fracking in Pennsylvania has led to industry practices that mitigate the effect of drilling and fracking on the local environment.

Everyone has heard of fracking these days -- that dreadful and dangerous practice of drilling and injecting chemical-laden fluid into the ground at a high pressure in order to fracture shale rocks below to release natural gas or oil inside.

Hung (2001) discusses lecturers' opinions on the basis of philosophical approaches to mathematical teaching while stating that traditionalist mathematicians are less likely to use technology; he also observed that lecturers who prefer technology are more likely to choose software that emphasizes the importance of drill-and-practice (cited in Tokpah, 2008).