Sentence examples for tolerances are from inspiring English sources

"The tolerances are very tight," Ruiz said.

"Tolerances are extremely close," Mr. Meyer said.

Tolerances are extremely small, to avoid potentially destructive stresses in the assembled structure.

"Certain institutions have very high risk tolerances, and those risk tolerances are rational," he said.

If the necessary tolerances are not met, the engine will seize and be no good to anyone.

Stars are designed for two, and the tolerances are fine enough that my extra weight in this breeze might be too much.

Such tight tolerances are needed because many of the important bits of an aeroplane (the fuselage, landing gear, flaps and so on) bolt on to them.

Species and populations that are unable to shift their geographic distributions or have narrow environmental tolerances are at an increased risk of extinction.

Modern differences, such as tighter metal-cutting tolerances, are related to advances in the capabilities of machines and tools (see metallurgy: Metalworking).

The tolerances are even more remarkable given that hard disk drives are rapidly becoming a staple of consumer products like Apple Computer's iPod music players, which are handled with little awareness of the delicate machine that stores digital data.

Traditionally, design tolerances are specified based on the designer's experience.