Sentence examples for trusses from inspiring English sources

The outer shell is made of a carbon-fibre composite, rather than metal (though within this is a passenger-safety cell modelled on those used in Formula 1 racing cars and constructed from aluminium and steel trusses).

This is caused by the way they are watered, for the predominant system employs sprinkler heads attached to hoses that dangle from wheeled trusses which move in a circular pattern around a central tower.

The photograph of the bridge over the Skagit River (above) shows that the trusses on either side of the roadbed each have 14 joints and 25 load-bearing members the minimum required for rigidity.

The vertical trusses are connected at the top by a horizontal lattice that itself has little or no redundancy.

Most bridges built during the early years of Interstate construction used trusses that had just enough structural members to maintain their rigidity.

The first trusses were built of timber.

We were all surprised when Lynne Truss's bestseller, Eats, Shoots and Leaves, proved that people are passionate about apostrophes.

Sensibly, nursery owner Julie Lightly has invited Truss to try to cope with eight nursery children all by herself.

Meanwhile, childcare minister Liz Truss is keen to cut the numbers of staff in nursery classes.

I know I may as well batter my own head against a school wall, but could I suggest to Gove, Truss et al that what works for Grayling's school would also work for everyone else's?

"Increasingly, the lifestyle and the savings for superannuation are being seen as an opportunity to enjoy a few cruises and the luxuries of life for a few years until it runs out and then people wish to fall back on the age pension," Truss told the Conservative Breakfast Club in Brisbane, according to a News Corp report.