Sentence examples for were not securely from inspiring English sources

To permit gas exchange leading up to departure from Madagascar (7 10 days after collection), the caps placed on each vial were not securely tightened.

Hanging pipes and light fixtures were not securely attached to ceilings.

But the puck was not securely in his glove.

His corpus remains volatile, vulnerable, provocatively unstable -- jokes within jokes, which the author himself is not securely in on.

When such components are not securely joined, they are "extremely dangerous, like time bombs," said Xiao Yan, an expert in earthquake-resistant designs at the University of Southern California.

But wheelie bins and even garden sheds can be lifted by the wind if they are not securely tethered or weighed down.

It is hardly news that Pakistan's nuclear weapons are not securely held; or that Sunni Arabs dread a nuclear-armed Shiite regime and would gladly hold our coats while we fight Iran; or that China covets Iran's oil more than it fears North Korea's military sales.

In anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction performed using cortical button fixation on the femur, we have observed a "wobble" effect that can occur when a cannulated femoral drill is used over a guide pin that is not securely fixed in bone.

It creaks quite a bit when stressed, and if you put any pressure on the back panel you can feel it move around a bit, like it's not securely latched on.

In cases where a cortical button is employed to secure the graft to the femur, our group has observed an unsteady movement of the guide pin that is not securely fixed in bone when over drilled with a cannulated femoral drill.

Can't even look at them if they're not securely anchored on all four sides to a healthy gum.