"Tensioned" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... sensation akin to that of a mild-tempered individual who essays with his bare hands to separate two large and ferocious dogs engaged in combat Wilmshurst edged towards the flank of the lioness with the intention of hamstringing the tensioned sinews of ...
— Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force • Percy F. Westerman
... rule the wires of an aeroplane are tensioned too much. The tension should be sufficient to keep the framework rigid. Anything more than that lowers the factor of safety, throws various parts of the framework into undue compression, pulls the fittings into the wood, and will, ...
— The Aeroplane Speaks - Fifth Edition • H. Barber |
