10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TICK-OVER»
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tick-over in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tick-over and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Shorter Slang Dictionary
... motivation, etc.; the way (sb's) mind works, as in see if you can find out what
makes him tick. Since around 1930. 2 see tick off; tick over. ticket 1 a certificate,
as in to get (one's) captain's (or pilot's) ticket Since the late 1890s. 2 see ticketty-
boo; ...
Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
2
How to Modify Your Retro Or Classic Car for High Performance
Lightening & balancing You may have heard that lightening the flywheel will
cause problems with engine tick over. There are two responses to this: (a) it
probably won't, and (b) tick over is hardly important on a tuned engine anyway.
The fact is ...
3
Veterinary Immunology: Principles and Practice, Second Edition
The first of these continually cycles at a low level in clinically normal animals and
is often referred to as the 'tick over' phase. The key feature of the tick over phase
is that it occurs within the extracellular fluid space and is not associated with the ...
Michael J. Day, Ronald D. Schultz, 2014
4
The cattle
tick in its relation to southern agriculture
Observations in certain portions of the infested territory, however, point to the
adaptation of the tick to changed conditions, and it seems necessary to extend
the technical investigations of the life history of the tick over the entire tick-
infested ...
5
Encyclopedic Graded Grammar Vol 1
Sit in Sleep in Smash up Snarl up Spell down Spin off Stack up Stand by Stand to
Start up Stick up Swab out Sweep up Swing round (to) Take away/out Take off
Tell of (for) Throw away Throw back Thumb through Tick over Tie up Tip up Toss
...
6
The Chambers Dictionary
... mark with a tick; to reprimand (slang); tick over (of an engine) to run gently,
disconnected from the transmission (n tick'-over); (of a person) to lead an inactive
, uneventful existence; to function, operate (fig). [ME tek; cf Du //*, LGer tikk; prob ...
7
Shadows of Anzac: An Intimate History of Gallipoli
However, the watches of the artillery officers tick over to 4.30 am. At The Nek the
men hear an eruption of rifle and machine-gun fire to their right as the troopers
from their sister regiments storm Turkish Quinn's and the Chessboard. Minutes
tick ...
David Wayne Cameron, 2013
8
The Wascana Anthology of Short Fiction
Because women don't tick over. They just simply don't tick over.” No one disputed
this. Iris went on: Women were underinformed. One could have virile
conversations only with men. Women were attached to the past through fear,
whereas men ...
Ken Mitchell, Thomas Chase, Michael Lloyd Trussler, 1999
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Bernice Summerfield: Filthy Lucre
'An overload?' Benny asked incredulously. 'Excuse me, but if this is an overload
then I've a degree from Heidelberg University.' The crew ignored her. 'Look, it's
really not a problem. We can leave the systems here on tick-over, take you to the
...
James Parsons & Andrew Stirling-Brown, 2013
10
Save the Triumph Bonneville: The Inside Story of the Meriden ...
A 'tick-over' operation, comprising: a) limited production and sales of motorcycles.
b) active manufacture and sales of spare parts. c) design development and
proving of the new Diana motorcycle was envisaged. At the time of writing, action
...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TICK-OVER»
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tick-over is used in the context of the following news items.
2015 Hyundai i20 review
Start it up, and at tick-over you can barely tell the engine is on at all – testament to the work Hyundai's engineers have done to improve the sound-deadening, ... «Autocar, Nov 14»
Royal Enfield: 'Built Like a Gun'
"But it'll never run properly," I seethed, halfway through the single prod of the kickstart which, as usual, set the engine off on its slow, puffing tick-over. Built like a ... «Classic Driver, Oct 13»
