For centuries, the wizardry of watchmaking was to take brass, steel, and the jewels used as bearings for the gears, and turn them into tiny works of art that also seemed to take the pulse of the cosmos itself.
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Fishermen say electronic navigation cannot be the only source of taking bearings for vessels approaching the coast.
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Owners of models in the affected VIN range are being informed by letter from Wednesday and are asked to contact their local MG Rover dealer, who will arrange for the rear wheel bearings to be replaced free of charge.
Meanwhile, the once radical e-sourcing idea has become routine for Tata, which ran 750 reverse auctions on Ariba in the past year to bring down purchasing prices by an average of 7% for everything from ball bearings to the milk served in the company cafeteria.
Despite signs of a weakening U.S. economy, aerospace component manufacturers are working flat out, machining turbine compressor blades, high-speed bearings and other parts for jet-engine and aircraftmakers.
In the above example, balancing the needs, wants and expectations of all three core constituencies became the guiding principle for this young leader as she found her bearings.
Mr Kloppers spoke of BHP's woeful shortage of tyres for its huge trucks, big mechanical shovels, bearings and all manner of other equipment.
That is why it is so painful to think of his final minute as he desperately tried to find his bearings in the unaccustomed darkness, searching for a light to restore that inner compass.
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And when she started to write seriously about movies, much later, it was her passion for the high-art canon that helped set her bearings.
Thankfully, the company's roots in defense aren't precluding use for civilians, so there's a chance that future smartphones might never have to use guesswork to get their bearings -- provided that governments around the world sign off on the idea, that is.
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