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With that possibility in mind, Arkansas ' Wilbur Mills deliberately delayed calling a meeting of the Committee on Committees, and coolheaded Democrats sought to bring Rayburn and Smith together again to work out some sort of face-saving compromise.
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`` Here are two old men, mad at each other and too proud to pick up the phone '', said a House Democratic leader.
are
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`` Here are two old men, mad at each other and too proud to pick up the phone '', said a House Democratic leader.
pick up
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`` Here are two old men, mad at each other and too proud to pick up the phone '', said a House Democratic leader.
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`` One wants a little more power, and the other does n't want to give up any ''.
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`` One wants a little more power, and the other does n't want to give up any ''.
want
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`` One wants a little more power, and the other does n't want to give up any ''.
give up
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The Senate launched the 87 th Congress with its own version of an ancient liberal-conservative battle, but in contrast with the House 's guerrilla war it seemed as pro forma as a Capitol guide 's speech.
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The Senate launched the 87 th Congress with its own version of an ancient liberal-conservative battle, but in contrast with the House 's guerrilla war it seemed as pro forma as a Capitol guide 's speech.
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Question at issue : How big a vote should be necessary to restrict Senate debate - and thereby cut off legislation-delaying filibusters?
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Question at issue : How big a vote should be necessary to restrict Senate debate - and thereby cut off legislation-delaying filibusters?
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Question at issue : How big a vote should be necessary to restrict Senate debate - and thereby cut off legislation-delaying filibusters?
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A wide-ranging, bipartisan force - from Minnesota 's Democratic Hubert Humphrey to Massachusetts ' Republican Leverett Saltonstall - was drawn up against a solid phalanx of Southern Democrats, who have traditionally used the filibuster to stop civil rights bills.
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A wide-ranging, bipartisan force - from Minnesota 's Democratic Hubert Humphrey to Massachusetts ' Republican Leverett Saltonstall - was drawn up against a solid phalanx of Southern Democrats, who have traditionally used the filibuster to stop civil rights bills.
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A wide-ranging, bipartisan force - from Minnesota 's Democratic Hubert Humphrey to Massachusetts ' Republican Leverett Saltonstall - was drawn up against a solid phalanx of Southern Democrats, who have traditionally used the filibuster to stop civil rights bills.
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New Mexico 's Clint Anderson offered a resolution to change the Senate 's notorious Rule 22 to allow three-fifths of the Senators present and voting to cut off debate, instead of the current hard-to-get two-thirds.
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New Mexico 's Clint Anderson offered a resolution to change the Senate 's notorious Rule 22 to allow three-fifths of the Senators present and voting to cut off debate, instead of the current hard-to-get two-thirds.
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New Mexico 's Clint Anderson offered a resolution to change the Senate 's notorious Rule 22 to allow three-fifths of the Senators present and voting to cut off debate, instead of the current hard-to-get two-thirds.
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New Mexico 's Clint Anderson offered a resolution to change the Senate 's notorious Rule 22 to allow three-fifths of the Senators present and voting to cut off debate, instead of the current hard-to-get two-thirds.
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New Mexico 's Clint Anderson offered a resolution to change the Senate 's notorious Rule 22 to allow three-fifths of the Senators present and voting to cut off debate, instead of the current hard-to-get two-thirds.
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Fair Dealer Humphrey upped the ante, asked cloture power for a mere majority of Senators.
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Fair Dealer Humphrey upped the ante, asked cloture power for a mere majority of Senators.
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Georgia 's Dick Russell objected politely, and the battle was joined.
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Georgia 's Dick Russell objected politely, and the battle was joined.
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Privately, the liberals admitted that the Humphrey amendment had no chance of passage.
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Privately, the liberals admitted that the Humphrey amendment had no chance of passage.
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Privately, they also admitted that their hopes for Clint Anderson 's three-fifths modification depended on none other than Republican Richard Nixon.
admitted
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Privately, they also admitted that their hopes for Clint Anderson 's three-fifths modification depended on none other than Republican Richard Nixon.
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In 1957 Nixon delivered a significant opinion that a majority of Senators had the power to adopt new rules at the beginning of each new Congress, and that any rules laid down by previous Congresses were not binding.
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In 1957 Nixon delivered a significant opinion that a majority of Senators had the power to adopt new rules at the beginning of each new Congress, and that any rules laid down by previous Congresses were not binding.
had
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In 1957 Nixon delivered a significant opinion that a majority of Senators had the power to adopt new rules at the beginning of each new Congress, and that any rules laid down by previous Congresses were not binding.
adopt
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In 1957 Nixon delivered a significant opinion that a majority of Senators had the power to adopt new rules at the beginning of each new Congress, and that any rules laid down by previous Congresses were not binding.
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In 1957 Nixon delivered a significant opinion that a majority of Senators had the power to adopt new rules at the beginning of each new Congress, and that any rules laid down by previous Congresses were not binding.
were
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Armed with the Nixon opinion, the Senate liberals rounded up their slim majority and prepared to choke off debate on the filibuster battle this week.
Armed
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Armed with the Nixon opinion, the Senate liberals rounded up their slim majority and prepared to choke off debate on the filibuster battle this week.
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Armed with the Nixon opinion, the Senate liberals rounded up their slim majority and prepared to choke off debate on the filibuster battle this week.
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Armed with the Nixon opinion, the Senate liberals rounded up their slim majority and prepared to choke off debate on the filibuster battle this week.
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Hopefully, the perennial battle of Rule 22 then would be fought to a settlement once and for all.
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Since Election Day, Vice President Richard Nixon had virtually retired - by his own wish - from public view.
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But with the convening of the new Congress, he was the public man again, presiding over the Senate until John Kennedy 's Inauguration.
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One day last week, Nixon faced a painful constitutional chore that required him to officiate at a joint session of Congress to hear the official tally of the Electoral College vote, and then to make `` sufficient declaration '' of the election of the man who defeated him in the tight 1960 presidential election.
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One day last week, Nixon faced a painful constitutional chore that required him to officiate at a joint session of Congress to hear the official tally of the Electoral College vote, and then to make `` sufficient declaration '' of the election of the man who defeated him in the tight 1960 presidential election.
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One day last week, Nixon faced a painful constitutional chore that required him to officiate at a joint session of Congress to hear the official tally of the Electoral College vote, and then to make `` sufficient declaration '' of the election of the man who defeated him in the tight 1960 presidential election.
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One day last week, Nixon faced a painful constitutional chore that required him to officiate at a joint session of Congress to hear the official tally of the Electoral College vote, and then to make `` sufficient declaration '' of the election of the man who defeated him in the tight 1960 presidential election.
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One day last week, Nixon faced a painful constitutional chore that required him to officiate at a joint session of Congress to hear the official tally of the Electoral College vote, and then to make `` sufficient declaration '' of the election of the man who defeated him in the tight 1960 presidential election.
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One day last week, Nixon faced a painful constitutional chore that required him to officiate at a joint session of Congress to hear the official tally of the Electoral College vote, and then to make `` sufficient declaration '' of the election of the man who defeated him in the tight 1960 presidential election.
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Nixon fulfilled his assignment with grace, then went beyond the required `` sufficient declaration ''.
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Nixon fulfilled his assignment with grace, then went beyond the required `` sufficient declaration ''.
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`` This is the first time in 100 years that a candidate for the presidency announced the result of an election in which he was defeated '', he said.
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`` This is the first time in 100 years that a candidate for the presidency announced the result of an election in which he was defeated '', he said.
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`` This is the first time in 100 years that a candidate for the presidency announced the result of an election in which he was defeated '', he said.
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`` This is the first time in 100 years that a candidate for the presidency announced the result of an election in which he was defeated '', he said.
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The design of a mechanical interlocking frame is much like a mechanical puzzle, but once understood, the principles can be applied to any track and signal arrangement.
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The design of a mechanical interlocking frame is much like a mechanical puzzle, but once understood, the principles can be applied to any track and signal arrangement.
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The design of a mechanical interlocking frame is much like a mechanical puzzle, but once understood, the principles can be applied to any track and signal arrangement.
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In the frame are two sets of bars which interact with each other to prevent the operator from making dangerous moves.
are
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In the frame are two sets of bars which interact with each other to prevent the operator from making dangerous moves.
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In the frame are two sets of bars which interact with each other to prevent the operator from making dangerous moves.
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The main set of bars are the `` tappets '' and one tappet is connected to each lever.
are
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[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
If the lever is pulled to clear a signal or move a switch, the tappet moves a short distance lengthwise at the same time.
pulled
{ "name": "pull", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you", "the force used in pulling", "special advantage or influence", "a device used for pulling something", "a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments", "a slow inhalation (as of t...
[ "cause to move by pulling" ]
[ "pull%2:35:00::" ]
If the lever is pulled to clear a signal or move a switch, the tappet moves a short distance lengthwise at the same time.
clear
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[ "make a way or path by removing objects" ]
[ "clear%2:30:09::" ]
If the lever is pulled to clear a signal or move a switch, the tappet moves a short distance lengthwise at the same time.
move
{ "name": "move", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of deciding to do something", "the act of changing your residence or place of business", "a change of position that does not entail a change of location", "the act of changing location from one place to another", "(game) a player's turn to t...
[ "cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense" ]
[ "move%2:38:01::" ]
If the lever is pulled to clear a signal or move a switch, the tappet moves a short distance lengthwise at the same time.
moves
{ "name": "move", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of deciding to do something", "the act of changing your residence or place of business", "a change of position that does not entail a change of location", "the act of changing location from one place to another", "(game) a player's turn to t...
[ "move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion" ]
[ "move%2:38:00::" ]
Close behind the plane of the tappets are the locking bars.
are
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[ "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere" ]
[ "be%2:42:05::" ]
These can also move a short distance but at right angles to the tappets.
move
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[ "move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion" ]
[ "move%2:38:00::" ]
The number of locking bars required depends on how many false moves must be prevented.
required
{ "name": "require", "sense_definitions_list": [ "require as useful, just, or proper", "consider obligatory; request and expect", "make someone do something", "have need of" ] }
[ "require as useful, just, or proper" ]
[ "require%2:42:00::" ]
The number of locking bars required depends on how many false moves must be prevented.
depends on
{ "name": "depend_on", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be contingent on", "put trust in with confidence", "be dependent on, as for support or maintenance" ] }
[ "be contingent on" ]
[ "depend_on%2:42:00::" ]
The number of locking bars required depends on how many false moves must be prevented.
prevented
{ "name": "prevent", "sense_definitions_list": [ "keep from happening or arising; make impossible", "stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state" ] }
[ "keep from happening or arising; make impossible" ]
[ "prevent%2:41:01::" ]
In the sides of the tappets are notches with sloping sides, and connection between the tappets and locking bars consist of cams called `` dogs ''.
are
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[ "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere" ]
[ "be%2:42:05::" ]
In the sides of the tappets are notches with sloping sides, and connection between the tappets and locking bars consist of cams called `` dogs ''.
called
{ "name": "call", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a telephone connection", "a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course", "a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition", "a demand especially in the phrase", "the characteristic sound produced by a bird", ...
[ "assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to" ]
[ "call%2:32:02::" ]
Two or more dogs are mounted on each locking bar.
mounted
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[ "attach to a support" ]
[ "mount%2:35:00::" ]
These slide into and out of the notches in the tappets as the tappets are moved, locking and unlocking them.
slide
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[ "move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner" ]
[ "slide%2:38:01::" ]
These slide into and out of the notches in the tappets as the tappets are moved, locking and unlocking them.
moved
{ "name": "move", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of deciding to do something", "the act of changing your residence or place of business", "a change of position that does not entail a change of location", "the act of changing location from one place to another", "(game) a player's turn to t...
[ "cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense" ]
[ "move%2:38:01::" ]
These slide into and out of the notches in the tappets as the tappets are moved, locking and unlocking them.
locking
{ "name": "lock", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed", "a strand or cluster of hair", "a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun", "enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or...
[ "keep engaged" ]
[ "lock%2:35:01::" ]
These slide into and out of the notches in the tappets as the tappets are moved, locking and unlocking them.
unlocking
{ "name": "unlock", "sense_definitions_list": [ "open the lock of", "set free or release", "become unlocked" ] }
[ "set free or release" ]
[ "unlock%2:35:01::" ]
Here 's how the scheme works : Suppose the operator pulls the lever to clear a particular signal.
works
{ "name": "work", "sense_definitions_list": [ "activity directed toward making or doing something", "a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing", "the occupation for which you are paid", "applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject ...
[ "perform as expected when applied" ]
[ "work%2:35:02::" ]
Here 's how the scheme works : Suppose the operator pulls the lever to clear a particular signal.
Suppose
{ "name": "suppose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "express a supposition", "expect, believe, or suppose", "to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds", "take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand", "require as a necessary antecedent or precondition" ] }
[ "express a supposition" ]
[ "suppose%2:32:00::" ]
Here 's how the scheme works : Suppose the operator pulls the lever to clear a particular signal.
pulls
{ "name": "pull", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you", "the force used in pulling", "special advantage or influence", "a device used for pulling something", "a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments", "a slow inhalation (as of t...
[ "cause to move by pulling" ]
[ "pull%2:35:00::" ]
Here 's how the scheme works : Suppose the operator pulls the lever to clear a particular signal.
clear
{ "name": "clear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the state of being free of suspicion", "a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water", "rid of obstructions", "make a way or path by removing objects", "become clear", "grant authorization or clearance for", "remove", "go u...
[ "make a way or path by removing objects" ]
[ "clear%2:30:09::" ]
This also pulls the tappet connected to the particular lever and forces any dogs seated in the notches to the side, thus moving one or more locking bars.
pulls
{ "name": "pull", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you", "the force used in pulling", "special advantage or influence", "a device used for pulling something", "a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments", "a slow inhalation (as of t...
[ "cause to move by pulling" ]
[ "pull%2:35:00::" ]
This also pulls the tappet connected to the particular lever and forces any dogs seated in the notches to the side, thus moving one or more locking bars.
forces
{ "name": "force", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a powerful effect or influence", "(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity", "physical energy or intensity", "group of people willing to obey orders", "a unit that is part of some military service", "an act of aggre...
[ "move with force," ]
[ "force%2:38:00::" ]
This also pulls the tappet connected to the particular lever and forces any dogs seated in the notches to the side, thus moving one or more locking bars.
moving
{ "name": "move", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of deciding to do something", "the act of changing your residence or place of business", "a change of position that does not entail a change of location", "the act of changing location from one place to another", "(game) a player's turn to t...
[ "cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense" ]
[ "move%2:38:01::" ]
The dogs on the other ends of these locking bars are thus forced into notches in other tappets.
forced
{ "name": "force", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a powerful effect or influence", "(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity", "physical energy or intensity", "group of people willing to obey orders", "a unit that is part of some military service", "an act of aggre...
[ "move with force," ]
[ "force%2:38:00::" ]
By this scheme, pulling one signal to clear locks all the other switch and signal levers in safe positions until the first signal is again restored to normal.
pulling
{ "name": "pull", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you", "the force used in pulling", "special advantage or influence", "a device used for pulling something", "a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments", "a slow inhalation (as of t...
[ "cause to move by pulling" ]
[ "pull%2:35:00::" ]
By this scheme, pulling one signal to clear locks all the other switch and signal levers in safe positions until the first signal is again restored to normal.
locks
{ "name": "lock", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed", "a strand or cluster of hair", "a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun", "enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or...
[ "keep engaged" ]
[ "lock%2:35:01::" ]
By this scheme, pulling one signal to clear locks all the other switch and signal levers in safe positions until the first signal is again restored to normal.
restored
{ "name": "restore", "sense_definitions_list": [ "return to its original or usable and functioning condition", "return to life; get or give new life or energy", "give or bring back", "restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken", "bring back into original existence, us...
[ "return to its original or usable and functioning condition" ]
[ "restore%2:41:01::" ]
Interlocking signals are normally at stop or `` red '' position, and a lever must be pulled to `` clear '' the signal.
are
{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...
[ "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere" ]
[ "be%2:42:05::" ]
Interlocking signals are normally at stop or `` red '' position, and a lever must be pulled to `` clear '' the signal.
pulled
{ "name": "pull", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you", "the force used in pulling", "special advantage or influence", "a device used for pulling something", "a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments", "a slow inhalation (as of t...
[ "cause to move by pulling" ]
[ "pull%2:35:00::" ]
Interlocking signals are normally at stop or `` red '' position, and a lever must be pulled to `` clear '' the signal.
clear
{ "name": "clear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the state of being free of suspicion", "a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water", "rid of obstructions", "make a way or path by removing objects", "become clear", "grant authorization or clearance for", "remove", "go u...
[ "make a way or path by removing objects" ]
[ "clear%2:30:09::" ]
This is not necessarily to green, however, for in some situations only a yellow indication is given to a train to let it into the `` plant ''.
is
{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...
[ "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere" ]
[ "be%2:42:05::" ]
This is not necessarily to green, however, for in some situations only a yellow indication is given to a train to let it into the `` plant ''.
given
{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...
[ "convey or reveal information" ]
[ "give%2:40:07::" ]
This is not necessarily to green, however, for in some situations only a yellow indication is given to a train to let it into the `` plant ''.
let
{ "name": "let", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India", "a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again", "make it possible through a specific a...
[ "make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen" ]
[ "let%2:41:00::" ]
There are other basic rules.
are
{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...
[ "have an existence, be extant" ]
[ "be%2:42:00::" ]
A turnout may have two levers, one to actually move the switch points, the other to lock the points.
have
{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...
[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]
[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
A turnout may have two levers, one to actually move the switch points, the other to lock the points.
move
{ "name": "move", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of deciding to do something", "the act of changing your residence or place of business", "a change of position that does not entail a change of location", "the act of changing location from one place to another", "(game) a player's turn to t...
[ "cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense" ]
[ "move%2:38:01::" ]
A turnout may have two levers, one to actually move the switch points, the other to lock the points.
lock
{ "name": "lock", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed", "a strand or cluster of hair", "a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun", "enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or...
[ "keep engaged" ]
[ "lock%2:35:01::" ]
A signal cannot be cleared until all the related turnouts are properly thrown and locked.
cleared
{ "name": "clear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the state of being free of suspicion", "a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water", "rid of obstructions", "make a way or path by removing objects", "become clear", "grant authorization or clearance for", "remove", "go u...
[ "make a way or path by removing objects" ]
[ "clear%2:30:09::" ]
A signal cannot be cleared until all the related turnouts are properly thrown and locked.
thrown
{ "name": "throw", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)", "a single chance or instance", "the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam", "bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering...
[ "cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation" ]
[ "throw%2:35:01::" ]
A signal cannot be cleared until all the related turnouts are properly thrown and locked.
locked
{ "name": "lock", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed", "a strand or cluster of hair", "a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun", "enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or...
[ "keep engaged" ]
[ "lock%2:35:01::" ]
Such locks are nearly always used where the switch points `` face '' oncoming traffic.
used
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[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]
[ "use%2:34:01::" ]