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sawTool for cutting solid materials to prescribed lengths or shapes. Most saws take the form of a thin metal strip with teeth on one edge or a thin metal disk with teeth on the edge. The teeth are usually set to alternate sides so that the kerf (groove) cut by the saw is wider than the thickness of the saw; the saw blade can thus move freely in the groove without binding. Thin-strip saws are used in various ways in both hand and machine operations; circular, or disk, saws are always machine powered (see sawing machine, machine tool). saw 1. any of various hand tools for cutting wood, metal, etc., having a blade with teeth along one edge 2. any of various machines or devices for cutting by use of a toothed blade, such as a power-driven circular toothed wheel or toothed band of metal How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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John Sawers, British Prime Minister Tony Blair's special envoy for Iraq, justified the plan on the basis that Iraq's political culture was "too weak" for democracy. Changes were strengthened when women pursuing feminist objectives became established in bureaucracies and service delivery organisations (CDCSH, 1989; Grey, 1998; Palmer & Short, 1996; Sawer, 1990, 1991; Sawer & Simms, 1993; van Acker, 2001). Speakers will include Fru Maj Britt Theorin, Chair of the European Union Committee on Women's Rights, Univeristy of Melbourne Associate Professor Verity Burgman and Professor Marian Sawer from the Australian National University. |
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