lagging - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • remove: He worked dismantling pipes lagged with asbestos and on land removing asbestos lagging.
  • apply: Alan will have completed the cladding repairs by early October and this will enable us to begin the unpleasant task of applying the lagging.
  • use: This helps manage underbonnet temperatures without using lagging which can lead to corrosion.

Adjective modifier

  • old: Knocking off old lagging does not fit within any of them as readily as does mixing asbestos to form new lagging.

Preposition: on

  • boiler: He was employed by the Trust and during that employment he was exposed to asbestos in the lagging on the boilers.

Modifies a noun

  • indicator: We have been too keen for too long at measuring lagging indicators of shareholder value.
  • region: RTD is perhaps worth singling out because it is crucial to the transformations required of a lagging region like Northern Ireland.
  • behind: We should make it an educational process, rather than a ' speed camera ' attitude to those lagging behind.
  • jacket: In addition to this, buying a lagging jacket for your hot water cylinder will make it far more efficient.
  • material: It is designed for indoor or outdoor applications where a " one shot " integral acoustic lagging material is required.
  • factor: In addition to this the lagging power factor ensures that the devices in the inverter still turn on with zero voltage across them.

Preposition: of

  • pipe: Fourth, the Factory Inspectorate did not think that the regulations applied to the steel industry or the lagging of pipes.

Noun used with modifier

  • asbestos: He worked dismantling pipes lagged with asbestos and on land removing asbestos lagging.
  • pipe: The pipe lagging would have to be attached to each bottle on the day.
  • boiler: Cladding A thin covering, usually of sheet metal, over a steam-locomotive's boiler lagging.
  • loft: Line the walls of this area with loft lagging.
  • cylinder: Cylinder lagging, trunk guide crankshaft brackets ( but not bearing housings ), and flywheel: - maroon.
  • foam: Most modern cylinders come with foam lagging bonded on to the outside of the cylinder.

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