Bed rock
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Bed´ rock´
| 1. | (Mining) The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Nor was this difficult, as she was soon to learn, for it rapidly became evident that beneath the uncouth savagery of the girl was a bed rock of innate refinement--a nicety of taste and predilection that quite equaled that of her instructor.
"However, there are many open pits that have previously mined gold from the bed rock and our recent field work has shown us thick zones up to 50m of intensely brecciated and veined rocks with substantial alteration zones.
The piling project covered the 107 bored and cast in situ pile anchored more than 1300 m in bed rock upon which the 3 towers of TRI ZEN was founded upon.
'We anticipate a huge addition to that beyond 2020,' Tan said, adding the business-process outsourcing (BPO) industry, which served as the bed rock of its growth over the past decade, continues to grow.
To him, education is the bed rock to a meaningful life, hence, his presenting mathematical sets to BECE candidates every year in the Oda Constituency.
Gladiator Rubicon models are equipped with signature red tow hooks, Rock-Trac[R] 4x4 system, featuring a two-speed transfer case with a 4:1 low-range gear ratio, front and rear heavy-duty Dana 44 axles, Tru-Lok[R] electric front- and rear-axle lockers, segment-exclusive electronic sway bar disconnect, cab and bed rock rails and standard 33-inch Falken Wildpeak All-Terrain off-road tires.
For the past 10 years I have been travelling to work via South Cosland, along Intake, bumping and juddering along, watching the bed rock appear.
The overall bed rock strength is designated as R5 at Tunnel inlet and R3 at Tunnel outlet on manual index test respectively, and hence shows suitable lithologies at Tunnel inlet comparted to Tunnel outlet.
Haleeb uses world-class dairy processing methods with quality being the bed rock of Haleeb's foundation.
Aquifer is a layer of water-bearing the bed rock. Under safe groundwater pumping levels, arsenic remains within the clay.
To ensure Red Hat is still a key open source player in the coming 25 years, Miles believes maintaining the value of subscription is vital to the "bed rock" of the company's overall vision.
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