honor system
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of honor system
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
Example Sentences
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With the cost of raw materials like steel soaring, these robots become cheaper and quicker to deploy than automated conveyor systems.
From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2022
There are the structures of coalmining, mineheads perched on near-cliffs and long-legged conveyor systems that recall the inventions of HG Wells or the Walking Cities of the 1960s architectural group Archigram.
From The Guardian • Jul. 28, 2018
Just seeing him made Art's brain whir with plans for conveyor systems, luggage escalators, cart dispensers.
From Eastern Standard Tribe by Doctorow, Cory
Automatic control components—used as proximity switches, plugs, valves, cylinders; other components already are an integral part of industrial conveyor systems.
From The Practical Values of Space Exploration Report of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics.
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