radius of action
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As oxytocin comes into sharper focus, its social radius of action turns out to have definite limits.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2011
The carrying-loads of air vessels and their radius of action are also limited.
From Time Magazine Archive
The effective radius of action would be small�1,000 yds. or so�because neutrons are rapidly absorbed by the surrounding air.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lightly armored, many of the cruisers sacrifice radius of action for speed as high as 40 knots for the light types.
From Time Magazine Archive
In order to endow the boat with a wide radius of action a storage battery was provided.
From Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)
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