Example Sentences

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By incorporating completed pieces like headwalls, construction managers don’t need to source, order and manage each subcomponent, which means they can hire fewer workers with specialized skills, Mr. Flynn said.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2022

Businesses in the utilities industry reported they were "still seeing raw material subcomponent shortages, transportation delays and price increases."

From Reuters • Apr. 5, 2022

The Institute for Supply Management’s employment index, a subcomponent of its survey of manufacturers, pulled back a bit in June, but was still at a level indicating healthy job creation.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2018

At DHS, among its 292 subcomponent rankings, Secret Service landed at 265, Immigration and Customs Enforcement at 288 and the Transportation Security Administration at 292.

From Washington Post • May 3, 2013

If a user quibbled with a certain portion, the standards made it possible to pull out an individual subcomponent and either fix it or replace it with something better.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam