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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As they form under the forces of surface tension , they drag the silk into little bundles within them.
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Excess water lowers the surface tension and makes the clay soft and weak.
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Similarly an insect walking on the surface of a pond would have gravity counteracted by the surface tension of the water.
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The cup was so full, the coffee bulged with surface tension .
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The goal is to create a firm surface tension that allows the bread to rise without spreading out sideways.
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The jersey, which was extra small, had shoulder straps that were hanging on by surface tension and willpower.
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The substances are immiscible, and the surface tension between them draws the oil into the thinnest possible film upon the surface.
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This reduces surface tension allowing a better oxygen mixture therefore making the fuel easier to burn.