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elevation in the Christian Church, the raising of the consecrated elements for adoration at Mass.
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RESIDENTIAL ELEVATORS AN UP-AND-COMING ADDITION.(REAL ESTATE WEEKLY)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 11/30/2002; 700+ words
; ...founded Outer Banks Elevator in 1990, he...about a dozen elevators a year. Since...inspecting public elevators and amusement...000 public elevator inspections annually...before having an elevator installed. "All elevators are not ali
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Elevators to be fixed due to glitches,expired permits
News Wire article from: University Wire; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...The California Elevator Safety Code mandates...to inspect all 42 elevators on campus each year...three weeks. All elevators have communication...can be used if an elevator gets stuck. "The...myths surrounding elevators may even contribute...Johnson, pushing an elevator button ...
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 "Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH)")
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Elevator's brake fails state test.
Newspaper article from: Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH); 11/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...was replaced on that elevator. Elevators remain closed in Stradley...doors were open as the elevator descended on Oct. 20. Elevators are engineered so that...Elevator, which made the elevator and maintained OSU elevators before Oct. 1; and...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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ELEVATOR DEATH TRIGGERS SCRUTINY.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 1/24/2007; 700+ words
; ...strongly that its elevators are safe. Otis Elevator Co., which serviced...State's dormitory elevators through September...involved one or more elevators that were stuck...Reports that involved an elevator not working or not...
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Elevator vandalism squad. (New York City's Elevator Vandalism Squad)
Magazine article from: The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin; 6/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...number of apparent elevator vandalism cases...some New York City elevators to come to a halt...crimes that occur on elevators, such as robberies...estimated cost of elevator vandalism in New...unsafe access to elevator shafts. In addition...investigations that involve elevators, and ...
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Elevators.(PAST, PRESENT, & FUTURE)
Magazine article from: Buildings; 2/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...and hydraulic elevators. And, wherever there was an elevator, there was an...Destination-oriented elevators eliminate control buttons in elevator cars; instead...Shift from using elevator operators to operator-less elevators. Leah B. Garris...
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RESIDENTIAL ELEVATORS AN UP-AND-COMING ADDITION TO HOMES.(CAROLINA COAST)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 11/8/2002; 700+ words
; ...founded Outer Banks Elevator in 1990, he...about a dozen elevators a year. Since...inspecting public elevators and amusement...000 public elevator inspections annually...before having an elevator installed. "All elevators are not alike
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Elevators Are the Next Step Up; Conversions Gain in Popularity For Aging or Infirm Homeowners
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/25/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...unthinkable. Elevator manufacturers...of residential elevators has increased...spokesman for Otis Elevator Co., the world...manufacturer of elevators. The company...quiet in newer elevators and the elevator entry looks like...
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 "The Moscow Times (Russia)")
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Elevator Industry Seeks a Lift, THE MOSCOW TIMES
Newspaper article from: The Moscow Times (Russia); 8/4/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...s 400,000 elevators need to be replaced...the national elevator market at...000 to 1,500 elevators per year. However, like all elevator-production...equipped with its elevators. Vladimir Glumov...the Central Elevator Design and Construction...
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 "The St. Petersburg Times (Russia)")
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Elevator Industry Facing Rising Charges, THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
Newspaper article from: The St. Petersburg Times (Russia); 8/4/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...state-owned elevator-service company, damage to elevators costs the city...000 to 1,500 elevators per year. However, like all elevator-production companies...apartment blocks, elevators produced by Shcherbinsky Elevator Pla
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Elevator
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...equipped with an elevator would also have...Second, hydraulic elevators were severely...opening if the elevator is not present. Most elevators are equipped...escape if an elevator becomes stuck...floors. Design Elevators themselves are...
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Elevators
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...stopping. Later, when elevators were installed in...installed for the elevator. Almost all hoists or elevators functioned by winding...skills needed by the elevator operator. These systems...automatic landing of the elevators at f
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Elevators, Grain
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...ELEVATORS, GRAIN ELEVATORS, GRAIN. Unlike...inventor of the grain elevator, Oliver Evans...called a "grain elevator." This technology...Mississippi boasted elevators at each station...control of grain elevators with government...technical advances in elevator construction...
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Otis Elevator Company, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...SICs: 3534 Elevators and Moving Stairways Otis Elevator Company, Inc...economical hydraulic elevator. During 1880...orders to install elevators in the Capitol...improvements in Otis elevators. In 1915 the...allowed the elevator platform to...
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Space Elevators
Book article from: Space Sciences
...half of the Earth Orbiting Elevator cable is selected so that...A Comparison of the Two Elevators The differences between the two elevators can be visualized as variations...Earth Surface to Geo Space Elevator is an Indian rope that hangs...
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