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high ground

high ground
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    • a position of superiority over opponents or competitors

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    1. It's not that high off the ground.
    2. In the fight to abolish slavery Lincoln knew that he occupied the moral high ground.
    3. In this way you will obtain the benefits of the very high efficiency of heat pumps which concentrate the heat stored in the air, ground or water.
    4. Only applicable to vehicles where the “Seating reference point (‘R’ point) ” of the lowest seat is not more than 700 mm high above the ground level.
    5. Heat pumps have a very high efficiency because they only use energy to concentrate the heat present in the ground, water or air.
    6. The ground and aircraft communication system characteristics and the transmission and reception of bit frames between ground and aircraft communication systems shall comply with the ICAO standards defining the very high frequency digital link, VDL Mode 2, referred to in point 5 of Annex III.
    7. The sample is ground to pass through a 0,5 mm sieve. Samples high in moisture must be either air-dried at a temperature not exceeding 50 oC or freeze dried prior to grinding.
    8. Preference should be given to trees that are clearly visible when standing outside the plot, because the high frequency of the observation may affect the condition of the ground vegetation on the plot.
    9. Long-term contracts (e.g. three-year contracts) have been gaining ground relatively recently, but were, in the years 1997-98, marginal, if not totally non-existent, as would logically be expected in a market that was characterised by high prices.
    10. Ground Proximity Warning System/Terrain Avoidance Warning System. Procedures and instructions required for the avoidance of controlled flight into terrain, including limitations on high rate of descent near the surface (the related training requirements are covered in D.2.1).
    11. Long-term contracts (e.g. three-year contracts) have been gaining ground relatively recently, but were, in the years 1997-98, marginal, if not totally non-existent, as one could logically expect in a market that was characterised by high prices.
    12. ‘Operation of the trans-European high-speed rail system must not cause a level of ground vibrations which is unacceptable for activities and the immediate environment in the vicinity of the infrastructure and in a normal state of maintenance.’
    13. Ground proximity warning system/terrain avoidance warning system. Procedures and instructions required for the avoidance of controlled flight into terrain, including limitations on high rate of descent near the surface (the related training requirements are covered in D.2.1).
    14. Operation of the trans-European high-speed rail system must not cause a level of ground vibrations which is unacceptable for activities and the immediate environment in the vicinity of the infrastructure and in a normal state of maintenance.
    15. should pay particular attention to the potential for ground water contamination, when the active substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil (e.g. soils with neutral or high pH values) and/or climatic conditions;