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This, in turn, comes from a numerical modeling head-set.
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This, in turn, comes from a numerical modeling head-set
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'The eye isn't where it was yesterday,' I yelled back, handing over the controls and putting on my own head-set, in my turn.
Second Wind Francis, Dick 1999
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'Steer zero eight zero, just north of east,' he shouted, giving me instructions while he fished around for his head-set and settled the microphone near his mouth.
Second Wind Francis, Dick 1999
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After another thirty seconds he removed the head-set.
Santorini MacLean, Alistair 1986
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As there was only one head-set on board Ambrose couldn't hear any incoming transmissions, and with the microphone close against my lips I doubted if he could hear over the engine noise anything I sent outward I thought I would delay as long as possible inviting his objections.
Rat Race Francis, Dick 1970
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By the time he'd strapped himself in I had the engine running, my head-set in place, and the radios warming up.
Rat Race Francis, Dick 1970
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He brought out the magnetic brain record, threaded it into the machine and handed the astronomer a head-set.
Skylark Three Hans Waldemar Wessolowski 1927
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Slade held up a hand for silence and pulled his head-set closer about his ears.
El Diablo Brayton Norton 1914
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"There's no trouble about landing troops from the open sea in smooth weather like this," said Palmer, speaking through his head-set.
The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory Cleveland Moffett 1894
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