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  • This, in turn, comes from a numerical modeling head-set.

    Monbiot v Monckton « Climate Audit 2006

  • This, in turn, comes from a numerical modeling head-set

    Monbiot v Monckton « Climate Audit 2006

  • '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

  • '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

  • After another thirty seconds he removed the head-set.

    Santorini MacLean, Alistair 1986

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Slade held up a hand for silence and pulled his head-set closer about his ears.

    El Diablo Brayton Norton 1914

  • "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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