‘The significance of independent float is that it is associated solely with one activity and not with a chain of two or more activities.’

‘The independent float of an activity is calculated assuming the worst circumstances.’

‘Fishing floats have always been irresistible bounty for beachcombers.’

‘Through an elaborate maze of nets suspended by floats, fish are channelled into captivity.’

‘Mount the float valve in your reservoir of water at about the level you want the water (the float is adjustable so placement doesn’t have to be perfect).’

‘The most common type of bilge pump switch uses a pivoted float to sense water level.’

‘Among the simplest is a somewhat rough but uniform surface achieved by tooling the finish coat with a sponge float or brush.’

‘Push the grout diagonally across the tile with the float tilted at a 45-degree angle.’

‘The float of the Portuguese Man of War jellyfish acts as a sail which helps it move or swim in water.’

‘I wondered just how many stings I could take, as I anxiously scanned the surface for the float sac of a Portuguese man-of-war.’

‘Also showing new promise, the company put one of its planes on floats - again a nostalgic yet practical match.’

‘The aircraft could be fitted with either land gear or floats and featured manually folding wings.’

‘Edie gasped for breath, giving in to the shakes, hanging on to the float like it was her whole world.’

‘Astronauts are dropped into the training pool wearing space suits, then loaded with weights and floats for buoyancy.’

‘a carnival float’

‘There were many colourful floats, bands and a large number of groups of marchers.’

‘After a couple of minutes the bread was gone, but I’d been engrossed in watching the float so couldn’t decide whether the fish ate the bread or it had sunk or washed away.’

‘On that day, the three rods with the floats produced most of the fish.’

‘Braithwaite milkman Ted Godfrey provided his float for use by children from the Sure Start and school nurseries.’

‘One man grabbed the milkman by the throat and held a three-inch knife to it, while the second man searched in the float for money.’

‘ice-cream floats’

‘When we got to my room, we drank our floats, talking for awhile.’

‘When the driver got out to adjust it, the group stole his till float containing £25 and slammed his hand in the driver’s cab door.’

‘Are Brighton’s beggars now carrying a float so they can give out change to people like me?’

‘he floated the kick into the net’

‘Martin Keating floated a high ball into the square.’

‘a policy of letting the pound float’

‘The new system is similar to Singapore’s managed ‘basket, band and crawl’ model in which currency floats within a set policy band.’

‘the notion was floating around Capitol Hill’

‘As a counter to a lot of misinformation floating about, the company offers nine reasons to be skeptical of press reports about medical breakthroughs.’

‘The market should decide the value of currencies, according to this view, and the correct exchange policy was to float the national currency.’

‘And even if China were to float its currency, it likely would do no better than slow the export of jobs to China.’

‘fragments of chipped cartilage floated in the joint’

‘I felt a thrill of excitement as I floated weightless, suspended over the void.’

‘trees were felled and floated downstream’

‘They were concerned that the buoyant forces of the concrete against the bottom forms would float the drains out of position.’

‘Araminta floated down the stairs’

‘She was floating between bowls of chips, bags of candy that had been ripped open and boxes of colourfully wrapped chocolate bars.’

‘clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky’

‘Dad’s voice floated up the stairs, disturbing our secret rendezvous.’

‘For these two reasons - raising capital and releasing equity in the business - the directors may decide to float their company on the stock market.’

‘Alternatively, investors can hold on to the warrant until the company is floated or sold.’

‘Controversial plans to allow voters to veto inflation-busting council tax rises were floated yesterday by an ex-Labour Cabinet Minister.’

‘Two years ago the Scoliosis Association approached him to become a patron of the charity, and floated the idea for this exhibition.’

‘she relaxed, floating gently in the water’

‘It was discovered floating near a weir opposite the Nicholls Brasseries at 7.15 am.’