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What (who) is puts a brake on - definition
BRITISH POLITICIAN (BORN 1962)
Thomas Anthony Brake; Thomas Brake; Thomas A. Brake; Brake, Tom
hand brake
SECONDARY AUTOMOTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM
E-brake; Park brake; Automatic parking brake; Electronic Parking Brake; Hand brake; Railroad hand brake
see <a href="">handbrakea>
Brake balance
THE DISTRIBUTION OF BRAKING FORCE BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES OF A VEHICLE
Brake bias; Brake migration
The brake balance or brake bias of a vehicle is the distribution of brake force at the front and rear tires, and may be given as the percentage distributed to the front brakes (e.g.
Compression release engine brake
MECHANISM OF SOME DIESEL ENGINES
Jake braking; Compression brake; Compression release engine brakes; Jacob brake; Jacob's brake; Jacobs brake; Jake brake; Jake Brake; Compression-release engine brake
A compression release engine brake, compression brake, or decompression brake, frequently called a Jacobs brake or Jake Brake, is an engine braking mechanism installed on some diesel engines. When activated, it opens exhaust valves to the cylinders, right before the compression stroke ends, releasing the compressed gas trapped in the cylinders, and slowing the vehicle.
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Tom Brake
Thomas Anthony Brake (born 6 May 1962) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carshalton and Wallington in London from 1997 to 2019.
He was appointed Director of the cross party pressure group Unlock Democracy in October 2020.
Examples of use of puts a brake on
1. Professor David Kass, from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, who led the study, said: "Sildenafil effectively puts a ‘brake‘ on chemical stimulation of the heart." Earlier research by the same team showed that Viagra can reverse the effects of weakened and enlarged heart muscle in mice.
2. But with just over six months to go before the postal market is open to full competition, the regulator is proposing a pricing regime that starves Royal Mail of investment, denies us flexibility against competitors who can charge what they like and puts a brake on further improvements in quality." He said that the group was facing a 2.5 billion hole in its pension fund and required at least 2 billion in investment into new technology to remain competitive.