By cutting into the upper part of this space, and slightly displacing the Sternocleidomastoideus, the common carotid artery may be tied below the Omohyoideus.

Also, when the train encounters a bend, the wheelset displaces laterally slightly, so that the outer wheel speeds up (linearly) and the inner wheel slows down, causing the train to turn the corner.

In order to prevent ghosting (the repeat of a faint image displaced slightly from the original), the twin-lead had to be twisted a full turn every 30 centimeters or so in its route from the antenna to the TV set.

But he hadn't jumped physically; he had left the scene, then returned to it slightly displaced.

Material for this subduction was provided by a ridge equivalent to the modern East Pacific Rise slightly displaced to the west of the trench.

The Department of Transportation placed the zero milepost at a highway connection point slightly displaced from the beginning of the route.

At the Cox residence along Highway 25, the house was completely swept away, and the concrete foundation slab was pulled up out of the ground and displaced slightly, with a large chunk completely missing near the center.

By the morning of July 13, banding features and outflow were present all around the storm, but wind shear managed to keep the center of Elida slightly displaced from the deepest convection.