Because most diesel failures can be traced to electrical faults, minor in themselves but often difficult to pin-point, any unscheduled halt during a trial run is often the signal for the frenzied unfolding of wiring diagrams and the appearance of an impressive array of voltmeters and circuit testers.

Like many another man of latent gifts, he underwent the discipline of purely wasted years undiscovering and undiscovered […]

Originally, computers' attempts at making music were recognizable by their beeps and boops and weird swoops.

They solve problems on explicit state space form, x = f(t,x), if the user defines a Fortranlike procedure which calculates f(t,x).