be locked in

BACK in August, Europe and America seemed to be locked in a downward spiral toward recession.

Where valves must be locked out for safety reasons, valve can be locked in the open or closed position.

The city seems to be locked in a death spiral.

Even trying to order it brings the threat that you will be locked in the cellar for life.

Then why are many business willing to be "locked in" a "low-backward" institution of the family business?

When she comes to you, her eyes will inevitably meet yours, and you'll be locked in eye contact.

Drive pins shall be locked in place to provide a strong and rigid disc-to-shaft connection.

Because Terak died before returning the ring, Charal may be locked in her animal form.

Even though homeowners who refinanced at low rates would be "locked in" , there would be nasty consequences from rising rates.

Traditionally, the young are used to doing what they are told, but then their ideas would be locked in their brain and not heard.

When a secondary index is to be created or dropped, the table will be locked in shared mode.

Some might still be locked in aquifers and other form. ations beneath the surface.

However, for security reasons, the main entrance will be locked in certain periods of time, residents should use their own key for access.

This all-plastic kit, permanently mounted on a valve, may be locked in the on or off valve position.

When you alter the clustered index of a table, however, the table must be locked in exclusive mode, because the data must be copied.

Those Queen bees which just break out from the cocoons will temporarily be locked in this queen cage. And it's one in a cage! !

If conventional technologies are used, both China and the EU will be locked in a high-carbon development model, the report warns.

This will soon be locked in epoxy putty, the bends in the wire will keep the wires from coming loose and turning.

Headstock can be moved along this arm and can be locked in any position.

Even if users have a copy of their data, it can still be locked in if it's in a proprietary format.

They thought we had to be locked in, in order to guarantee that we would all be on track.

Soon the northern lands will be locked in the cold of the polar night.

In order to prevent deadlock, sysMutexes can only be locked in increasing rank order.

the food will be locked in the box.

And the Harvard basketball players will be locked in the library instead of pulling off a Cinderella upset.

shoes like these should not be locked in a closet

And will be locked in a case without any keys

Be locked in a cell