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||**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

|---|---|---|---|

|**back (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|REAR (adj)|DISCONNECT THE
CABLE FROM THE
REAR SIDE OF THE
INSTRUMENT.|Disconnect the cable
from the back side of
the instrument.|
|**BACK (adv)**|To an initial condition|MOVE THE ENGINE
THROTTLE BACK TO
60% RPM.||
|**back (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|REAR (n)|THE CONTROL UNIT IS
AT THE REAR.|The control unit is at the
back.|
|**back and forth**
**(adv)**|DIRECTION (n)|MOVE THE SLEEVE IN
THE PISTON TO ONE
DIRECTION AND THEN
BACK AGAIN.|Move the sleeve back
and forth in the piston.|
|**back off (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|LOOSEN (v)|DO NOT LOOSEN THE
NUT TO ALIGN IT.|Do not back off the nut
to obtain alignment.|
|**backup (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|EMERGENCY (n)|IN AN EMERGENCY,
THE ONE-SHOT
BATTERY SUPPLIES
DC POWER.|The one-shot battery is
a backup for the DC
electrical supply.|
|||AUXILIARY (adj)|USE AUXILIARY
SCREWS TO
ASSEMBLE THE UNIT
TEMPORARILY.|Use some screws as a
backup to assemble the
unit temporarily.|
|**backward (adv) — UNNAPPROVED**|REARWARD (adv)|MOVE THE LEVER
REARWARD.|Move the lever
backward.|
|**BAD (adj)**
**(WORSE,**
**WORST)**|Not satisfactory
Do not use this
word if more
accurate and
clear words are
available.|REFER TO CHAPTER 6
FOR INSTRUCTIONS
ABOUT HOW TO PARK
IN BAD WEATHER
CONDITIONS.||
||||IF THE LENGTH OF
THE CRACK IS MORE
THAN THE PERMITTED
LIMIT, REPLACE THE
PART.|If the crack is bad,
replace the part.|

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||**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

|---|---|---|---|

|**badly (adv) — UNNAPPROVED**|INCORRECTLY (adv)|IF THE SLEEVE IS
INCORRECTLY
ATTACHED, ADJUST
IT.|If the sleeve is badly
attached, adjust it.|
|||UNSATISFACTORILY
(adv)|DISCARD ALL SEALS
WHICH ARE
UNSATISFACTORILY
BONDED.|Discard all seals which
are badly bonded.|
|||DECREASE (v)|FUEL LEAKS CAN
DECREASE ENGINE
PERFORMANCE.|A fuel leak can cause
the engine to operate
badly.|
|**BALANCE (v),**
**BALANCES,**
**BALANCED,**
**BALANCED**|To make equal|BALANCE THE
ELECTRICAL LOADS
ON EACH
GENERATOR.||
|**bank (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|BANK (TN)|THE V-BARS GIVE THE
INDICATION FOR A
BANK.|The V-BARS indicate
the command to bank.|
|**BARE (adj)**|Without a surface layer
or protection|BARE METAL
SURFACES ARE
USUALLY
SATISFACTORY FOR
AN ELECTRICAL
BOND.||
|**bared (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|BARE (adj)|GIVE TEMPORARY
PROTECTION TO
AREAS OF BARE
METAL.|Give temporary
protection to areas of
bared metal.|
|**base (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|BOTTOM (n)|MAKE SURE THAT THE
TWO SPIGOTS AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE UNIT
ENGAGE.|Make sure that the two
spigots at the base of
the unit engage.|
|**base (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|USE (v)|USE THE TORQUE
VALUES GIVEN IN
CHAPTER 10.|Base the torque values
on those given in
Chapter 10.|
|**BASIC (adj)**|Approved minimum|THIS MODIFICATION
CHANGES THE BASIC
CONFIGURATION OF
THE SYSTEM.||

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**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

|---|---|---|---|

|**BE (v),**
**IS, WAS,**
**(also ARE, WERE)**
No other verb
forms.|1.
To occur, exist|IF THERE IS
CORROSION ON THE
PUMP VANES,
REPLACE THE PUMP.||
|||2. To have a property,
to be equal to|ACID SOLUTIONS ARE
DANGEROUS.||
|**BECAUSE (conj)**|As a result of|BECAUSE THE FLUID
LEVEL IS INCORRECT,
THE SYSTEM WILL
NOT OPERATE.||
|**BECAUSE OF**
**(prep)**|As a result of|IF YOU CANNOT
REMOVE A BOLT
BECAUSE OF
CORROSION, APPLY
PENETRATING OIL.||
|**BECOME (v),**
**BECOMES,**
**BECAME**
No other verb
forms.|To come to be|THE SCREEN
BECOMES
AVAILABLE.||
|**BEFORE (conj)**|That precedes a
specified time,
sequence, or operation|BEFORE YOU
DISCONNECT THE
COMPONENTS,
BLEED THE SYSTEM.||
|**BEFORE (prep)**|That precedes a
specified time,
sequence, or operation|THE BAR MOVES
DOWN BEFORE
20 SECONDS.||
|**begin (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|START (v)|INCREASE THE
PRESSURE UNTIL
THE FLOW STARTS
AGAIN.|Increase pressure until the
flow begins again.|

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||**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

|---|---|---|---|

|**beginning (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|START (n)|YOU CAN GET SLOW
MOVEMENT AT THE
START.|You can get slow
movement at the
beginning.|
|||SOURCE (n)|FIND THE SOURCE OF
THE FUEL LEAKAGE.|Find the beginning of the
fuel leak.|
|||START (v)|WHEN THE LEVER
STARTS TO MOVE,
THE MICROSWITCH
OPERATES.|At the beginning of the
lever movement, the
microswitch will operate.|
|**BEHIND (prep)**|In a position at the rear
of|THE PUMP IS
INSTALLED BEHIND
THE HYDRAULIC
MOTOR.||
|**below (adv) — UNNAPPROVED**|FOLLOW (v)|OBEY THE SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS THAT
FOLLOW:|Obey the safety
precautions below:|
|||THESE (adj)|OBEY THESE SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS:|Obey the safety
precautions below:|
|**BELOW (prep)**|In (or to) a position
farther down than
something|THE DATE IS
WRITTEN BELOW THE
CYLINDER NECK.||
|For other
meanings, use||||
|||LESS THAN|MAKE SURE THAT
THE DIAMETER OF
THE HOLE IS LESS
THAN THE SPECIFIED
VALUE.|Make sure that the
diameter of the hole is
below the specified value.|
|**BEND (n)**|The area where
something is bent|EXAMINE THE BENDS
FOR CRACKS.||
|**BEND (v),**
**BENDS,**
**BENT,**
**BENT**|To change or cause to
change from straight to
curved|BEND THE PIPE
CAREFULLY.||
||||THESE PARTS CAN
EASILY BEND, BREAK
OR BECOME
INCORRECTLY
ALIGNED.||
|**beneath (prep) — UNNAPPROVED**|BELOW (prep)|PUT THE JACK
BELOW THE AXLE.|Put the jack beneath the
axle.|
