1.   A linguistic element carries meaning to the extent that it is selected.

2.   Since the moving element does not carry current, it is not susceptible to overload damage.

3.   His approach enabled Cooper and his colleagues to determine which elements in speech carried the information needed for understanding.

4.   In an interview before her meeting with Tjio, she acknowledged that movie companies were cautious about sadomasochism but said that this element did not carry the film.

5.   No single element can totally carry an otherwise shaky package.

6.   Over the next weeks, the commissioners must determine how much weight the various elements will carry.