1.   I was using stiffer rods and he was using softer ones.

2.   The latter is calibrated in centimetres, but most people will probably only use the rod as a rough guide.

3.   And the Old Testament is full of advice about how rods should be used.

4.   Eventually, Nye uses a rod with a small wire snare on the end to hold the birds.

5.   Farquharson still could use a rod and reel before the invention of his tool system.

6.   Helmeted rescue workers used iron rods to pry slabs of concrete and metal, searching for survivors.

7.   It uses nanosized rods of a semiconducting material embedded in a thin layer of organic polymer that is in turn sandwiched between two electrodes.

8.   Simmons uses the rod as a teaching tool, but longer ones could hang curtains.

9.   Steel wire rods are used in the making of concrete, nails, bolts, auto parts, furniture and various other products.

10.   The balance is achieved in most cases using control rods that must be physically raised or lowered inside the reactor to absorb some of the neutrons.