At the contact where two tectonic plates slip past each other every section must eventually slip, as (in the long-term) none get left behind.

The next time the earth's giant tectonic plates slip a few yards, both people and property may be at far greater risk.

The braking action causes the individual plates to 'slip' forwards allowing a calculation of braking force to be made.

When she closed the shield relay manually, the heavy plates slipped back into the hull.

Over-torque will cause the plates to slip.

Sooner or later, a little plate of goodness will slip through the slot in the wall, destined for your table.

Occasionally, however, the tectonic plate suddenly slips a much greater distance, resulting in an earthquake.

THE tectonic plates of Soviet politics are slipping.

When the plate finally slips, the 500 years of stored energy are released in a massive earthquake.