get out of order
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Carry our discoveries to the utmost limit, man is still a machine that will get out of order, will be injured and will ultimately wear out.
From Time Magazine Archive
Should the control system itself get out of order, all trains in the block would be automatically stopped.
From Time Magazine Archive
No Hinges or Clips to get out of order.
The simplicity of the mechanism leaves little to get out of order, and the entire absence of travelling gear, such as supporting rollers, is a valuable feature.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various
One of the strongest arguments against intricacy in telephone apparatus is its greater initial cost, its greater cost of maintenance, and its liability to get out of order.
From Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by McMeen, Samuel
