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
As to simplicity of construction," he adds, "small liability to get out of order, economy of repairs, and ease to the road, I fully believe Mr. Baldwin's engines stand unrivalled.
From Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives Baldwin Locomotive Works by Matthew Baird
It is always liable to get out of order, and from the very nature of its construction must be an inartistic object.
From Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition by Christopher Dresser
Everything works like a clock that is never allowed to run down or get out of order.
From Harper's Young People, January 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
