Stiffening {HEAD ~ the projections} at {TAIL ~ the gap} may enable the force exerted by the ring on the inner component to be distributed more evenly around its circumference 
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Stiffening { HEAD ~ the projections } at { TAIL ~ the gap } may enable the force exerted by the ring on the inner component to be distributed more evenly around its circumference
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