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