Fingertip samples are usually too small for a reliable reading.

"And I can't get a reliable reading on any quantum resonance signatures."

I've been saving the information until I had a full and reliable reading on it.

The gun won't return reliable readings at all if the intensity of the display is too low.

Furthermore, it is difficult to get reliable readings on very small leaf plants such as immature rice and wheat.

Justice Department officials say it would provide a more reliable reading of whether someone was armed than the current versions.

Up close, I think the extra power and tight focus will give us relatively reliable readings, at least for small areas.

In the case of glass and plastic tubes you can simply view the float position to get a reliable reading of the flow rate.

But they emphasized that safety rules required reliable readings on such crucial systems before the ship would be allowed to roar aloft.

A reliable reading on the economy's basic momentum, economists say, probably will not be available until May data start to come in.