These bolts may be tightened to the desired initial high pre-tension so that the connected parts are tightly held together between the bolts and nut heads without any slip at the interface.

… in bathing costumes they unrigged the boat, put away the sails, and got her up to her resting place upon the dry sand of the beach.

He made his point statistically.

Anna and I are just messing about; this isn't going to last.