seatback, mains, set oneself up as

Those Seatback Screens on Planes Are Starting to Disappear

By MARTHA C. WHITE

They may keep passengers happy, but the entertainment systems are expensive and add bulk and weight to the seats. Plus, travelers are bringing their own devices.

Tax Law Offers a Carrot to Gig Workers. But It May Have Costs.

By NOAM SCHEIBER

A 20 percent tax deduction for setting oneself up as a business could reward severing formal employment relationships but erode benefits and security.

21st-Century Repairman: The Robot in the Gas Main

By JAMES BARRON

Con Edison is using Cisbot for work beneath the streets. It crawls through gas mains, reducing the need to rip up pavement and disrupt neighborhoods.

set oneself up as

PHRASAL VERB

• 1Establish oneself in (a particular occupation)

  ‘she set herself up as an acupuncturist in Leamington’

  1. 1.1 Claim to be or act like a specified kind of person.
     ‘he set himself up as a crusader for higher press and broadcasting standards’

Mains may refer to:

• Mains electricity ("line power" in the United States)
• Mains power around the world
• Electricity transmission
• Public utility, "mains services", including electricity, natural gas, water, and sewage disposal

名詞

mains ‎(uncountable)

1. (chiefly Britain) The domestic electrical power supply.

   I plugged it into the mains and it blew up!

2. The pipes of a centralized water supply that transport the water to individual buildings.
3. (Scotland) The farm attached to a mansion house.