Karzai has long tried to bring elements of the Taliban to the negotiating table.
From the dailyherald.com
It is possible the government is reaching out to the former government elements.
From the cnn.com
Awnings provide protection from the elements, and they can add curb appeal, too.
From the kentucky.com
Brian and Landon are not the only non-genetic elements in this family casserole.
From the news-journalonline.com
Could some elements be integrated into the militia, or the Afghan national army?
From the us.cnn.com
However, two elements may have influenced primary results of the study, he said.
From the sciencedaily.com
So, no, we don't in fact face an actual shortage of atoms of the right elements.
From the forbes.com
Among the few remaining elements are two flowering pear trees near the entrance.
From the sfgate.com
Researchers are using cluster analysis to mine flight data for unusual elements.
From the nzherald.co.nz
More examples
Component: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"
Component: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
Chemical element: any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
The most favorable environment for a plant or animal; "water is the element of fishes"
One of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements"
The situation in which you are happiest and most effective; "in your element"
In category theory, the concept of an element, or a point, generalizes the more usual set theoretic concept of an element of a set to an object of any category. ...
A chemical element is a pure chemical substance consisting of one type of atom distinguished by its atomic number, which is the number of protons in its nucleus. Common examples of elements are iron, copper, silver, gold, hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen. ...
An element of a crime (collectively called elements of crime) is a basic set of common law principles regarding criminal liability that, with few exceptions, constitute the essential elements to prove that the defendant committed a crime under United States law. ...