Steel has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
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| 1. | Before pouring cement mixture into forms for a foundation, the work crew securely place an armature of steel bars at a predetermined spacing in order to reinforce the finished building's hardened concrete. If a piece of steel is not long enough to span the required distance, the workers will overlap two pieces and tie them together to form a strong splice. | |
| 2. | Your name was given to us by Mr. Hayashi of Keiyo Steel Corporation. | |
| 3. | Steel production of the year was the highest on record. | |
| 4. | Building the steel factory was a great enterprise. | |
| 5. | The building will be made of concrete on a steel framework. | |
| 6. | Concrete can be reinforced by putting steel bars inside it. | |
| 7. | This steel is stainless. | |
| 8. | Despite a shortage of steel, industrial output has increased by five percent. | |
| 9. | Steel production will increase 2% this month from last month. | |
| 10. | Steel production is estimated to reach 100 million tons this year. |