Word: bailing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...President announced his decision just hours after the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington turned down Libby's request to remain free on bail while he appealed his March conviction. Libby will now go free, but the court will still play a role in the case, since Libby is expected to pursue his appeal. If he loses, Bush could pardon him, though that possibility has not been mentioned publicly by anyone at the White House or in Libby's camp...
...unlikely event things grow even worse aloft, all 10 crew members would be able to bail out easily. The shuttle can leave at pretty much any time, and a Russian return vehicle is always kept attached to the station - not as roomy or comfortable as the shuttle perhaps, but plenty good for jumping overboard and making a quick plunge back to Earth...
...high, and so their radiation detection badges were quietly put away in office drawers so they wouldn't lose their jobs or be transferred to lower-paying positions. They told of seeing an orange cloud surrounding a building following an accident; of routine radioactive material spills where everyone would "bail" from a building and then have to return to mop things up. They told of 55-gallon drums of vile materials exploding and an individual who single-handedly entered a room wearing just a face mask to turn off a valve where radioactive material was spewing forth, suffering burns...
...host of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”, was arrested in L.A. last Saturday morning for driving under the influence. The 41-year-old carpenter (remember Trading Spaces?) was found to have a blood alcohol concentration of 0.14 and was later released on a $5,000 bail. He issued a public apology soon after and already a petition is circulating to protect his job. But honestly, if you had to build houses every week for a family of sixteen Moldavian refugees whose parents died in a freak gasoline fight, you’d probably be hitting...
...great to see him come in there,” Brown said, “bail me out there, and come out and shove the last few innings...