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Word: brine (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Mehra, a native of India, played his first match for the Crimson yesterday. He didn't bring his clubs with him to Cambridge but had to go out and buy a set at Brine's on Monday, with which he proceeded to qualify for yesterday's match...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Linksters Gun by Providence at TCC | 4/25/1979 | See Source »

...Concepción, some 80 miles north of the Dominican Republic. With his research partner, Jack Haskins, 44, the jubilant diver surfaced last week in New York City to face the press amid speculation that a salvage operation could yield up to $40 million worth of booty from the brine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Treasure of Silver Shoals | 1/15/1979 | See Source »

...jaded seek an easy lay. Where everyone wears a swimsuit during the day but nobody spends much time in the water. The smell of coconut oil on the beach almost equals the smell of salt spray; the taste of beer touches far more tongues than that of brine. The ocean is just an excuse...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Manifest Destiny: | 4/6/1978 | See Source »

Other sticky problems will challenge the engineers and designers. Sand will probably have to be screened out by costly stainless-steel filters at the bottom of each well. The corrosive quality and high temperature and pressure of the brine will demand specially designed piping, valves and moving machinery. The exhaust water will have to be pumped back into the earth to avoid turning the area into a swamp. The economics will look more encouraging, however, if Congress adopts a provision now in a pending tax bill that will allow a tax credit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Energy: Giant Gas Gusher in Louisiana | 12/5/1977 | See Source »

...believed to exist in at least 45 countries, including those in Western Europe and in the deltas of the Nile, Ganges and Niger rivers. Wells drilled into geopressured zones could supply fresh water as well as energy. At atmospheric pressure the hot water flashes into steam and concentrated brine. The steam can be condensed into pure drinking water, which in desert regions is almost as precious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Energy: Giant Gas Gusher in Louisiana | 12/5/1977 | See Source »

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