Word: causticity
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...Bhopal plant had two safety devices that would operate automatically in case a tank ruptured. The first was a scrubber that would neutralize the highly reactive gas by treating it with caustic soda. If the scrubber failed to do the job, another mechanism would ignite the gas and burn it off in the air harmlessly before it could do much damage...
...Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live kicks the album off in high style and even higher spirits. The music is all rhythmic rush, and the songs-most of them original compositions by Scott Kempner-combine street smarts with some angry political savvy, as in the caustic Mercenary. There are echoes of the Band here, and of Creedence Clearwater Revival and the Byrds, but the Del-Lords are assimilators, not imitators, and they have been listening to some of the best. If they keep on this way, they may even step up into that kind of smart company before...
...Souther: Home by Dawn (Warner Bros.). Smooth ballads and caustic rockers about misfired romance and misguided adventure by one of the most adept exponents of what has come to be known, somewhat derisively, as "the L.A. sound." Back in the mid-'70s, Los Angeles was the capital of cool, and Souther and the Eagles were the cornerstones of close harmony and acrid social observation. Punk and new wave blew this kind of music out of the water, or at least seemed to. But the substance of new wave could not always keep pace with the style, which...
...journalist who accompanied her on a trip a few years ago remembers how Mrs. Gandhi, when she visited a group of Harijan (untouchable) women who had been raped by men of a higher caste, sat down on the ground and listened to their stories. But she could be caustic and ruthless in dealing with party politicians. She once declared, "Some people say my father was like the banyan tree, that nothing could grow in his shadow. Nothing could be further from the truth. He was like the sun. He allowed everything to grow, including?let us be honest?the weeds...
Critics speculated that on its return the strip might therefore mute its often caustic political commentary. But since it reappeared Sept. 30, Trudeau has shown that he has lost none of his gift for provoking controversy...