Word: quenching
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Jerusalem is reluctantly recognizing that the intifadeh is a fire it may be able to bank but cannot quench. In an unprecedented admission, a senior military officer said recently that while the violence has lessened, he could see no end to the uprising. "There is no return to the pre-December 1987 status quo," he said. The situation "demands that we organize for the long run." On this point, at least, Israelis and Palestinians agree. "The intifadeh has become natural to people," says a shopkeeper in the West Bank town of Anabta. "We will live on a scrap of bread...
...five-foot tall replica will supply drinkable city water to thirsty Yardlings, said John Lach, Radcliffe's director of physical planning. A 10-second timer will simulate pumping action, negating the strenuous exercise once required to quench students' thirst...
...Like the Chernobyl facility, the Windscale Pile No. 1 plutonium-production plant north of Liverpool, England, used graphite to slow down neutrons emitted during nuclear fission. When workers discovered a fire in the reactor, they sprayed it with carbon dioxide but failed to quench the blaze. By the time the fire was put out with water, radioactive material had contaminated 200 sq. mi. of countryside. Officials banned the sale of milk from cows grazing in the area for more than a month. The government estimated that at least 33 cancer deaths could be traced to the effects of the accident...
...food is standard ballpark fare: hotdogs, popcorn, Coca-Cola and, especially, beer. The beer in Sarasota may be no better than beer anywhere else, but it is served in a unique fashion--by an operatic vendor. "Be the first to quench your thirst!" sings the salesman. "C'mon, you can strike out," he serenades the Red Sox. No one can recall the last singing vendor at Fenway...
Wine makers across Europe and America are helping to quench demand for the real thing by duplicating la méthode champenoise. Two Spanish brands, Freixenet and Codorniu, have been produced according to the French technique since the 19th century. Freixenet's Cordon Negro, known for its distinctive black bottle, and Codorniu's Brut Classico both sell for about $6, yet critics have compared them favorably with French brands costing twice as much. Freixenet's shipments to the U.S. have grown from 540,000 bottles in 1979 to an estimated 9 million this year...