Word: shallow
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...inland sea" just 56 miles from Budapest. A renowned Central European watering spot since the days of the Romans, Balaton is a pleasant place to visit even without the added incentive of reunion. Its delicate wines-such as the Badacsony szurke barat (Grey Friar)-are eminently sippable, and the shallow, turquoise-blue lake, ringed with breezy cafes and villas, has a bright, Mediterranean air about it. Of the 40,000 Western tourists who visited Balaton last season, 60% were Germans...
Most Generous. Domestic-oil exploration has changed drastically since the 1956 Suez crisis touched off an any-thing-goes search for more Stateside oil. Renewed imports, tightened state restrictions to guard reserves, and marginal returns from shallow drilling are forcing today's oilmen to drill deeper and to move into states where allowables-the monthly production quotas imposed by the state-are more generous. Louisiana is not only among the most liberal in quotas, but has the best deep-drill prospects. Though Texas still leads all oil-producing states (35.5% of U.S. production), its oil output has declined steadily...
Puddle of Lava. The "Needle Reactor," as Adams calls it, will be placed in a shallow shaft before its nuclear reactor is allowed to go critical. Quickly the temperature will rise to about 1,100° C. (2,012° F.), which is hot enough to melt most rock. Because of the insulation around the midsection, most of the heat will flow downward; soon the lower point will be surrounded by a puddle of lava. The needle reactor will gradually drop into this plastic stuff, and the lava will close over it and solidify...
Into the Geography. In Honolulu, another example of Warnecke's ability to blend modern technique into a unique geographical setting will soon go into construction. The $14 million Hawaiian state capitol will rise on 24 banyanlike columns that will soar 60 ft. above a shallow reflecting pool-symbolic of Hawaii's oceanic isolation, but not in conflict with the Italian-Renaissance-style lolani Palace near...
...made a note in her book, extended her hand, and bounced from the porch, her face reflecting a controlled, anticipated satisfaction. A car full of whites passed. Necks crained. The driver turned around just in time to watch his car clatter noisily in and out of a shallow ditch...