Search Details

Word: snapping (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...Crimson will need that kind of performance again tomorrow if it is finally going to snap the Big Green's winning streak. Harvard came close last November...

Author: By Timothy Jackson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hockey To Face No. 1 Dartmouth | 2/16/2001 | See Source »

...recycling ramps up, computer manufacturers are discovering new ways to make the process more efficient. Metal screws are being replaced with snap-open panels for quicker dismantling. Lead solder used to fasten parts to circuit boards is giving way to safer tin, silver and copper alloys. Spray-on flame retardants, which can be toxic when recycled, are being replaced with metal paneling. And those annoying plastic shipping peanuts are being replaced with packing material made of water-soluble starch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How do you Junk your Computer? | 2/12/2001 | See Source »

With Boston University still floundering under .500 with a losing record, this is the best chance the Eagles have had in a long time to snap the Terriers' six-year Beanpot domination and officially claim Boston bragging rights for their...

Author: By Jennie L. Sullivan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: B.C. Talk of the Town | 2/6/2001 | See Source »

...ever said the process would be a snap. The heart of the argument is as old as these two nations: Who should own Kashmir: India or Pakistan? During the 1947 partition, Kashmir was left unresolved. But its Hindu maharajah hurriedly ceded his kingdom to India when the new nation of Pakistan sent troops to occupy it. They were pushed back by India roughly to the point now known as the Line of Control, splitting the territory unevenly?with about two-thirds going to India and the remainder to Pakistan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Play Nice | 2/5/2001 | See Source »

...phone. All the normal functions such as caller ID and the ability to automatically capture incoming numbers are there. The Treo also solves a common mobile phone irritant. You can look up a number during a call, a function absent from conventional mobiles. Dialing is a snap. Just type in the first few letters of a name, up pops the number from your contact list, tap "Enter." Based on the dual-band GSM standard, the Treo works regionwide except in Japan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Lump or Two? | 2/4/2001 | See Source »

Previous | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 | 157 | 158 | 159 | 160 | 161 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 168 | Next