How To Use Derail In A Sentence

They blew up the line and derailed a freight train as well. Times, Sunday Times
Henin derailed an all-Williams showdown by dismissing Serena in the quarterfinals for the third consecutive time at a Grand Slam. Russians, ex-champs spice women's semis
Rail chiefs launched an inquiry after two quarry trains were derailed on the same day.
The train car derailed, and a crater was left in the track bed.
So far, he's not aware of a train derailing or crashing as a result of such ‘pranks’.

The streetcar was derailed by a stone lying across the rails of a track.
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ACCRA - West African heads of state gathered in Ghana's capital Accra for a fresh push to put Liberia's derailed peace process back on track. ANC Daily News Briefing
Many big mergers are paid for with shares, and big changes in those can derail deals before they complete.
Too much pressure now could help to derail Indonesia's emergent democracy.
Yesterday's derailment occurred within five miles of Tuesday's smash.
Labanino, 46, is one of the Cuban Five, who have become a cause celebre in their homeland, daily lauded by the Cuban government for what it calls their heroism in purportedly helping derail attacks against the communist isle. NEWS.com.au | Top Stories
Trains on the Blue and Yellow lines between National Airport and Crystal City stations are moving more slowly than usual following two derailments of a piece of track equipment. Speed restrictions on 3 Metro lines
While ostensibly the pie plate would serve to prevent the derailleur from inadvertently and tragically wandering into the spokes like a Nü-Fred jumping into the Gimbels Ride, in the absence of any sort of rear mech "rear mech" is Yiddish for derailleur--the "ch" is guttural I can only assume the pie plate is vestigial. New Customs: Changing Language, Changing Bikes
No longer must we rely on our clumsy thumbs to arbitrarily slam derailleurs into the proper speed.
One woman and six men died when the tram derailed after the driver took a sharp bend at more than the maximum 12mph. The Sun
I saw a faint glimmer of hope; a chance to derail the topic.
With better ways to improve care and save money, many health bosses must be wondering whether closures that could derail their wider plans are worth the bother. Times, Sunday Times
The present wave of political killings is the work of people trying to derail peace talks.
The only thing that could derail it is a big acquisition. Times, Sunday Times
One woman and six men died when the tram derailed after the driver took a sharp bend at more than the maximum 12mph. The Sun
The speed restrictions are in place following two early morning derailments, both of which involved a piece of track equipment and resulted in no injuries. Metro delays finally lifted
There is still a risk that dwindling household spending power and gloomy consumer sentiment will derail this recovery. Times, Sunday Times
After the impact the passenger train was derailed, but remained upright until it travelled over a set of points which deflected it into the path of the freight train travelling in the opposite direction.
It would simply derail the whole process. Times, Sunday Times
Heavy rain was last night blamed for causing a landslide that led to a passenger train derailing on one of Britain's busiest routes.
There is growing concern that America's economic recovery could be derailed by the eurozone crisis. Times, Sunday Times
They are targeting areas where children regularly play ‘chicken’ across busy lines, throw stones at passing trains and block the line with debris, which can derail trains.
A letter writing campaign, bused -in retirees, focus groups, and other tricks were used to try to derail the ZEV mandate.
A train was derailed and a hospital was flooded as torrential rain caused chaos across the south and east of England. Times, Sunday Times
Lately Metro has taken a lot of heat because of persistent subway system deficiencies: lack of air conditioning in rail cars; escalator and elevator outages; and operator or equipment failures resulting in derailments and collisions -- along with injuries and fatalities. Shaping the City: Let there be light (carefully) in Metro stations
The number of collisions and derailments has reduced steadily, with the lowest ever number being recorded last year.
A train was derailed and a hospital was flooded as torrential rain caused chaos across the south and east of England. Times, Sunday Times
Several factors can derail China from its present track of catching up with the industrial nations.
After all, it was her body that was about to mushroom, her life that was going to get derailed.
This long, painstaking process must not be derailed. Times, Sunday Times
Borghesani PR, Segal RA, Nagasawa T, et al. (1998) Impaired B-lymphopoiesis, myelopoiesis, and derailed cerebellar neuron migration in CXCR4 - and SDF-1-deficient mice. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
Unions had tried to derail the deal in the French courts. Times, Sunday Times
Only when such destruction threatens to derail the stock market and discredit the entire New Economy does the moral turpitude of top management become an issue.
In May two trains collided and derailed near the station during the morning rush-hour.
The Indian American dream is paved with crooked paths, detours, and not infrequent derailment.
Commuters faced more misery on Thursday after a train was derailed just outside Bedford.
That would derail recovery throughout the advanced industrial economies. Times, Sunday Times
There's no barrel adjuster for the front derailleur, so eliminating derailleur rub in all gears is tough.
I saw a faint glimmer of hope; a chance to derail the topic.
Eventually, the party derails and Matty crashes to a halt.
Seven cars filled with oats and one empty car derailed near an overpass on Sangamon Avenue, Springfield police and the Union Pacific Railroad said.
"Trust is an accelerator of performance, and mistrust derails even the best strategy."
Grassroots peasant activists burned crops, mined and barricaded roads, derailed trains, set fire to buildings, beat up strikebreakers and punctured the tyres of blackleg drivers.
The project was almost derailed at the last minute by the eurozone crisis, which resulted in higher borrowing costs. Times, Sunday Times
Oil prices have the potential to derail the global recovery. Times, Sunday Times
It would be lighter, and it would seem that it would shift faster, by virtue of short-cage derailleurs.
The rock youthquake of the late '60s and '70s derailed the careers of many jazz artists.
As for adjusting for cable stretch, as the cable stretches, the derailleur will move to larger cogs faster and slower to smaller cogs.
He then tried to derail the Chinese deal by offering to buy out other shareholders. Times, Sunday Times
As he told me the story, he kept on losing track of where he was, as if he has been suppressing these memories for so long that his brain just automatically derails any consideration of what happened.
About the worst anyone can substantiate is that Obama derailed another Democrat or two for using fake signatures to get on the ballot. Whither McCain on Stevens’ Indictment? - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
Now, maybe modern technology and materials have made train travel through that area safer, but there have been problems with derailments in that area in the past, most notably in 1989. Matthew Yglesias » High-Speed Rail in the Stimulus
In my upper berth, there were a couple times when I was sure that we'd derailed.
The derailment in Lewisham caused chaos, with hundreds of trains cancelled or diverted. Times, Sunday Times
Renewed fighting threatens to derail the peace talks.
GENEVA — The U. N.'s top human rights official hailed the global body's second racism conference as a success Friday, despite what she called a disinformation campaign that almost derailed the meeting. UN Rights Chief Claims Durban A Success, Slams Critics
They were diverted by frequent derailments and frozen in winter by heating breakdowns. Truman
Although the three carriages that made up the local train was derailed in the collision, its 30 passengers were only slightly hurt.
The two derailed locomotives remained upright after jumping the tracks, as did two of the five rail cars, Melonas said.
Muskoka Lakes, which is a member of the district council, might derail it. Thestar.com - Home Page
In a blistering essay titled "The Derailed Country," posted online this past week and then quickly removed by censors, Han Han, one of China's most popular bloggers, mocked the leadership for what he characterized as a heartless approach to development. Trouble on the China Express
Then coat your bike's chain, derailleurs and pedals with a light lubricant.
Not long ago a train derailed in our town. Christianity Today
A couple comedies were a temporary derailment before he returned with a vengeance with Total Recall.
On Friday a rail shattered, causing a derailment near Hammersmith, west London.
If you're a nightly news devotee, then the 30-second hokum that often passes for nutrition science may confuse you at the very least or derail your long-term health at worst.
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Three trains were derailed due to the heavy rainfall of the past few days.
At least 42 people were arrested in the east of the island, to derail a planned protest calling for the release of political prisoners. Times, Sunday Times
He said this album has taken a bit of time because of some derailments in setting up his own studio.
This latest incident could derail the peace process.
With better ways to improve care and save money, many health bosses must be wondering whether closures that could derail their wider plans are worth the bother. Times, Sunday Times
When the dust settled in the pre-dawn darkness Saturday, the House passed a CR that is less a spending guide than a policy manifesto to gut, dismember, defund or derail protections we've relied upon for years, if not decades. Peter Lehner: A Republican Rampage
But their plans get derailed. The Sun
Oil prices have the potential to derail the global recovery. Times, Sunday Times
Any train travelling at a decent speed is going to derail when it hits something solid and immovable like a car.
By Wednesday the announcement had derailed the biggest pharmaceutical takeover of all time. Times, Sunday Times
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Serious conflict would derail American plans to withdraw its troops from the country. Times, Sunday Times
He said: ‘Well-prepared cases are less likely to be derailed or the subject of constant adjournments.’
Just changing the crankset will work, but the shifting will not be as crisp as with derailleurs for a double, due to the long derailleur cages and extra chain not meant for those size cogs and chainrings.
The derailment in Lewisham caused chaos, with hundreds of trains cancelled or diverted. Times, Sunday Times
The rift between Washington and poor countries over this issue was threatening to derail next month's meeting of the World Trade Organization in Cancun, Mexico.
The Dover, N. J.-bound train derailed just west of the Penn Station platforms, near 11th Avenue. Derailed Train Delays Penn Station Traffic
Five track gangs maintained the 72 miles of track, including over 700 switches and repaired the high priority derailment damage.
The fact that the film survives these late derailments is a testimony to how good the rest of it really is. REVIEW: The Dark Knight « the balcony fool
Meanwhile, the economy is mired in recession, while its traditional locomotive, the export sector, is being derailed by the strong euro.
The train was not derailed and remained on the track.
A witness said the outgoing tram derailed after the crash.
But just as difficult is the fact that the word is freighted with a multimillennia-long train of emotional and intellectual baggage that often derails attempts to engage in informed dialogue about the nature of God, especially between believers and secular people. God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu …
In 12 months to March, there were 1,269 incidents that could have caused a fatal derailment or injury.
The Telegraph obit leads off with the basic story: "Stanley Ellis, who has died aged 83, was Britain's best-known dialectologist and phonetician, and pioneered the forensic analysis of voice recordings, among them the hoax tape that derailed the Yorkshire Ripper inquiry. Languagehat.com
They were diverted by frequent derailments and frozen in winter by heating breakdowns. Truman
During the General Strike in 1926, saboteurs derailed the Flying Scotsman and two of the 10 coaches it was pulling.
Unions had tried to derail the deal in the French courts. Times, Sunday Times
His followers see in him a populist hero, but more than anything else he resembles a postmodern version of William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic firebrand whose demagoguery derailed the People's Party in 1896.
But should this concern derail the whole process? Times, Sunday Times
Passengers were forced to get off the tram after it derailed. Times, Sunday Times
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As a result of the derailment, there has been significant damage to the structure of the viaduct, which is likely to lead to a prolonged closure of the line between Limerick Junction and Waterford.
After two derailments on the tube in as many days, the RMT is balloting for action on London Underground.
The train then derailed into the path of an oncoming freight train.
Move your mouse over a photo of a mountain bike to select an area, such as brakes or derailleurs, and click to simple repair procedures.
The present wave of political killings is the work of people trying to derail peace talks.
Learn how to install a rear derailer on a bike with expert tips on bicycle repair in this free video clip.
Conference should expel those individuals who call themselves the Marxist Tendency within the ANC 4 and are connected with the publication of Inqaba yaba Sebenzi and involved in counter-revolutionary activities which are calculated to confuse our workers, discredit our movement and derail our revolution. African National Congress National Consultative Conference
The co-driver of the train which collided with a derailed train said the sooner the inquest happened the better.
Cope is derailed by enthusiastic interjections from proprietary fans and the show lurches from one interruption to another.
Seeking to derail the first of three suits filed by women alleging discrimination, a Fresno State attorney told jurors Monday that former volleyball coach Lindy Vivas was fired because her team had "plateaued" -- not because Vivas pushed hard for women's athletics or was rumored to be a lesbian. Home
But their plans get derailed. The Sun
All the points were supposed to have been refitted following the Hatfield derailment, which was caused by a broken rail.
But the train was not derailed and no one else was injured. The Sun
Some derailments are temporary and staff just need flexibility while they get through it. Times, Sunday Times
HONG KONG—The final bids submitted for Shanghai Motel Management Co., which operates the Motel 168 brand in China and is 59%-owned by Morgan Stanley , came in below the US$1 billion expected, possibly derailing the sale, two people familiar with the situation said Tuesday. Bids for Chinese Motel Firm Fall Short of Goal
Some derailments are temporary and staff just need flexibility while they get through it. Times, Sunday Times
Unfortunately, the saddle, the derailleur and brake levers have black carbon.
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The consequences, had what they were doing led to a train being derailed, could have been horrendous.
Serious conflict would derail American plans to withdraw its troops from the country. Times, Sunday Times
My front derailleur and chain rings were so full of mud I couldn't change gears, so I was stuck pedalling in the big chain ring.
On the 35-car train, 10 cars derailed, according to railroad officials.
UK government debt was chased higher by investors who were fretful that the debt crisis in Europe and America could derail the global economic recovery. Times, Sunday Times
The disruption of a town hall meeting by loonies is not going to derail much needed health care reform. White House launches counteroffensive over Drudge Report link
However, all her painstaking attention to detail ended up being slightly derailed.
The engine was derailed by a tree lying across the line.
This long, painstaking process must not be derailed. Times, Sunday Times
Saints 14 49ers 20, 5:42 3rd quarter Three and out for the 49ers, a failed flea-flicker derailing the drive, as Smith pitches the ball back to Gore before the running back attempts to return the ball to him with a short backwards pass which, had it succeeded, would have allowed the quarterback to take a shot downfield with the defence out of position. New Orleans Saints 32 San Francisco 49ers 36 - as it happened | Paolo Bandini
No one was seriously injured when 11 cars and four locomotives derailed about 9: 40 a.m.
In 1998, the same Golden Temple Express rammed into three derailed cars of another train, killing more than 200 passengers.
Thousands of litres of heavy industrial oil spilled into the lake after 43 train cars derailed on Wednesday morning.
We're not going to let one poor performance derail our plans. The Sun
Don't derail the gravy train. Times, Sunday Times
Now, just as he balanced on the cusp of success, he's been derailed by members of his own party.
*** Travel The final bids submitted for Shanghai Motel Management, which operates the Motel 168 brand in China and is 59%-owned by Morgan Stanley, came in below the $1 billion expected, possibly derailing the sale, two people familiar with the situation said. Business Watch
He was running a single chainring and no front derailleur. Ask Nick: Speed wobble, shoe covers and single-ringing it
Thus the presence of p53 mutation may trigger precipitate the derailment of the cell cycle machinery, rendering cells susceptible to additional aberrations in other important oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes.
A strong earthquake shook northwest Japan yesterday, destroying homes, derailing a bullet train and cutting water and power supplies.
However, his plans may be derailed by a combination of intrinsically British factors: natural reserve and a reluctance to get up early in the morning.
There is real concern that the situation in Darfur could derail the north-south peace deal.
Learn how to install a rear derailer on a bike with expert tips on bicycle repair in this free video clip.
That would derail recovery throughout the advanced industrial economies. Times, Sunday Times
Despite any focus-derailing suppositions, my reference has clearly shown that the Korean nominative case marker, stripped of any nuance of deixis or definiteness, is still etymologically traced back to a demonstrative. Nipping the PIE ergative *-s theory right in the bud
And while the rear derailleur has been difficult to perfect, the front derailleur has proven to be the real challenge.
The first thing that I would check, is the position of the front derailleur in reference to the front chainrings.
The president's foreign policy advisors stress the insurgency will not derail Iraqi elections scheduled for early 2005.
Officials expected commutes to return to normal Tuesday morning on New Jersey Transit and the Long Island Rail Road after a derailed train snarled rail traffic in and out of Penn Station Monday. Derailed Train Delays Penn Station Traffic
My shop owner showed me this trick that had worked for him once: he removed the front derailleur clamp, cleaned it and the seat tube, lubed it with titanium anti-seize compound and remounted it onto the seat tube.
At least now we have confirmed that two people have died when those train cars derailed.
Contractors expect to take several days removing the derailed rail cars.
Back in California, business interests were organizing a well-funded movement to derail Sinclair's campaign.
Be derailed if you discover your man, essential points and he do not kick up a row , like that, can only testify you not having accomplishment very much but can not resolve the basic problem.
Any sign of disappointment could also derail its recovery. Times, Sunday Times
Do not give a bump to pointless threads designed to derail tense threads.
The spill occurred after a dozen cars derailed Tuesday afternoon, rupturing a fuel tank and spilling 4,300 gallons of diesel onto the bank and into Cow Creek.
The derailleur is the device that changes gears by moving the chain from one sprocket to another.
Forty-five people were injured when a passenger train derailed near Ottumwa, Iowa.
The peace process got derailed for a while and that derailment brought it more publicity than it would have ever gotten any other way.
The returning train was derailed by the drunken pachyderms, and by the time the line was cleared and we arrived back in the capital, I was feeling spectacularly rough.
There may not have been a case yet where a train was derailed by objects deliberately left on the line by young pranksters.
Tory and Liberal Democrat peers last night joined forces in the House of Lords to derail Government attempts to introduce all-postal voting in both European and local elections.
Officials say at least three of the train's cars derailed.
The suspension of Roger from office and the restoration of the excommunicate status of Gilbert Foliot and Jocelin of Salisbury would derail that plan.
Don't derail the gravy train. Times, Sunday Times
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Two court rulings in the past month have derailed the plan to complete the merger this year. Times, Sunday Times
And they're going to do whatever they can do to derail the democratic process.
Report from our correspondent yesterday before dawn, a passenger train derails in Guangxi churchyard.
This latest incident could derail the peace process.
Katherine Tyler's cross-country train trip is unexpectedly derailed when she is kidnapped by an unscrupulous band of outlaws. Train From Marietta by Dorothy Garlock: Book summary
Both sides said they are committed to peace talks and analysts say the blast could impede but not derail the process.
People are probably coming down on you extra hard here because lately a lot of posts have gotten derailed into arguments over whether being overweight is unhealthy and if so how unhealthy. Ask Professor Foxy: Does My Size and Not Flirting Keep Me Alone? - Feministing
Seems this young bird was sitting on a guiderail at a local park where walking and jogging is popular. Q&A, Beth Fife, Pa Wildlife Conservation Officer
That means I welcome debate from any side of the political fence but not cheap shots or sloganeering which will derail the conversation - or rather rail it - into the usual grooves.
Who is working our perceived sectarian faultline to derail the revolution? The attack on Egyptian Christians was not sectarian. We will uncover the truth | Ahdaf Soueif
When those actions came to light this February, councillors erupted in anger, almost derailing the whole process once again.
Three engines and 11 boxcars derailed near the 3800 block of Croton Avenue.
In trying to keep a chain on a chainring, a derailleur is impressively effective. Ask Nick: Speed wobble, shoe covers and single-ringing it
Nine cars of a coal train derailed early Tuesday about 13 miles east of Gillette, Wyoming.
The trains are all to pot today because of a derailment farther down the line.
They were not entirely satisfactory and had a tendency to derail on the very sharp corner at Pitlake.
The derailed train cars were carrying tires and mixed merchandise.
That raises the specter of a round of competitive devaluations — just the kind of mercantilist nightmare that could derail the already shaky recovery from the Great Recession.
It is quite a switch from the lurid floral print of the Stade Français jersey to the elegantly muted strip England chose to mark a centenary of international matches at Twickenham on Saturday, but Haskell's interventions suggested that he has benefited from working in a back row alongside the likes of Sergio Parisse, Mauro Bergamasco and Juan Manuel Leguizamón after a move that many thought might derail a promising international career. The Guardian World News
An express train travelling from London to Leeds derailed after a rail broke on the East Coast Main Line track.
So even if you saved the weight of the small ring and the shifter, the front derailleur should stay. Ask Nick: Speed wobble, shoe covers and single-ringing it
In the early 1980's, riders were plagued by derailments, track fires, crime, breakdowns, slow and unreliable service, boarding vehicles with non-working doors, inadequate lighting and graffiti. Gene Russianoff: 25th Anniversary of Westway
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One woman and six men died when the tram derailed after the driver took a sharp bend at more than the maximum 12mph. The Sun
We should know soon if this accidental alliance can derail a deal but in the short term it seems unlikely. Times, Sunday Times
The collision resulted in the derailment of the cab car and four passenger cars of train 1270.
FedEx Corp. is starting what it describes as a multimillion-dollar campaign to derail proposed federal legislation that would make it easier for the company's workers to unionize. FedEx Begins Campaign Against Labor Bill
The movement will actively work to stop the candidate in November, though the derailment will come from the ideological right.
The measures came as sectarian attacks threaten to derail a fragile peace deal.
But the meaning of topophila and topophobia could have been derailed since the twentieth century as we continue to be overtaken by actual building without sufficient reflection.

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