How To Use Fire In A Sentence
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He specialized in moonlit and winter scenes, usually including a sheet of water and sometimes also involving the light of a fire, and he also painted sunsets and views at dawn or twilight.
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The new taxon is named Gamerabaena, and the authors note, under etymology, "'Gamera refers to the fictional, firebreathing turtle from the 1965 movie Gamera, in allusion to his fire-breathing capabilities and the Hell Creek Formation ...
"Look at everything around us. Look at everything we've done."
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Some lucky local with an open fire had determined the evening warranted a little extra cheer, more than the central heating could provide, and had lit a small blaze on his hearth.
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A few weeks later I was fired from my job at Hunter College.
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The soldier fired the rifle through a narrow aperture in a pile of sandbags.
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We must remember that the prime motive for Housmann's boulevards and circuses was to ensure that a strategically placed cannon could fire down many streets, quelling the citizens who were periodically disposed to revolution.
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Connecticut schools have been fitting yellow intruder alarms next to fire alarms in their corridors and dining halls.
Times, Sunday Times
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Spanish-American War of 1898 Edison suggested to the Navy Department the adoption of a compound of calcium carbide and calcium phosphite, which when placed in a shell and fired from a gun would explode as soon as it struck water and ignite, producing a blaze that would continue several minutes and make the ships of the enemy visible for four or five miles at sea.
Edison, His Life and Inventions
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Little chips light great fires.
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Less than a minute later he had gone past the courts, down a stairwell and opened the fire door.
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Our militia fired off volley after volley from anti - aircraft artillery.
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Thrice a day, the performers have been taking to the stage under the massive fireproof tents, which can accommodate up to 2,500 viewers.
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Jim had hustled over quietly and begun to help out with the horseshoeing, expecting ridicule from the likes of Hugh Glass or old Zeke Williams, who had just arrived at the rendezvous, but, to his surprise, the fact that he was married to a woman of such pure fire produced the very opposite of the effect he had feared.
The Berrybender Narratives
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They used dry twigs to start the fire.
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CALLS for firefighters to move obese people are up by a third in just three years.
The Sun
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Its heroes were beastly revellers or cruel and ferocious plunderers; its heroines unsexed hoidens, playing the ugliest tricks with their lovers, and repaying slights with bloody revenge, -- very dangerous and unsatisfactory companions for any other than the fire - eating Vikings and redhanded, unwashed Berserkers.
The Conflict with Slavery and Others, Complete, Volume VII, The Works of Whittier: the Conflict with Slavery, Politics and Reform, the Inner Life and Criticism
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High-quality sprinkler systems and new fireproof roofing materials, for example, can reduce the chance of fire.
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It still perplexes Kross that he survived while the firefighter on the other side of Josephine, Sergeant Bacco, did not.
Humble 9/11 hero relives tale of the twin towers for tourists
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It also discusses the harm in detail according to the comparison of acid gases between different. the research provides selection of fire-extinguishing agents in terms of harms.
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The gun can fire invisible rays.
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I learned to depend on him for practical advice under fire.
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Firefighters said a man had taken off a valve before realising gas was still leaking out.
The Sun
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The following day the capital was under shellfire.
Reluctant revolutionary: the rocky road of Venustiano Carranza (1859–1920)
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Helmeted police fired dozens of rounds of tear gas and kicked and clubbed unarmed protesters — one of whom cowered on the ground, covering his face.
Tunisian leader flees amid protests; PM takes over
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enemy fire was intense
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Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth. George Washington
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Three teams of firefighters tackled the blaze for more than an hour.
The Sun
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Investigations indicated the fire started from a temporary storehouse at the building's rear adjacent to a boiler room.
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Harte fired the ball into the bottom corner before heading for the corner flag to celebrate.
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an open fire
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Officially, Carter resigned, but everyone knows he was fired.
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The cake won and the news spread like wildfire.
Times, Sunday Times
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I haf to light de fire, put on de kiddle, scrap some vit my vife, and get myself breakfast.
Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers
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Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean. Maya Angelou
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Local residents rushed to rescue dogs from the flames before fire engines arrived.
Times, Sunday Times
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Minutes after they escaped, there was a fire flashover and the whole building went up in flames.
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Investigations are not yet complete who exactly set the coach on fire.
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The black and gold range has an electric oven combined with a gas fired hob.
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Police recovered what was later identified as a charred right human foot in the backyard and documented a fire pit with drag marks leading to it.
Edmonton Sun
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A short umbilical cable rolled out with the rocket which was fired by electrical impulse, breaking the cord.
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Anti-monarchist rebels bombed the police base a, triggering a fierce exchange of fire.
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For example, utter the words: "A house is my fire," and observe the comparative duration of time in the pronunciation of each word, the comparative stress, and the relative pitch (e.g. of _a_ and _fire_).
The Principles of English Versification
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Spray the fountain, then fire a rocket at the Bowlarama.
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Fire ants feed on almost any plant or animal material, including vulnerable reptile and ground-bird hatchlings.
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She would fire off a letter of protest in the morning.
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He stared off toward a cluster of people near the fireplace and I followed his gaze.
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A catapult fired point-blank, and flames broke over the roiled water, but it was pointless.
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I grew chilly when the fire went out.
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She added that the annual Halloween celebrations will see bonfires on the area, only making things worse than they already are.
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The firemen did heave a sigh of relief after pulling the deer out, but did not settle down and relax.
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In addition to the bonfires and community aspect, there seems to be a tradition of pranking and general misbehavior.
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Are you warm enough or do you want the fire on?
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Leo Nocentelli, co-founder of the Meters and New Orleans guitar legend, may not have turned Blues Alley into the steamiest place in Georgetown on Wednesday night when he re-ignited "Fire On The Bayou.
In concert: The Meters Experience at Blues Alley
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Bobileff and crew fettled and cajoled and fairly bullwhipped the old beast back together, then fired her up and into a transporter just hours before the show.
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The sight of the fireball was followed by a sonic boom as the meteorite exploded into thousands of pieces over Barwell near Leicester.
Times, Sunday Times
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This gorgeous, homemade tiki fireplace complete with smoking nostrils is lavishly documented in this build log.
Boing Boing: February 12, 2006 - February 18, 2006 Archives
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Her schemes backfired on herself,and she lost her boyfriend forever.
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Two fire trucks and more than 50 firefighters were last night battling to extinguish the blaze.
Times, Sunday Times
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Amid fireworks, a color guard and torrents of cheers, 62 former Redskins were introduced on Sunday night at FedEx Field, from Carl Kammerer, who played in 1963, to Darnerien McCants, who retired in 2004.
Shanahan, McNabb are helping the Redskins recapture their past
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Now the fire itself wasn't very deadly, it was the smoke.
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One minister counseled his people, let us do nothing to rekindle the slumbering fires of prejudice between the two races.
A Renegade History of the United States
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BALTIMORE - Michael Phelps was formally welcomed home Saturday with a two-pronged celebration that began with a parade and ended with a fireworks show at historic Fort McHenry.
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Falling masonry, backdrafts and explosions are all very real dangers facing a firefighter outside the training room.
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Another movie might have had a rapid-fire exchange, a fight.
Times, Sunday Times
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The searing heat and dense, acrid smoke inside a burning building make it almost impossible for firefighters to see what is around them.
Times, Sunday Times
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*** Pharmaceuticals Sigma Pharmaceuticals said that it is likely to breach loan conditions with bankers after taking a charge of as much as 270 million Australian dollars ($253.4 million) from the A$900 million fire sale of its pharmaceutical division to South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare.
Business Watch
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The airline fired him for being drunk.
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The broadband Internet Service Provider is under fire for its poor customer service with punters up in arms at being left without phone and broadband.
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At least two of the job seekers were wounded by gunfire.
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Since I haven't read anybody else saying it yet, I'll jump up and be the first: they should be fired, at a bare minimum.
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Another badge appears on the front of his horsehide fire-cap.
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These warlords continue to exercise their authority by means of force and firepower, and often engage in sporadic armed conflict against one another.
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Our goal is be independent, but we will never be at peace through mindless violence - the blood of those killed in riots and fires are forever on our hands.
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Their solution was to have Cumbria fire service just out of shot squirting hosepipes high in the air so it would fall the right way on Hopkins who was standing looking miserable up to his thighs in the lake.
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Fire covered the carriageway and melted more than 600 sq metres of tarmac before the blaze was extinguished.
The Sun
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On impact the shells explode in a fire ball, producing a fine dust.
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One of my hobbies is lampworking, and an old sock stuffed with lambswool and then covered in a fire-retardant sleeve works well for cushioning my elbows when I work!!
Turn Old Socks Into Foot Odour Killers | Lifehacker Australia
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Ian Hecht at Marturia. net fires one of the first Terra Insegura reviews into the the blogosphere, and though he has some quibbles (not to be confused with tribbles – although both can multiply rapidly on occasion, tribbles are furrier), in general, he likes it.
LeaderPost preview of Follies, avec moi
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Towering convective clouds rained down a hailstorm of ash, and firebrands even spanned the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
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She slowly walks to the small open fireplace and carefully lights the incense and stands it in the ash. She steps back with her palms held in prayer and begins to chant.
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These fantastic recipes are sure to set your bonfire party off with a bang.
The Sun
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The juicy yet slightly overcooked burger would have benefited from a nice charbroiling, the flavor of smoke and fire would have added some much needed depth.
NYC Food Guy
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Prayer, and receive the Sacrament every day; because they do not subject and submit themselves wholly and entirely to him that hath Light, nor deny and conquer themselves, nor give up themselves totally to God, with a perfect divesting and disinteresting of themselves: In a word, till the Soul be purified in the Fire of Inward Pain, it will never get to a State of
The spiritual guide which disentangles the soul / by Michael de Molinos ; edited with an introduction by Kathleen Lyttelton and a note by H. Scott Holland.
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It means ambulance workers now join police and fire personnel in having a prestigious medal for exemplary services.
The Sun
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If we happen to be in a drought condition, all fire precautions are doubly necessary.
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The chimney, usually of lath and plaster, ending overhead in a cone and funnel for the smoke, was so roomy in old cottages as to accommodate almost the whole family sitting around the fire of logs piled in the reredosse in the middle, and there they carried on their winter's work.
The Life of Thomas Telford
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The soldiers showed perfect discipline under the fire of the enemy.
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Police say the weapons were seized as it is suspected that they breach the 1982 Firearms Act, which prohibits the selling of readily convertible blank firing weapons.
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It was a far harder opportunity than the one he had spurned just seconds earlier, when he fired against the bar from five yards.
The Sun
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Enemies struck by gunfire don't just fall over backwards; they jet blood like the lawn sprinkler in Hell, then collapse into a heap.
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A Catalan parade will kick off an exuberant evening of Catalonian dance, music and fireworks.
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I would revoke all building codes other than those where a failure of a building can affect neighboring properties: requirements for fire-retardant materials in roofing materials, or inspections to assure the structural integrity of a building taller than its distance from the property line are the sorts of things that come immediately to mind.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Does the Supposedly Superior Expertise of Regulators Justify Libertarian Paternalism?
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On either side of the white marble fireplace were swan-necked gas lamps that still worked.
Times, Sunday Times
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The SPCA has been calling for the complete ban of fireworks and crackers for some time now.
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Her photo album was saved, but she lost everything else in the fire.
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'I knew a case once where an heir who expected a large sum of money was bequeathed a family Bible, which he threw into the fire, learning afterwards, to his dismay, that it contained many thousands of pounds in Bank of England notes, the object of the devisor being to induce the legatee to read the good Book or suffer through the neglect of it.'
The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont
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Now the servants and officers who had made a fire of coals stood there, for it was cold, and they warmed themselves.
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They called C4, which is Mexico's emergency dispatch system and advised them that they had been lost for two days, were stranded, dehydrated, and were going to light a signal fire to attempt to get some help," said Cal Fire spokesperson Roxanne Provaznik.
Knowledge is Power
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A spark set the woods on fire.
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After three days of "spinning," the fires were extinguished.
Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the Waters Are Born
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The judge praised the firefighters for their bravery and devotion to duty.
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Ten plant functional types (PFTs) are differentiated by physiological, morphological, phenological, bioclimatic, and fireresponse attributes.
Effects of climate change on landscape and regional processes and feedbacks to the climate system in the Arctic
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The fire flamed out when the wind blew again.
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He decided on a plan of action but it backfired horribly.
Times, Sunday Times
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The amendment would bar the Interior Department from prohibiting individuals from legally carrying firearms inside national parks and wildlife refuges.
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An inquest heard that the fire started after friends of Mr Wright lit candles in his flat while he had gone out drinking with a friend.
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the fire left her arm badly scarred
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barbecue over an open fire
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More than a dozen appliances, including 10 pumps and a breathing apparatus tender from Bolton, attended the fire which started at about 7pm.
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The ‘not so bright’ builder was tanked up on booze and decided that it would be fun to fire a loaded 11 mm pistol in a public area.
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Firefighters fought the flames throughout the night despite the strong gusts and torrential rain.
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the mastery of fire was a huge advance in human technology
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He winks out of the corner of his eye at me and says, 'Your old daddy is tough isn't he?' and shows me the end of his thumb calloused and hard as the knurl of white oak; only fire could clean it to the original skin.
Confessions of Boyhood
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On the other side from the fire was a large polished wood structure, the product of miscegenation between a coatstand and a sideboard.
A DEATH IN TIME
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Photos Simon Baker/Reuters A woman, whose friend was missing in the fire-damaged CTV building looked on as firemen and search teams looked through the rubble for survivors in central Christchurch Wednesday.
New Zealand Starts Christchurch Curfew
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Then trumpeters played a fanfare, fireworks boomed and crackled across the sky and children from schools on either side of the river waved flags and exchanged huge greetings cards to commemorate new links between their communities.
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The wind carried the sickly smell of burnt flesh and the chemical smell of the fires.
Times, Sunday Times
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His face wore a lopsided grin, and he crouched down near the fire and set to work upon the other shoe.
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The bonfire will last only as long as supply of cards, flowers and other flammable material is available, so get there early!
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The flames still lifted from the hippies "log fire, but they were asleep in their shanties and lean-to huts.
RUSHING TO PARADISE
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The other three stood by the fireplace, Rudi leaning against the overmantel.
Royal Flash
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According to Lawrence Will, ‘floods and freezes, wild hogs and coons, muck fires, gnats and mosquitoes, slow transportation and greedy New York buyers, all these discouraged many.’
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But there is only one sure-fire way to send pulses racing and hearts fluttering, and that's alcohol.
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Solutions attempted in piecemeal fashion, as we've seen thus far, would amount to constantly putting out recurring fires.
State Bailouts? They've Already Begun
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Fireworks and the nightglow created by tethered balloons happen after sunset.
Times, Sunday Times
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The fire brigade said: 'It was a strange accident.
The Sun
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Both buildings were badly affected by the fire.
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Stinging insects in the U.S. are bees, yellow jackets, hornets, wasps, and fire ants.
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The cost of 1,000 rounds of the new centerfire .44 cartridges was $20.
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Yesterday's quake struck along the same 'ring of fire' faultline that caused the 2004 disaster.
Times, Sunday Times
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The river blockaded the spread of the forest fire.
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Some men sat around the fire, cooking meat on sticks, drinking from gourds and laughing.
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In defiance of the ceasefire, rebel troops are again firing on the capital.
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He blustered and bullyragged; he had been their boss and he had been fired without cause, he insisted.
Joan of Arc of the North Woods
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The delectable little Dutch songs with which she used to dulcify the house grew less and less frequent, and she would forget her sewing and look wistfully in her father's face as he sat pondering by the fireside.
Tales of a Traveller
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The old lady sat nodding by the fire.
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It documents dozens of cases where security forces opened fire on peaceful protests.
Times, Sunday Times
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A warning shot was fired but he fled when none of the heavily armoured commandos was able to give chase.
Times, Sunday Times
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On Thursday, police say, 23-year-old Wellington Oliveira talked his way into his former elementary school in a working-class western outskirt of Rio de Janeiro and opened fire with at least one of two revolvers he carried.
Brazil Mourns the 12 Killed by Gunman
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The bonus issue brought Democrats and Republicans together in a way unseen all year. Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Barney Frank suggested the executives should be fired.
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Will his wife appreciate his artistry or will she have him cut it up for firewood to keep her warm?
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Coal fell out of the fire, and burned the carpet.
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Period features throughout include marble fireplaces and decorative plasterwork.
Times, Sunday Times
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The artillery gave us covering fire, ie shot to protect us.
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The department would also help people who had suffered the consequences of fire, resulting from uncleared invasive alien vegetation, to take civil action against those responsible.
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Westmoreland was wrong to count on his superior firepower to grind us down.
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The fireplace really suited the rustic cabin setting.
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We had better fire up the furnace.
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When crop-dusters come under fire, it is up to DynCorp helicopter pilots to provide support.
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Yeaah we were excited when we first heard about the Firefly fan flic – Browncoats: Redemption.
Firefly Browncoats: Redemption Shows off Third Trailer for Firefly Fan Flic « Show Me SciFi
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I then angled the bandsaw table over so I could run resawing passes parallel to the worst of the cracking, and fired it through for a number of passes.
Stu's Shed
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A highly flammable material, such as Greek fire, once used in warfare.
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‘Fire kills’ is the banal but unarguable opening line of the introduction to John Prescott's new vision for the country's fire and rescue service.
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As former chief fire officer, Pat Forkan, recalls, his ability behind the wheel was unmatched.
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Reforestation is an essential step toward restoring forest areas damaged by wildfire.
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During the Bradford riots many small fires, including burning cars, were left to burn for long periods.
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Our brave front withstood unshrinkingly the heavy fire of rifles and cannon concentrated upon it.
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Firemen came in looking for images of their mates who had gone into the blazing buildings.
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When the enemy start shooting, you may fire back.
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The intense fire that resulted built up enormous pressure in the hall, forcing thick black smoke under those bedroom doors that were shut.
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Any reasonable scenario must include a sizable amount of new gas-fired plants.
German U-turn Won't Change Gazprom's Direction
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Having done with him I took boat again (being mightily struck with a woman in a hat, a seaman's mother, -- [Mother or mauther, a wench.] -- that stood on the key) and home, where at the office all the morning with Sir W. Coventry and some others of our board hiring of fireships, and Sir W. Coventry begins to see my pains again, which I do begin to take, and I am proud of it, and I hope shall continue it.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1666 N.S.
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Her masterful brush strokes and use of colour fired up many critics and curators and received immediate recognition.
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Now he aimed and fired, lying "doggo" behind his favourite stone, while bullets from the enemy's trenches flattened themselves upon it, or buried themselves harmlessly in the dry hot soil.
The Dop Doctor
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The machine gun was suspiring fire.
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Dalmius nursed the invigorating fire-drink from a horn-flask, ensconced in leather, e'en as his thin hands trembled.
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During the eclipse, the moon passed between the sun and the Earth, leaving a bright rim of fire.
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The bread mixture was set beside the fire to rise.
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Prior to European settlement (pre-1850), a wide variety of disturbances characterized the region, ranging from frequent small-scale and localized events such as treefall gaps to rare, large-scale events such as stand-replacing fires and epizootic outbreaks.
Eastern Cascades forests
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French authorities also confirmed that there was a vehicle containing around 100kg (220lb) of phenol - also known as carbolic acid - close to the site on fire.
The Guardian World News
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The similarity of the two fires suggests the possibility of malicious intent.
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This is where they have issued what they call a partial activation, not the full crew but about a dozen or so agencies, from fire to some of the other emergency police agencies in the region, in the state.
CNN Transcript Jan 19, 2005
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It may also give other associations who are holding their fire at the minute out of party loyalty, the push to declare for the DUP.
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A mark of the confusion attending the rescue operation came when it was widely reported that five firefighters, trapped for two days in the rubble, had been freed from their concrete tomb.
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You can start a fire by rubbing two dry pieces of wood together until you produce a spark.
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Paramedics, police and firemen were joined at the scene by three mountain rescue teams.
The Sun
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Decorated in pale green, it has decorative ceiling plasterwork, a white marble fireplace and French doors to the back garden.
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The units will have fully fitted offices with suspended ceilings, recessed lighting, painted and plastered walls, perimeter trunking and gas fired central heating.
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Following a fire in October 2000, the roofs were completely destroyed and all timber roof supports in the building were badly charred.
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You said “Let's remember who fired the first salvoes.”
Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?
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He charged the fire to my carelessness.
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Shahzad also was captured on video buying fireworks from a Matamoras, Pa., store.
Dramatic airport arrest nets Times Square bomb suspect
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Of course, the media is always trying to pre-empt events, but where there is smoke there is fire.
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Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters.
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The residents of the complex, which has adequate fire security systems, practise mock fire drills every week.
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Smithson argues that fire and police academies should offer this training.
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Ironically, the fire was the indirect result of a new environmental consciousness.
The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877
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D'ye know, that Irish lunatic absolutely ran the gauntlet of pandy fire to get back into Lucknow, and bring out Outram and Havelock in person (with the poor old Gravedigger hardly able to hobble along) just so that they could greet Sir Colin as he covered the last few furlongs?
Fiancée
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I filled him up with tarry spunyarn, nailed sheet copper round him, bent some parts in the fire; and we are paying-in without more trouble now.
Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin
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The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat. Napoleon Hill
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He concocts a pilot proposal so offensive, so bound to misfire with test audiences, it's sure to get him canned.
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Also off the hallway is a sitting room with an antique reproduction fireplace.
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To the left the spacious drawing room includes a stone fireplace with matching hearth and log store.
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A goatskin rug covers the carpet in front of a brass fireplace with marble surround and wooden mantelpiece.
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Any spell with an incantation has the ability to backfire if even one word in the chant is pronounced wrong.
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If the house is fairly tight, the simplest route for makeup air to enter the structure is often the unused fireplace chimney.
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Numerous period features remain: the Victorian staircase with its carved wooden banisters, the 1820s ornate stuccoed ceilings, the many stone and marble fireplaces.
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The crew tried to drive it away, and one man fired a rifle at it.
