How To Use Power outage In A Sentence
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The storm caused power outages earlier in the U.S. Virgin Islands, said Christine Lett, spokeswoman for the territory's emergency management agency.
Florida bracing for arrival of Tropical Storm Irene
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Long Island residents were dealing with massive power outages, flooding and downed trees in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene, and police said a windsurfer on the South Shore died in the storm.
Suffolk, Nassau Recover
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I just figured some machine broke causing a big power outage.
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Power outages, acts of sabotage and general unrest have hampered production.
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Analysts estimate such power outages contribute to about 25 percent of network downtime.
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‘Power outage,’ I grumbled, picking up the flashlight and drawing shapes with it on the wall.
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Unexpected thundershowers, beyond our control, caused a power outage at about midnight.
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If it has one or more fuses rated above 20 amperes, someone may have tried to avoid power outages by substituting higher amperage fuses.
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As a child, there was some mystique associated with a power outage.
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From retail stores to hospitals to universities, doors remained open as back-up generators kicked in almost immediately following the power outage.
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During a power outage which left the monitoring system inoperable from January April 1999, the North Koreans consumed record amounts of unmonitored fuel.
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The technique also permits accelerated start up; the potential benefit is therefore many times more when it is applied in an expansion project or in restarting a potline following a power outage.
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They attribute it to the tremendous build-up of water pressure, high winds and power outages.
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the ice storm caused a power outage
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Most of the breakdowns happened because of power outages caused by salt spray on electricity lines or because of wind damage.
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The shortfalls came even after past reports had faulted the company for its responses to large-scale power outages, including those conducted after Hurricane Gloria in 1985, a March 2010 nor'easter and this year's Tropical Storm Irene.
Conn. Utility Misled Public After Storm
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This would have brought an end to the frequent power outages that plagued the territory persistently last year.
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Con Edison needed to transfer the power load from the Leonard Street substation to Seaport without interrupting the load and causing a power outage.
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We lit a bunch of candles, stoked the fire and watched our neighbor decide that a power outage was a good time for snowblowing.
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The power outage no doubt was the product of the continued diversion of resources and lack of investment in basic infrastructure.
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The miraculous portrait had been sawed out of the ice and carefully deep frozen, only to be lost in a summer power outage.
THE LAST REPORT ON THE MIRACLES AT LITTLE NO HORSE: A NOVEL
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It's ideal for remote vacation cabins with no electricity or areas prone to power outages.
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Most of the breakdowns happened because of power outages caused by salt spray on electricity lines or because of wind damage.
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During power outages exercise caution when using candles as a light source.
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A windstorm in Washington is causing power outages throughout the region.
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In the event of alternating power outages, water would have to be supplied via tanker trucks, he added.
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Stored rainwater also is a good standby in times of emergencies such as power outages or during periods of extreme drought when wells dry up.
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A Homeland Security official who did not give his name stops traffic for pedestrians during a power outage Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, in San Diego.
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The shortfalls came even after past reports had faulted the company for its responses to large-scale power outages, including those conducted after Hurricane Gloria in 1985, a March 2010 nor'easter and this year's Tropical Storm Irene.
Conn. Utility Misled Public After Storm
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In extreme cases they cause electrical power outages and damage to communications networks and satellites.
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In the event of a power outage, the inverter is no longer able to detect the grid and will not produce power.
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If a power outage hit on a much larger scale, it could shut down the electronic networks that keep governments and militaries running.
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After dinner we went to the library in case we still had no power (when you live in the country the absolute pitch black of a nighttime power outage is a little disconcerting with small, squirrely, active children) and then came home to lights and Cheerio Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Lights Out! The Best Laid Plans Of Mice And Men…Cheerio Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Providing phone service during a power outage is another technical problem.
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And a big problem that many Hurricane Irene victims are finding out is that their insurance doesn't cover damage after sump pumps stop working thanks to a power outage.
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Power management software can orchestrate the graceful shutdown of critical systems when power outages extend beyond the limits of backup systems.
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So let's hope there are no power outages in that area any time soon.
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AP A man tries to syphon gas from a car during a power outage Thursday, Sept. 8, in San Diego.
Southwest Returns From Darkness
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There is a shortage of water, and there are frequent electric power outages in the larger cities.
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Wicked weather passing through Staten Island is responsible this evening for scattered power outages.
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Xinhua News: 24 am local time, Israeli warplanes bombed a western Gaza City Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) base, a large area power outage in Gaza City.
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They tend to be easy to program, and because they run on batteries, the clocks do not lose time during power outages.
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It's ideal for remote vacation cabins with no electricity or areas prone to power outages.
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Ms. Miller's imprisonment for civil contempt of court was less a perfect storm — to use one of the press 'hoarier clichés to characterize a grim convergence of unpleasant events — as it was a brownout, a distressing midsummer sign that a full power outage is on its way.
The Great D.C. Plame-Out, Or: Novak, Lord of the Journo-Flies
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According to reports, the edgy animal had slunk away into the darkness of the power outage, spreading panic among the thronging crowds.
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There have also been significantly fewer instances of lower voltage power outages.
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More fundamentally, the protracted power outage demonstrated the anarchic state of the electrical power system as a whole.
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Our hotel has high ceilings, spacious rooms, and constant power outages.
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Stock up on non-perishable food and water supplies in case of a power outage.
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They aren't the only ones who want answers or reassurances that such a power outage won't happen again.
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They tend to simply shut off their production lines, if the power outage is for extended periods.
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Children often find the dark frightening, but a power outage when you're safe at home can create darkness of a cozier and giddier kind.
In Scary Darkness, Seeing the Light
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However, hours before the line was repaired, several areas in south Trinidad experienced power outages.
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And widespread damage and widespread power outages are reported across Florida.
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If power outages typically only last a couple of hours, then powering the walk-in cooler and freezer will probably not be necessary.
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It was scary," said the father, accompanied by his son and daughter, describing the aftershocks and power outage.
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Radio stations reported brief power outages and said residents of some areas scurried into the streets, fearing their houses might collapse.
