TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIME BOMB»
The term «time bomb» is quite widely used and occupies the
41.947 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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9 QUOTES WITH «TIME BOMB»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
time bomb.
Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
Each of us should think of the future. Every puff on a cigarette is another tick closer to a time bomb of terrible consequences. Christopher Hitchens didn't care about the consequences of smoking cigarettes. Tragically, he died of throat cancer in December 2011.
Ninety percent of all people under 30 are in developing countries, and that means that this new access to tech, which is such a positive thing... is also a ticking time bomb of frustration... You get this clear mismatch of opportunity and expectation.
I'm proud of what I've done in Jordan, but the region itself is sitting on a time bomb.
Parents are working more than ever before and unable to monitor what kids are eating at home, and schools are selling astronomical amounts of junk food in order to supplement shrinking budgets. It's a ticking time bomb, and America's children are exploding.
The Photograph is concerned with the power that the past has to interfere with the present: the time bomb in the cupboard.
Diabetes is an all-too-personal time bomb which can go off today, tomorrow, next year, or 10 years from now - a time bomb affecting millions like me and the children here today.
The starting line of the New York Marathon is kind of like a giant time bomb behind you about to go off. It is the most spectacular start in sport.
My lifestyle had made me a walking time bomb.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIME BOMB»
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time bomb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
time bomb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Time Bomb: Alex Delaware 5
You're living on borrowed time.
When they are betrayed by the adults in their lives, four boys band together after discovering a leftover WWII ordnance and make a life-changing decision as a result of the betrayal.
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Super Volcano: The Ticking
Time Bomb Beneath Yellowstone ...
What will happen, in human terms, when it erupts? Greg Breining explores the shocking answer to this question and others in a scientific yet accessible look at the enormous natural disaster brewing beneath the surface of the United States.
When a sadistic madman known as the Ghoul leaves a trail of carnage throughout America, killing innocent people and transforming vulnerable young women into unwitting agents of death, Mack Bolan will stop at nothing to destroy the enemy.
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The Imaginary
Time Bomb: Why an Ageing Population is Not a ...
1. Introduction. Foreign Affairs - the prestigious international relations journal -
ran an article in May 1997 that discussed the prospects for Japan, its economy
and its role in the world. One might think that such an article would address the
state ...
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Pesticides: A Toxic
Time Bomb in Our Midst
'Pesticides' is a comprehensive examination of the use of pesticides in all areas - from agriculture and corporate use, to their place in the home - the effects of pesticides in the environment, and the alternatives.
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Time Bomb: Work, Rest and Play in Australia Today
Incisive and thought-provoking, Time Bomb throws light on poor urban planning, workplace laws and practices, care obligations and other issues that rob us of time and put our households under pressure.
Barbara Pocock, Natalie Skinner, Philippa Williams, 2012
When, on New Year's eve, the Clock King sets off a time bomb that interferes with all technology that depends on clocks, it is up to the Flash to find the villain and his device and undo the chaos it is causing.
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Time Bomb Lies Buried: Fiji's Road to Independence, 1960-1970
A Time Bomb Lies Buried discusses the debates which took place in Suva and London as well as the politics and processes which led Fiji to independence in 1970 after 96 years of colonial rule.
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Mercury from Gold and Silver Mining: A Chemical
Time Bomb? ; ...
This volume provides the latest information on mercury contamination from gold mining, including numerous illustrations, high-quality diagrams, and photographs.
Luiz Drude de Lacerda, Willem Salomons, 1998
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIME BOMB»
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time bomb is used in the context of the following news items.
Big Brother time bomb twist: Favourite housemate Jack offered a …
Big Brother time bomb twist: Favourite housemate Jack offered a £27,000 BMW and TURNED IT DOWN. 10:50, 16 May 2015; By Sylvie Metcalfe ... «Scottish Daily Record, May 15»
Nigeria: A ticking time bomb
Regrettably, Nigeria, the most populous black nation on earth with a population of over one hundred million people, is sadly sitting on a cluster of time bombs ... «Daily Sun, Dec 14»
Rihanna stalker 'a ticking time bomb,' says NYC judge
"He appears to be a ticking time bomb who is wholly fixated on (Rihanna), and poses a direct threat of serious physical harm or death to her and anyone around ... «Reuters, Nov 14»
Holiday Pay Case: 'A Time Bomb That Could Severely Damage …
A critical employment ruling could severely damage small companies in the UK, according to some of the country's most influential business bodies. The ruling ... «International Business Times UK, Nov 14»
UK warned that youth unemployment is 'public health time bomb …
... of the number of young people over 18 not in employment, education or training is storing up a public health time bomb waiting to explode," said Prof Marmot. «The Independent, Oct 13»
Time Bomb Caused Traders Hotel Blast, Say Police
RANGOON — An explosion that struck one of the most prestigious hotels in Burma's main city was caused by a small, homemade time bomb, police said ... «The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Oct 13»
Fired Engineer at Fannie Mae Accused of Planting Malware Time …
A fired Unix engineer stands accused of planting a malware time bomb at the mortgage firm Fannie Mae that had the potential to destroy countless computer ... «eWeek, Jan 09»
