10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOUCHPAPER»
Discover the use of
touchpaper in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
touchpaper and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The pyrotechnist's treasury
If a ro- man candle is intended to be fired singly, twist a piece of touchpaper
round the mouth. If the cases are intended to be fired in threes, fours, &c, to form
a bouquet, or to be placed round a mine, jack-in-the-box, or devil-among- the-
tailors, ...
Thomas Kentish (pyrotechnist.),
1878
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The Art of Travel Or, Shifts and Contrivances Available in ...
(See fig.1, p. 180.) Touchpaper is merely paper dipped inasolution of saltpetre, or
what comesto nearly the same thing and is somewhat better, paper smeared with
damp gunpowder until it is blackened. Some grains of uncrushedgunpowder ...
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The Pyrotechnist's Treasury: A Guide to Making Fireworks and ...
If a roman candle is intended to be fired singly, twist a piece of touchpaper round
the mouth. If the cases are intended to be fired in threes, fours, &c., to form a
bouquet, or to be placed round a mine, jack-in-thebox, or devil-among-the-tailors,
...
Thomas Kentish, Stephen Ashley,
2012
Before I commence with the subject of rocket decorations, viz., stars, gold rain,
and tailed stars, it will be best to give instructions for making touchpaper and
quickmatch, &o. Very good touchpaper can be made from white or blue double
crown ...
William Henry Browne (Ph.D.),
1873
LIGHT. THE. TOUCHPAPER. AND. RETIRE. There were still a few openings left
for one-man businesses even in this age of automation, computers and the grand
cartel. Jeff Young had found one. Whistling, he limped down the narrow alley ...
Touchpaper. The launch of mass and series production is urgent because it
represents the quickest way of bringing about the shift towards a solar economy
that might be supported by business and society, without having to wait for
political ...
7
Breaking Hearts and Traffic Lights
Touchpaper. Star. We stand back, watch the rocket rise Too briefly in a night-sky
arc. It bursts into a globe of stars That expands away from us, Contracts towards
the park. In this way, we create dimension. 'Light the match.' In moments The ...
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The Financial Crisis: Who is to Blame
17. LIGHTING. THE. TOUCHPAPER. –. LIGHT. TOUCH. REGULATION. Criticism
of socalled 'light touch' regulation anditscontributionto the crisis is largely a UK
phenomenon. The US regulatory system is far more intrusive, with far more ...
When the case is thus filled, cap it with touchpaper by pasting it round the orifice,
and a little priming of powder being added the work is complete. Touchpaper. —
Obtain some thin blue paper — not so thin as tissue paper, but thinner than the ...
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
torn toss touch touchpaper tough towel tower town toy trace track trade traflic trail
trail/i. tOl'l'l that's torn it used to express dismay when something unfortunate has
happened to disrupt your plans. British informal tOSS argue the toss: see ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOUCHPAPER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
touchpaper is used in the context of the following news items.
'Light Touch' is now 'Light the Touchpaper'
Banking and Regulation (and undoubtedly these days it merits the capital 'R') increasingly seems to go together like bacon and eggs, Marks & Spencer, and ... «Bobsguide, May 15»
FOMC preview - Will Yellen light the touchpaper for rate liftoff?
Central banks are often between a rock and a hard place but for the Fed it seems like the rock is getting rockier and the hard place is getting harder. The bit ... «ForexLive, Mar 15»
Lighting the touchpaper to start 2015 with a bang
Sydney's three-hour firework spectacular, featuring 100,000 special effects, led the way for new year celebrations around the world. At the Arc de Triomphe in ... «The Times, Jan 15»
PwC: Plunging Oil will Light the Touchpaper for Mergers and …
“Oil prices remaining at the current level for a sustained period will light the touchpaper for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2015," said Drew Stevenson, ... «Ship & Bunker, Dec 14»
Craig Swan: Gordon McQueen lit the touchpaper.. now Scotland …
Craig Swan: Gordon McQueen lit the touchpaper.. now Scotland must deliver the fireworks against Ireland. 00:01, 14 November 2014. Opinion; by CraigSwan ... «Scottish Daily Record, Nov 14»
Joyce McMillan: Lewes relights the blue touchpaper
IT was in the unlikely surroundings of the Reform Club in London that I first heard tell of the annual goings-on in Lewes, Sussex. I was at a dinner to celebrate the ... «Scotsman, Nov 14»
Eagle lights the touchpaper for Rory McIlroy as he charges through …
A funny thing happened to Rory McIlroy on the 16th hole at Kingsbarns on Friday afternoon. Starting on the 10th on the second day of the Alfred Dunhill Links ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
Ryan Tannehill steps up to light the touchpaper as Miami Dolphins …
The big question leading up to last night's NFL game at Wembley was would Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill start the game against the Oakland ... «Evening Standard, Sep 14»
Light the blue touchpaper - There Will Be Fireworks
The group will play a rare gig at Oran Mor this Saturday, following on from last year's acclaimed second album The Dark Dark Bright. But the fivesome live across ... «Glasgow Evening Times, Aug 14»
Black Watch lit touchpaper for Scottish shows abroad
ON TOUR: David Greig's The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart has been performed at the Welsh Centre, Kings Cross, London. Picture: Johna Persson. «Herald Scotland, Mar 14»