According to discussion at some of the budget study sessions, current cuts to the fire department budget will, at times, result in "mothballing" the engine that would normally respond from Fire Headquarters.— Garden City News
The "mothballing" of this engine would also require the engine from the more distant outlying station (that currently relocates to Fire Headquarters) to respond to the fire scene as the second due engine.— Garden City News
Before we start de-mothballing our SUV's since gas is now almost free, think of this: low oil prices mean less money to countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Venezuela.— The Jawa Report
That would be, mothballing: the next professional sport.— CounterPunch
This is not a mothballing or a temporary shut-down it is a full closure that destroys the jobs of 440 workers.— BlogCymru.com
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