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  • The company purportedly restored water- and fire-damaged buildings, and investors were even given hard hats and tours of restoration projects.

    ZZZZ Best's Barry Minkow in hot water again 2011

  • More recently, the Alberta government, a traditional ally of the industry, has vowed to step up water- and air-contamination monitoring after saying the current system isn't adequate.

    Oil-Sands Pipeline Fuels Concern Edward Welsch 2011

  • The rules will also require companies to drop terms like water- or sweat-proof and instead pass a test for water resistance to keep a water claim on the label.

    Sunscreens Get New Labeling Rules Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011

  • The program will also provide training for water- and sewer-system operators, a move the government agencies said could bring some jobs into rural areas.

    EPA, USDA Outline Plan to Help Rural Water Systems Deborah Solomon 2011

  • In association with tailor Timothy Everest, the brand created what you might call a cycling sports jacket—the type of thing you could cycle to the City in and not have to change for a meeting—complete with fold-up front hems and action back pleats, and water- and dirt-proof technology.

    When Just Any Old Lycra Won't Do Tina Gaudoin 2011

  • The rules will also require companies to drop terms like water- or sweat-proof and instead pass a test for water resistance to keep a water claim on the label.

    Sunscreens Get New Labeling Rules Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011

  • Simple in design, water- and dirt-proof and absurdly cheap it cost just a pound and a half to manufacture one, the Sten was the guerrilla weapon par excellence.

    Shadow Knights Gary Kamiya 2010

  • “At least that was the water- cooler speculation for why he was let go.”

    Tough Customer Sandra Brown 2010

  • Simple in design, water- and dirt-proof and absurdly cheap it cost just a pound and a half to manufacture one, the Sten was the guerrilla weapon par excellence.

    Shadow Knights Gary Kamiya 2010

  • Simple in design, water- and dirt-proof and absurdly cheap it cost just a pound and a half to manufacture one, the Sten was the guerrilla weapon par excellence.

    Shadow Knights Gary Kamiya 2010

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