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Examples
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You are trying to find that area of the heart where things are shortcircuiting.
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Sam had said nothing to Wade about his suspicions regarding Boy Chalmers, though it had meant possibly shortcircuiting some of Sam's own unofficial investigation.
The End of the Pier Grimes, Martha 1994
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On earthing and shortcircuiting the sequence mentioned will have to be kept under all circumstances!
4. Low-voltage switchgear and distribution systems Werner Boschitsch 1991
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Water inlet and outlet are to be positioned such that shortcircuiting is prevented, and the detention time of the water is long enough to allow complete settling of particles.
3. Technologies 1985
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"Continued high levels of volatility in financial markets and tighter credit conditions throughout Europe could have reduced the willingness of firms to borrow, expand and hire, thereby shortcircuiting the ongoing US economic recovery," Matus said.
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Gloria Romero (D-Los Angeles), shortcircuiting an anticipated showdown between the teachers union-backed Torlakson and
latimes.com - News 2010
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"Continued high levels of volatility in financial markets and tighter credit conditions throughout Europe could have reduced the willingness of firms to borrow, expand and hire, thereby shortcircuiting the ongoing US economic recovery," Matus said.
Raw Story 2010
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Spluttering, lisping and pawing frantically at his face, he can spin you from Heidegger to Hershey bars (by way of Hitchcock and Hizbollah) in synapse-shortcircuiting seconds.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Spluttering, lisping and pawing frantically at his face, he can spin you from Heidegger to Hershey bars (by way of Hitchcock and Hizbollah) in synapse-shortcircuiting seconds.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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I had fended off quite a few phone calls but needless to say, once my phone had been turned into a soggy, shortcircuiting brick, nobody wanted to help!
MoDaCo WinMo News 2009
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