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- noun Plural form of
shut-off .
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Examples
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Critics at the Pipeline Safety Trust would also like to see pipeline operators continue to replace manual shut-off valves with automatic and remote shut-offs, especially after the San Bruno incident.
Development in once-rural areas put populations closer to natural gas pipelines Kimberly Lankford 2010
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Even pawn shops and loan sharks are more palatable and less expensive than the bounced checks and utility shut-offs that would result in their absence.
Wonkbook: Bill Daley as CoS?; House will vote on HCR repeal Jan. 12th; a very long day for filibuster reform Ezra Klein 2011
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Critics at the Pipeline Safety Trust would also like to see pipeline operators continue to replace manual shut-off valves with automatic and remote shut-offs, especially after the San Bruno incident.
Development in once-rural areas put populations closer to natural gas pipelines Kimberly Lankford 2010
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Many more people are taking to the streets protesting ballooning inflation and power and gas shut-offs.
Zardari Under Renewed Criticism for Trip Overseas Zahid Hussain 2011
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John Lynch (D) has called on state regulators to review procedures on power shut-offs because a woman who used oxygen equipment died Thursday after a utility cut her electricity.
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Hart noted that it is common to have manual shut-off valves for pipes of that size, rather than automatic shut-offs.
San Bruno Fire: Feds Probe Time It Took To Shut Down Gas Pipe 2010
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"Those who are dealing with corporate control of water's manifold downsides – water takings, water shut-offs, price hikes, short cuts on water treatment – are people deeply affected by the water crisis and corporations 'actions," said Mark Hays from Corporate Accountability International.
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The background details clearly show the shut-offs violate federal and state regulations that provide minimal health and utility safeguards for the rest of us.
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In the past, the Russians have used gas shut-offs to neighboring states to extend their political clout.
Michael T. Klare: Oil 2009: Be Careful What You Wish For 2009
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Buildings inspectors also tested the safety devices, such as audible and visual warning signals, anti-two block devices, and boom hoist safety shut-offs on the tower cranes to determine whether they were working properly.
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