Sinks Sentence Examples

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  • No doubt large numbers are devoured by insectivorous birds, mammals and reptiles, but the mortality due to them and other foes sinks into insignificance beside that caused by the persecution of hymenopterous insects of the families Ichneumonidae and Pompilidae, especially of the latter, many species of which systematically ransack the country for spiders wherewith to feed their young in the breeding season.

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  • In some parts it rises into irregular uplands and elevated plains, interspersed with detached rocks of granite; in others it sinks into marshy lowlands, which frequently remain under water during the rainy season.

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  • The water sinks below the surface and continues to flow along the sea bottom back towards the equator.

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  • Thereafter it broadens out and becomes the high table-land of Galilee, Samaria and Judaea, and gradually sinks into the plateau of north Sinai.

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  • This surface drifting water is cold and as it enters into intermediate zones it remains colder than the water in situ there and is therefore denser; it sinks below the surface and continues to flow along the bottom either back to the polar regions or towards the equator.

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  • Concealed in part by later deposits, this ancient mountain chain extends from Castelnaudary to the neighbourhood of Valence, where it sinks suddenly beneath the Tertiary and recent deposits of the valley of the Rhone.

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  • North of Mont-aux-Sources the mountain ridge sinks to 8000 and less feet, and here are several passes leading into the Orange Free State.

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  • The mass of glass, yielding, to its own weight and the pressure of air or steam, sinks downwards and adapts itself to any mould or receptacle beneath it.

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  • It naturally falls into two divisions, the northern being more or less mountainous, while the southern is flat and marshy; the near approach of the two rivers to one another, at a spot where the undulating plateau of the north sinks suddenly into the Babylonian alluvium, tends to separate them still more completely.

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  • In most parts ofithe Peruvian Andes the line of perpetual snow is at 16,400 ft.; but on the Cordillera Nevada, above the Callejon de Huaylas, it sinks to 15,400 ft.

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  • The Andes lose their majestic height to the northward; and beyond Cerro Pasco the eastern chain sinks into a lower range between the Huallaga and Ucayali.

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  • But towards its southern base, resting on the sea, the country sinks into a series of great swamps, intercepted by a network of innumerable channels.

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  • The Central American Sea communicates with the Atlantic through the channels between the Antilles, none of which is quite 1000 fathoms deep, and it sinks to a depth of 2843 fathoms in the Caribbean Basin, 3428 fathoms in the Cayman Trench and 2080 fathoms in the Gulf of Mexico.

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  • In the Bering Sea the trough north of Buldir in the Aleutian Islands sinks to 2237 fathoms, and in the Sea of Okhotsk, north-west of the Kuriles, to 1859 fathoms. Similar conditions prevail in the East China Sea and the Andaman Sea.

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  • This is navigable for native boats throughout the year to the point where it sinks underground in Karen-ni.

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  • Large and valuable deposits of the sand have been obtained in sinks and depressions on the surface of the chalk.

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  • In some soils foundations may be obtained by the device of building a masonry casing like that of a well and excavating the soil inside; the casing gradually sinks and the masonry is continued at the surface.

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  • In the north it is a defined range, but at Sheinmaga, in the south, it sinks to an undulation.

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  • After a few days, when the mantle bearing the shell valves has developed so much as to enclose the whole body, the young cockle sinks to the bottom and commences to follow the habits of the adult..

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  • According to the solar theory, Sisyphus is the disk of the sun that rises every day and then sinks below the horizon.

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  • The snow line gradually sinks as one advances north-west, reaching only 2000 or 3000 ft.

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  • She dressed and grabbed a comb from her locker, crossing to the mirror above the sinks.

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  • Below this region flow the streams of the Great Basin, none of which reach the sea, but either terminate in lakes having no outlet or else vanish in sloughs or " sinks."

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  • Also W = (V +IA)w i; or w1=W/(V+/A), w p =W/(V+plA), and wn =W/(Vd-nIA), or the densities of the several liquids vary inversely as the respective volumes of the instrument immersed in them; and, since the divisions of the scale correspond to equal increments of volume immersed, it follows that the densities of the several liquids in which the instrument sinks to the successive divisions form a harmonic series.

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  • The upper part of this wire is filed flat on one side, for the stem of the hydrometer, with a mark at m, to which it sinks exactly in proof spirits.

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  • Instead of a scale, only a single mark is placed upon the stem, which is very slender, and bears at the top a small scale pan into which weights are placed until the instrument sinks to the mark upon its stem.

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  • In comparing the densities of different liquids, it is clear that this instrument is precisely equivalent to that of Fahrenheit, and must be employed in the same manner, weights being placed in the top scale only until the hydrometer sinks to the mark on the wire, when the specific gravity of the liquid will be proportional to the weight of the instrument together with the weights in the scale.

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  • F is so adjusted that when the 60 weight is placed on the lower stem the instrument sinks to the same point in distilled water when F is attached as in proof spirit when F is removed.

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  • After a minute the muscles relax, and the patient sinks back exhausted, consciousness being preserved throughout.

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  • At Kupang, on the south coast, the number of rainy days per month in the six months May to October dwindles from 4 to o, while the monthly rainfall gradually sinks from a little less than 2 in.

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  • The Balu stream flows out of the Inle lake, and is navigable from that point to close on Lawpita, where it sinks into the ground in a marsh or succession of funnel holes.

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  • Thence to the Reschen Scheideck Pass the main chain is ill-defined, though on it rises the Corno di Campo (10,844 ft.), beyond which it runs slightly north-east past the sources of the Adda and the Fra g ile Pass, sinks to form the depression of the Ofen Pass, soon bends north and rises once more in the Piz Sesvenna (10,568 ft.).

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  • The spots at which they were crossed are called passes (this word is sometimes though rarely applied to gorges only), and are the points at which the great chain sinks to form depressions, up to which deep-cut valleys lead from the plains.

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  • In this way as the water sinks down through the porous subsoil or into the subterranean drains oxygen enters and supplies an element which is needed, not only for the oxidation of organic matters in the earth, but also for the direct and indirect nutrition of the roots.

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  • On the east the plateau sinks to the plains of Bornu (q.v.), which extend to Lake Chad.

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  • Except a narrow belt on the north along the Mediterranean shore, Egypt lies in an almost rainless area, where the temperature is high by day and sinks quickly at night in consequence of the rapid radiation under the cloudless sky.

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  • If, as often happens, the water-level sinks, the nests stand out higher.

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  • As a rule it makes rather barren land; it is highly porous, and the rain rapidly sinks into it.

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  • To the west and north the plateau sinks in terraces to the plains of the Sudan, and eastward falls more abruptly to the Red Sea, the coast plain, known as the Samhar, consisting of sandy country covered with mimosa and, along the khors, with a somewhat richer vegetation.

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  • Demosthenes was especially fond of the cretic. Rhythm pervades the whole sentence but is most important at the end or clausula, where the swell of the period sinks to rest.

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  • The plain country is generally warm and dry, the heat becoming more oppressive as the general level of the country sinks towards Allahabad and Benares, or among the hills of Bundelkhand.

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  • Another peculiar and very general feature of the drainage system of the state is the presence of numerous so-called river " sinks," where the waters disappear, either directly by evaporation or (as in Death Valley) after flowing for a time beneath the surface.

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  • These " sinks " are therefore not the true sinks of limestone regions.

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  • Now, however, Lake Managua is almost a closed basin in the dry season, when the stream in parts of the Panaloya channel sinks to a mere rivulet.

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  • It is likely that this region was once a single uniform tableland, sloping by degrees to the flat Mosquito Coast, in which direction its level still sinks.

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  • To the north-west of the volcanic island of Zebayir the depth is less than 500 fathoms; the bottom of the channel rises to the ioofathom line at Hanish Island (also volcanic), then shoals to 45 fathoms, and sinks again in about the latitude of Mokha in a narrow channel which curves westward round the island of Perim (depth 170 fathoms), to lose itself in the Indian Ocean.

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  • The soluble substances are dissolved by the water, and the liquid thus formed being heavier than water, sinks to the bottom of the tank where it is allowed to escape through an outlet.

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  • In copperplate printing the whole of the plate is first inked, the flat surface is then cleaned, leaving ink in the incisions or trenches cut by the engraver, so that, when dampened paper is laid over the plate and pressure is brought to bear, the paper sinks into the incisions and takes up the ink, which makes an impression in line or lines on the paper.

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  • But with the Indians this speculation leads to the complete abolition of all barriers between God and man, to a mystic pantheism, and to absorption in the universal Ego, in contrast with which the world becomes an unsubstantial phantasm and sinks into nothingness.

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  • In Alemtejo the percentage sinks to 45.1, and for the whole country, including the islands, it amounts only to 152.8.

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  • The foot arises as a prominence on the ventral surface and grows forward, and at the end of five or six days the velum atrophies and the foot becomes the organ of locomotion; the animal then ceases to swim and sinks to the bottom.

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  • The Jewish texts, once the infallible basis of history, are now tested by the libraries of Babylon, from which they were partly drawn, and Hebrew history sinks into its proper place in the wide horizon of antiquity.

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  • The land is highest in the west and north, where the rocks also are oldest, most disturbed, and hardest, and the land surface gradually sinks towards the east andsouth,wheretherocks become successively less disturbed, more recent, and softer.

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  • Throughout Hereford, and in part of Monmouthshire, the Old Red Sandstone sinks to a great undulating plain, traversed by the exquisite windings of the Wye, and forming some of the richest pasture and fruit lands of England.

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  • It sinks lowest where the estuary of the Humber gathers in its main tributaries, and the greater part of the surface is covered with recent alluvial deposits.

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  • The escarpment runs north from Portland Island on the English Channel, curves north-eastward as the Cotteswold Hills, rising abruptly from the Severn plain to heights of over Iwo ft.; it sinks to insignificance in the Midland counties, is again clearly marked in Lincolnshire, and rises in the North Yorkshire moors to its maximum height of over 1500 ft.

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  • But the most noteworthy feature of this section is the broad highland region of Daghestan, which flanks the main range on the north, and sinks down both eastwards to the Black Sea and northwards to the valley of the Terek.

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  • The southern Mesozoic zone is absent, and the Palaeozoic zone sinks abruptly in a series of faulted steps to the plain of the Kura, beneath which no doubt the continuation of the Mesozoic zone is concealed.

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  • On the northern side, which sinks on the whole gently towards the Lahn, the greywacke formation attains a considerable development.

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  • The surface of the earth is rarely impermeable, and the structure of the rocks largely determines the direction of flow of so much of the rainfall as sinks into the ground and is not evaporated.

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  • In such a case most of the water is absorbed by the few upper inches of soil, only to be re-evaporated during the next few days, and the small proportion which sinks into the ground probably issues in springs many months later.

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  • That supply, so far as it is not evaporated or absorbed by vegetation, passes away by the streams or rivers, or sinks into the ground.

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  • Such a saltwater saucer of fresh water is maintained full to overflowing by the rainfall, and owing to the frictional resistance of the sand and to capillary action and the fact that a given column of fresh water is balanced by a shorter column of sea water, the fresh water never sinks to the mean sea-level unless artificially abstracted.

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  • When the higher-lying portion of such land is porous, rain falling upon it sinks down until it is arrested by clay or other impervious matter, which causes it again to issue at the surface and wet the lower-lying ground.

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  • The observer in passing northwards along the axis of that anticline finds himself getting into progressively higher strata as the fold sinks down.

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  • According to Bates, the Madeira " rises and sinks " two months earlier than the Amazon.

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  • Continuing his journey towards the south, the north celestial pole sinks below the horizon; the south celestial pole rises above it; or to speak more exactly, the zenith of the observer approaches that pole.

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  • The snowy chain of Khalyktau is highest in the north and west and sinks gradually towards the south and east.

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  • The surface gradually sinks down by undulating terraces to the valleys of the Vistula and Dniester.

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  • The middle Niger, however, reaches its maximum near Timbuktu only in January; in February and March it sinks slowly above the narrows of Tosaye, and more rapidly below them, the level being kept up by supplies from backwaters and lakes; and by April there is a decrease of about 5 ft.

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  • In October it sinks, often rapidly.

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  • On the north-east and east, where the edge of the table-land sweeps round in a wide curve, the surface sinks in broad terraces to the valley of the Ebro and the Bay of Valencia, and is crowned by more or less isolated mountains, some of which have been already mentioned.

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  • Its general trend is east and west; towards the south it sinks precipitously, and on the north it descends with a somewhat moie gentle slope towards the longittidinal valleys of the Tormes and Alberche which separate it from another rugged mountain range, forming the southern boundary of the paramera of Avila.

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  • On the north it descends abruptly to the Black Sea; on the south it breaks down in rugged terraces to the lowlands of Mesopotamia; and on the east and west it sinks more gradually to the lower plateaus of Persia and Asia Minor.

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  • Its general range from the extreme north to Patagonia is 14,000 to 15,500 ft., but along the Patagonian frontier it sinks rapidly, until in Tierra del Fuego it lies at about 4900 ft.

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  • The metal sinks through the ignited fuel, forming, in the hearth, a spongy mass or ball, which is lifted out by the smelters at the end of each operation, and carried to the forge hammer.

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  • Unfortunately, the potential mate must be brought into the fold, even if doing so sinks the proverbial ship.

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  • Self-conscious, she turned off the water and wrapped herself in a towel before crossing to the sinks lining one wall with bright mirrors hanging above them.

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  • This African hardwood sinks in water and is so hard they used to make ball bearings with it.

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  • Major cave systems probably developed while the post-Variscan cover supported large drainage catchments and concentrated water into a few sinks.

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  • The Helene had resourcefully popped out and bought some foul smelling, heavily chlorinated gloop which claimed to unblock even the most troublesome sinks.

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  • This increases its density, so it sinks and flows back south in a deep current.

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  • This includes basins, sinks, baths, sanitary fittings and space and water heating fixtures.

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  • As one economy after another sinks into contraction, output subsides nearly everywhere -- more layoffs and closed factories, more unsold goods.

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  • Bottled water To prevent locals refilling bottles of water from their restaurant sinks only drink sparkling water and as above use a sanitary straw.

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  • It is fully electric and has sinks and toilet plumbed in.

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  • The actual problem we have to consider is valve seat recession, which is where the valve sinks into the head.

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  • This stream can be followed to a terminal choke where it sinks in a choked rift.

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  • Barnhill has a large kitchen and large scullery with double sinks.

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  • Sinks should be big enough to fully submerse the largest piece of equipment to be washed.

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  • A second attack by all available aircraft sinks two troopships, inflicting heavy losses on enemy forces.

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  • December 1812 The US warship Constitution sinks the British warship Java off the coast of Brazil.

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  • However, 3 or 4 streams were found running off the grit and sinking at the bottom of large shakeholes into fairly well-defined sinks.

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  • The levy of ship money and customs by Charles sinks into insignificance beside Cromwell's wholesale taxation by ordinances; the inquisitional methods of the major-generals and the unjust and exceptional taxation of royalists outdid the scandals of the extra-legal courts of the Stuarts; the shipment of British subjects by Cromwell as slaves to Barbados has no parallel in the Stuart administration; while the prying into morals, the encouragement of informers, the attempt to make the people religious by force, were the counterpart of the Laudian system, and Cromwell's drastic treatment of the Irish exceeded anything dreamed of by Strafford.

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  • With this figure of the mothergoddess who descends into the lower world seems to be closely connected the idea of the fallen Sophia, which is so widespread among the Gnostic systems. This Sophia then is certainly no longer the dominating figure of the light-world, she is a lower aeon at the extreme limit of the world of light, who sinks down into matter (Barbelognostics, the anonymous Gnostic of Irenaeus, Bardesanes, Pistis-Sophia), or turns in presumptuous love towards the supreme God (Bu06s), and thus brings the Fall into the world of the aeons (Valentinians).

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  • As the temperature sinks still farther, pro-eutectoid cementite (see § 22) forms progressively in the austenite both primary and eutectic, and this pro-eutectoid cementite as it comes into existence tends to assemble in the form of a network enveloping the kernels or grains of the austenite from which it springs.

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  • Again, the eastern extremity of Parnes is joined by another line of hills, which, separating from Mount Oeta, skirts the Euboic Gulf, and, after entering Attica, throws up the lofty pyramid of Pentelicus, overlooking the plain of Marathon, and then sinks towards the sea at Sunium to rise once more in the outlying islands.

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  • It is a mirror which no stone can crack, whose quicksilver will never wear off, whose gilding Nature continually repairs; no storms, no dust, can dim its surface ever fresh;--a mirror in which all impurity presented to it sinks, swept and dusted by the sun's hazy brush--this the light dust-cloth--which retains no breath that is breathed on it, but sends its own to float as clouds high above its surface, and be reflected in its bosom still.

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  • Never leave a tap dripping in cold weather and leave the plug in sinks, basin and baths.

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  • For an easier way to unblock sinks etc, you can now use what is known as a power plunger.

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  • Bathroom sinks come in all shapes and sizes and in every price range.

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  • Sinks vary in price; sometimes by hundreds of dollars.

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  • You can even get sinks that have been hand painted with flowers or other designs.

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  • Countertop - Countertop sinks fit on or in a countertop situated on a cabinet.

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  • These stores not only have basic sinks in stock, they also have catalogs with sinks that can be special ordered.

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  • Remember to look carefully at the shipping costs because sinks can be heavy and the costs can add up quickly, taking you well over what you had planned to spend.

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  • Stainless steel sinks are the most common designs on the market.

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  • Solid-surface sinks are durable options that resist heat and stains.

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  • Solid-surface sinks are also available in "seamless" models.

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  • Acrylic sinks are stain-resistant, but they are not as heatproof as other models.

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  • A double bowl is fairly common, but single bowls are still available, and some sinks even come with a smaller third bowl to be used for the garbage disposal or to provide extra space in a busy kitchen.

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  • Home improvement stores, such as Lowe's or Home Depot, are the best sources for kitchen sinks and knowledgeable advice about your potential purchase.

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  • Natural Cleaning Wipes - The natural cleaning wipes can be used on counters, stainless steel, granite, sinks, toilets … nearly any surface that is dirty can be quickly and easily cleaned by grabbing a Natural Cleaning Wipe.

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  • Natural Bathroom Cleaner - Specially formulated for the stains that develop in the bathroom like soap scum and rust, this cleaner can work on counters, sinks, tubs, enclosures, shower doors, and more.

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  • Black water comes from toilet waste where gray water comes from sources like bathtubs, showers, bathroom sinks, washing machines and laundry tubs.

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  • Gray water is not from kitchen sinks, dishwashers or laundry water from dirty diapers.

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  • Only use the gray water from bathroom tubs, sinks, showers, washing machines and laundry tubs.

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  • Toilets, sinks, faucets, and even new homes can earn the right to bear this label, as well as training programs for irrigation professionals.

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  • I've gotten brand new light fixtures (including the bathroom fixture pictured above) on eBay as well as new faucets, sinks, doorknobs, and a vintage medicine cabinet.

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  • The same goes for tiles, roll-away cabinets and many smaller, yet functional sinks.

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  • Pedestal sinks and classic two handled faucets can further enhance this look.

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  • However, adding twin sinks and personal storage space can make your bathroom more accommodating for two people.

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  • Custom cabinets and designer sinks are the ultimate in designing your bathroom, but can be very costly.

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  • Separate the bathing area from the toilets and sinks.

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  • Because a small bathroom still needs to contain all of the elements of a larger bath you need to carefully choose the fixtures, tiles, colors, lighting, sinks, countertops, and so on.

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  • Individual lights can be directed towards countertops, sinks, stoves, or any other work areas in the room.

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  • Bring a touch of decorative history to your bathroom or kitchen design with fleur de lis copper sinks.

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  • Used as vessels, undermount and drop-in sinks in bathrooms and farmhouse sinks in kitchens, copper ages naturally showing both the marks of the artisan who created it and the user.

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  • Hammered copper sinks that have been given a dark patina are the perfect complement to a stone bathroom or kitchen design.

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  • True copper sinks have what is called a living finish.

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  • Fleur de lis copper sinks are the perfect addition to many designs.

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  • Pedestal sinks replaced the wall mounted sinks and many of the pedestals were treated as an artistic opportunity to create a sculptured effect, such as the tulip design.

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  • Fleur de lis images can be found in fabrics, tiles, sinks and household decorations.

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  • Some of the versatile products you can purchase are made from solid pieces of stone such as bathroom vanities, stylish washstands, and kitchen sinks.

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  • Bright white porcelain sinks and toilets can really stand out in a Southwestern theme.

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  • Look for toilets that allow you to customize their front with inset panels of stone or tile and sinks made of metal, leather or stone for a more authentic look.

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  • These days, drop-in sinks come in all kinds of sizes and depths.

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  • Plastic or composite sinks tend to scratch, particularly if they are exposed to sand or dirt from washing the floors or cleaning out swimsuits after the beach.

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  • Jojoba oil is actually good for the skin because it sinks down inside the skin and the oil and similar to the natural oil found in the skin.

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  • People with wrinkles have complained that some mineral makeup sinks down into the wrinkles, making them more noticeable.

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  • Some under eye circles are merely caused by shadows created when the area below the eye sinks in.

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  • Rubber ducky - You can float rubber ducks in all the toilets and sinks in the school.

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  • Retiling your bathroom or replacing the sinks will cost you a lot of time and money; however, buying a new shower curtain is an economical and very quick way to update your style.

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  • Their bathrooms have dual sinks, a whirlpool tub and a separate shower.

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  • Gone are the days of cold white cabinets and sinks.

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  • For those who want it, countertops can be matched with Corian sinks, but the natural stone look also complements stainless steel or porcelain-enameled sinks.

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  • As a new house is framed, contractors install plumbing fixtures such as sinks, toilets, tubs, and vanities.

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  • Refinishing is a common solution for hotels and other commercial properties.Tub refinishing starts at $300 and up, with sinks averaging $150.

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  • Since the sink is often the focal point of the kitchen, and since it will be used multiple times daily, you should consider the different types of sinks available as well as the accessories, cost, and basic maintenance needed.

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  • Most do-it-yourself homeowners choose sinks made from cast iron that is coated with enamel, enameled steel, or stainless steel, depending on the look of their appliances.

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  • However, some premium quality sinks are made from porcelain or other solid surface-material such as marble that can match your backsplash.

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  • As society's needs have changed, so have the design of the sinks.

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  • Older enamel, porcelain, and cast-iron sinks may not be acid resistant.

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  • For the most part, kitchen sinks require very little maintenance.

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  • Track lighting allows you to direct the light where you need it the most, like over food preparation areas, sinks and stoves.

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  • All the vanity tops are pre-cut to specifically fit Kohler's under-counter sinks.

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  • It has a solid top designed for vessel sinks and has one large drawer for storage.

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  • This vanity accommodates 25-inch integrated sinks and is offered in both 24- and 48-inch lengths.

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  • The two main things to consider before buy a Kohler vanity is that they are relatively expensive compared to other brands and they are designed to fit only Kohler sinks.

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  • For example, in public areas, like restrooms, federal ADA regulations set forth the style and height at which sinks, faucets, toilets and railings are installed.

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  • Plumbers don't just clear pipes to keep toilets and sinks running well.

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  • Vessel sinks are growing in popularity due in part to their versatility.

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  • Pottery vessel sinks are made by merging a blend of clays, fillers, and fluxes together in a firing process.

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  • As you will see, many options are available when it comes to vessel sinks.

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  • What make vessel sinks so amazing are the infinite variations of material.

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  • Above counter sinks have an expensive price tag in comparison to the under mounted variety.

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  • Vessel sinks will run anywhere from $200.00 to $1000.00 and upward, while an under mounted sink will range between $75.00 and $200.00.

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  • Several vendors offer an assortment of vessel sinks with varying price ranges, from high to low-end.

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  • Although they look strong, sinks can break and scratch more easily than you'd expect.

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  • Don't forget to take a look at the newer double vessel sinks when evaluating double sink vanities.

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  • Position drywall tape along the seam and press firmly so that the tape sinks into the compound.

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  • Pedestal sinks are popular today because their sleek design and simple elegance stands in stark contrast to contemporary fixtures.

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  • The simple reason why people look long and hard for pedestal sinks from this era is style.

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  • Pedestal sinks from this era often have two faucets for hot and cold.

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  • The tub on these sinks is typically shaped like a square with rounded corners and is good sized, meaning it is both deep and rather wide from left to right.

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  • Vintage Plumbing - Vintage Plumbing typically has about a dozen sinks from the early part of the 20th century for sale on their website.

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  • Because copper is such a fine metal, these sinks will run you anywhere between $1,000 and $3,000, depending on the quality of the manufacturer.

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  • Copper kitchen sinks also require a little more upkeep than a standard stainless steel version, so know that these styles are not for those who want a maintenance-free kitchen.

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  • One stunning example of the various double-bowl kitchen sinks they have is this Double-Bowl Hammered Copper Apron Farm Sink.

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  • MexicanHomeArt.com offers hand-hammered copper kitchen sinks that are handcrafted by artisans in Mexico from 16-gauge copper sheets.

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  • You can choose from Kitchen Farmhouse Sinks or Drop-In Sinks, which are all crafted from 100-percent recycled copper.

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  • There are also versions that are 60/40 and 75/25, depending on how you like to use your sinks.

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  • SonoranCopper.com offers three different under-mount or surface-mount double-bowl copper sinks.

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  • Each sink is made by fifth-generation artisans who create the sinks with recycled copper.

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  • Most of the sinks shown so far are standard rectangular styles, but you can also find double-bowl kitchen sinks that are rounded for a very traditional look.

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  • This type of mounting is more popular than wall mounting as most kitchen sinks come pre-finished with the holes for installing the faucet onto the sink.

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  • One of the biggest heat sinks in your home is probably your attic stairs.

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  • This unique, non porous material can be poured, shaped and molded into any shape, complete with integral sinks and backsplashes.

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  • No drop-in sinks with a rim to catch debris, or molded sinks that could eventually wear out; created stone mimics natural stone in this regard.

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  • Kitchen island sinks are generally smaller in size than most conventional sinks so doing the dishes isn't really a task that most of them can handle, but they are great for prepping meals and rinsing off foods.

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  • The drawback with kitchen island sinks is that plumbing needs to be run to the island and the pipes will have to come up through the floorboards.

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  • For best results, choose a contemporary style sink that has crisp corners, and avoid D-bowl sinks, which can be hard to mimic the shape of with the tiles.

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  • For added functionality and sleek style, considering adding stainless steel bar sinks to your bar or kitchen area.

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  • Bar sinks are smaller sinks used in kitchen peninsulas and wet bars.

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  • Bar sinks are typically used as a way to rinse glasses and have a fresh supply of water on hand in areas far from the kitchen sink, or areas that divide the kitchen from another room.

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  • Kitchen sinks and bar sinks come in a wide variety of materials including china, cast iron and various types of metal.

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  • Thinner sinks are likely to have a loud echo when water is run into them, or cups or plates dropped in.

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  • Also, the bottoms of the sinks are not as flat, which means fewer things can be stacked on them.

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  • Folded sinks are made like boxes; the sides are brought up into place and welded there.

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  • Bar sinks are typically smaller than prep or kitchen sinks.

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  • Bar sinks are available in specialty metals such as brass and copper, so why use stainless steel?

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  • Bar sinks that are mostly decorative are okay in stone, copper or brass, because they take special care.

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  • Gold, copper or stone sinks may look out of place against a cool toned counter, while stainless steel will complement the counter's shade well.

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  • Stainless steel bar sinks are available from nearly every kitchen sink manufacturer.

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  • Many people don't know it, but most home improvement stores carry smaller-sized toilets, tubs and sinks that are specially made for smaller bathrooms.

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  • Plain white porcelain is a thing of the past; today's sinks come in a wide variety of wonderful colors.

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  • Today's sinks are available in a wide range of materials, all designed to give you the cool look you're after.

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  • Metal sinks come in undermount, drop in, vessel and free standing varieties, all designed to give your bathroom a unique look.

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  • One of the hottest materials for bathroom sinks today is resin.

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  • Molded into an integral sink and countertop, resin sinks come in a wide variety of colors.

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  • Hand painted in any color, pattern or design and available in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, pottery sinks can complement any bathroom design.

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  • Varieties include sinks carved out of a single boulder like the natural sinks from Stone Forest.

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  • Gravity Glas sinks are made by hand and no two are exactly alike.

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  • Neo Metro's leather and stainless steel sinks transform your bathroom into a showplace.

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  • Nearly all cool bathroom sinks are made to order.

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  • Are they equipped with televisions, microwaves, individual bathrooms, sinks, refrigerators, etc.?

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  • It includes everything from cleaning the roof to scouring the sinks inside, with the intention of attracting potential customers with a spotless product.

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  • Pectus excavatum-An abnormality of the chest in which the sternum (breastbone) sinks inward; sometimes called "funnel chest."

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  • In the case of origami dragons, you're looking at models that make use of various folds, including rabbit ears, crimps, and sinks.

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  • The person who sinks all the opponent's battleships wins.

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  • When the wax is melted the debris sinks and the clean wax remains on the top of the water.

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  • Equipping your sinks with faucet aerators can significantly reduce the amount of water and energy that gets wasted while rinsing dishes, washing your hands, or brushing your teeth.

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  • Practice home energy saving tips, such as only washing full sinks of dishes and covering windows with insulating plastic in the winter.

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  • House services cleaning includes all floors, carpeting, refrigerators, stoves, ovens, sinks, bathtubs, showers, mirrors, cabinets and dusting of all surfaces in every room.

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  • There are two sinks, ovens, microwaves and dishwashers in the kitchen.

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  • Use a moisturizer that sinks into the skin.

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  • Anxious to be gone, she searched beneath the sinks and the laundry room, places she thought a flashlight would be.

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  • From this pipe at various points are taken the supply pipes to baths, lavatories, sinks and other appliances.

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  • He sinks more and more into a judge, loses more and more the character of dictator.

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  • Where the great continental sag sinks below the ocean level, we have our gulfs and our Mediterraneans, seen in our type continent, as the Mexican Gulf and Hudson Bay.

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  • North of the Caucasus ranges the water-divide between these two seas descends from Mount Elbruz along the Sadyrlar Mountains (11,000 ft.), and finally sinks into the Stavropol "plateau" (1600 ft.).

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  • Of the 19,000 houses in Venice only 6000 have drains and sinks, all the others discharge sewage through pipes directly or indirectly into the canals.

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  • Thus a well-marked depression in the Cotteswolds brings the head of the (Gloucestershire) Coln, one of the head-streams of the Thames, very close to that of the Isborne, a tributary of the upper Avon; the parting between the headstreams of the Thames and the Bristol Avon sinks at one point, near Malmesbury, below 300 ft.; and head-streams of the Great Ouse rise little more than two miles from, and only some 300 ft.

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  • And it grows, merges, disappears from the surface, sinks to the depths, and again emerges.

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  • In this way the medusa sinks from an independent per sonality to an organ of the polyp-colony, becoming a so-called medusoid gonophore, or bearer of the reproductive organs, and losing gradually all organs necessary for an independent existence, namely those of sense, locomotion and nutrition.

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