Sparks Sentence Examples

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  • There were sparks between them from the start.

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  • There had been sparks from the beginning.

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  • Make sure you don't get any sparks on that thing.

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  • Sparks and blue fire erupted around the door until it glowed red.

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  • She and Josh had everything in common, yet there were no sparks.

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  • It is formed when a stream of electric sparks is passed through moist air, and in the oxidation ',of nitrogenous matter in the presence of water.

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  • With this apparatus he obtained sparks 6 in.

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  • After that the discharge balls might be separated a little and a continuous series of sparks or brush discharges would take place between them.

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  • Swords clashed and spit sparks while their feet danced too fast for her to follow.

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  • The peculiar action of electric sparks and waves in reducing the resistance of discontinuous conductors was rediscovered and investigated by Calzecchi Onesti,' by Branly, 2 Dawson Turner, 3 Minchin, Lodge, 4 and many others.

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  • There was nothing electrical in Thoreau's intercourse with his fellow men; he gave off no spiritual sparks.

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  • The birds, as Mr Necker very truly describes, appear like flying brilliant sparks."

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  • Sparks's edition (10 vols., Boston, 1836-1842; revised, Philadelphia, 1858) also contained fresh matter; and there are further additions in the edition of John Bigelow (Philadelphia, 1887-1888; 5th ed., 1905) and in that by Albert Henry Smyth (to vols., New York, 1905-1907).

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  • See The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris (2 vols., New York, '888), edited by Anne Cary Morris; Jared Sparks, Life of Gouverneur Morris (3 vols., Boston, 1832), the first volume being a biography and the second and third containing Morris's miscellaneous writings and addresses; and Theodore Roosevelt, Gouverneur Morris (Boston, 1888), in the "American Statesmen" series.

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  • At a red heat ammonia is easily decomposed into its constituent elements, a similar decomposition being brought about by the passage of electric sparks through the gas.

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  • In 1835, in a paper on "The Prismatic Decomposition of Electrical Light," he proved that sparks from different metals give distinctive spectra, which afforded a ready means of discriminating between them.

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  • For this purpose I diminished a similar mixture of dephlogisticated [oxygen] and common air, in the same manner as before [by sparks over ], till it was reduced to a small part of its original bulk.

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  • Cavendish determined its constitution and showed that it could be synthesized by passing a stream of electric sparks through moist air.

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  • Wimshurst constructed numerous very powerful machines of this type, some of them with "multiple plates, which operate i - almost any climate, and rarely fail to charge themselves and deliver a torrent of sparks between the disf El charge balls whenever the winch is turned.

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  • Hence sparks can be obtained of more than double the length at ordinary atmospheric pressure.

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  • It is by the appearance of the flame that the operator or " blower " knows when to end the process, judging by its brilliancy, colour, sound, sparks, smoke and other indications.

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  • The texts of his writings, as published by Jared Sparks, have been so "edited" in these respects as to destroy their value as evidence; but the edition of Mr Worthington C. Ford restores the original texts.

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  • Sparks's edition (12 vols., Boston, 1837) has in the main been superseded, though it contains some papers not included by Ford, and the Life, which comprises vol.

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  • In the 1785 paper he proved the correctness of this supposition by showing that when electric sparks are passed through common air there is a shrinkage of volume owing to the nitrogen uniting with the oxygen to form nitric acid.

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  • He found that when the resonator was placed in certain positions with regard to the oscillator, small sparks were seen between the micrometer balls, and when the oscillator was placed at one end of a room having a sheet of zinc fixed against the wall at the other end, symmetrical positions could be found in the room at which, when the resonator was there placed, either no sparks or else very bright sparks occurred at the poles.

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  • By adjustment of the contact breaker the series of sparks may be made to fit more or less perfectly with the formation of the drops.

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  • It does not dissociate on heating as do the pentachloride and pentabromide, thus indicating the existence of pentavalent phosphorus in a gaseous compound; dissociation, however, into the trifluoride and free fluorine may be brought about by induction sparks of 150 to 200 mm.

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  • Electric sparks give at first free sulphur and the trifluoride, the latter at a higher temperature splitting into the pentafluoride and phosphorus.

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  • The last sparks of resistance were extinguished in 1018, and the great Slavonic realm lay in the dust.

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  • His sermon on "Unitarian Christianity," preached at Baltimore in 1819, at the ordination of Jared Sparks, and that at New York in 1821, on "Unitarian Christianity most favourable to Piety," made him its interpreter.

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  • The Glasgow chair was a source of inspiration to scientific men for more than half a century, and many of the most advanced researches of other physicists grew out of the suggestions which Thomson scattered as sparks from his anvil.

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  • But suddenly instead of those chances and that genius which hitherto had so consistently led him by an uninterrupted series of successes to the predestined goal, an innumerable sequence of inverse chances occur--from the cold in his head at Borodino to the sparks which set Moscow on fire, and the frosts--and instead of genius, stupidity and immeasurable baseness become evident.

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  • The jet should be situated between the sparks and the eye, and the observation is facilitated by a piece of ground glass held a little beyond the jet, sO as to diffuse the light; or the shadow of the jet may be received on the ground glass, which is then held as close as possible on the side towards the observer.

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  • If the sparks are not controlled they can cause life-threatening arrhythmia.

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  • Dawn has her day in court A BLAZING row sparks a blaze of another kind in the Emmerdale vicarage on Friday.

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  • Affectionately known as M&S or Marks and Sparks, they are one of the UK's favorite department stores.

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  • Always watch that sparks and flying embers do not set light to anything.

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  • Sparks argues that Trent remained rooted at the spot and must have used the waist-level finder due to his concern about stabilizing the camera.

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  • Silver Pyramid Black Cat's conic fountain creates a surprisingly high pillar of sparks.

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  • He stared in amazement as sparks went down the front of his shirt and set his chest hair afire.

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  • Sparks will fly when their schooling in swords and sorcery comes head-to-head!

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  • However I have just had the magneto rebuilt by somebody who comes on a recommendation so I am more hopeful of prolonged sparks.

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  • Features quick cuts year was even the sparks marina the summer months.

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  • I saw Lil ' Chris from Rock School at Sparks in the Park in Norwich last nite.

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  • The giant ogre was smashing the gate with his huge ax each time iron cracked off sending sparks into the air.

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  • Checking for sparks can be a problem if you don't have a handy plug spanner or a spare plug.

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  • The blast was attributed to an unusual build-up of stomach gases ignited by the sparks.

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  • Spark arresters can prevent spark arresters can prevent sparks from the flue landing on the thatch, however they must be cleaned regularly.

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  • Someone should buy that woman a nice, Marks and Sparks polo-neck sweater.

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  • The last time this had happened, Marks was dead, and Sparks was saying goodbye.

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  • When this metal is striked with a sharp metal object it produced extremely hot sparks, which are able to set tinder on fire.

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  • A close-up of the sparks emanating from the top toroid.

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  • Before the classical researches of Hertz in 1886 and 1887, many observers had noticed curious effects due to electric sparks produced at a distance which were commonly ascribed to ordinary electrostatic or electro-magnetic induction.

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  • In the primary circuit of the induction coil I he placed an ordinary signalling key K, and when this was pressed for a longer or shorter time a torrent of electric sparks passed between the balls, alternately charging and discharging the elevated con-.

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  • The synthesis of nitric acid by passing electric sparks through moist air by Cavendish is a famous piece of experimental work, for in the first place it determined the composition of this important substance, and in the second place the minute residue of air which would not combine, although ignored for about a century, was subsequently examined by Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay, who showed that it consists of a mixture of elementary substances - argon, krypton, neon and xenon (see Argon).

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  • These worlds which perished are compared to sparks which fly out from a red-hot iron beaten by a hammer, and which are extinguished according to the distance esoteric doctrine, God, who is boundless and above they are removed from the burning mass.

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  • They, moreover, tried the effect of shock upon the liquid, and found that the repeated dropping of the cylinder from a height of nearly 20 feet upon a large steel anvil gave no explosion, but that when the cylinder was crushed under a heavy blow the impact was followed, after a short interval of time, by an explosion which was manifestly due to the fracture of the cylinder and the ignition of the escaping gas, mixed with air, from sparks caused by the breaking of the metal.

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  • After some dispute, he was told that he might climb on to the pilot engine which was to precede the royal train; but his scarlet livery, white gloves and wig suffered so much from soot and sparks that he made no more fuss about his rights in after trips.

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  • This is a deeper generalization than that which says, "A man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward."

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  • The woodman stirred the fire until the flames leaped high and the sparks flew out of the roof hole.

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  • By making expectations explicit and public, these agreements reduce the number of sparks that can set off the powder keg of war.

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  • And then fresh sparks went up above the wood, as if the roof fell in, and we all shouted "Concord to the rescue!"

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  • He took the lighted pipe that was offered to him, gripped it in his fist, and tapped it on the floor, making the sparks fly, while he continued to shout.

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  • Little Tushin, moving feebly and awkwardly, kept telling his orderly to "refill my pipe for that one!" and then, scattering sparks from it, ran forward shading his eyes with his small hand to look at the French.

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  • By the light of the sparks Bolkhovitinov saw Shcherbinin's youthful face as he held the candle, and the face of another man who was still asleep.

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  • On three sides of the mansion the furniture saved was piled and covered with rick cloths to protect it from sparks.

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  • The future looks like slim coal pickings again for the pit village bright sparks.

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  • Last, I made sure to crush out the couple of still smoldering sparks on the ground where I had lain.

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  • Checking for sparks can be a problem if you do n't have a handy plug spanner or a spare plug.

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  • Spark arresters can prevent sparks from the flue landing on the thatch, however they must be cleaned regularly.

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  • The words sputtered sparks off the page, blinding him.

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  • A group known only as Capuchins were as usual on hand to put out any stray sparks.

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  • His Ph.D. focused on the processes involved in the deposition of subaqueous pyroclastic flows and was supervised by Steve Sparks.

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  • But they are still tiny sparks in swirling gray clouds.

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  • Take note of fizzing sounds, swishing noise, faint sparks, white particles.

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  • Israeli AV Society sparks campaign to free primates Toward the end of 2001, undercover footage was taken from Israel 's Hebrew University.

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  • No one should smoke and sparks and open flames must be put out as they could ignite the fume from the charging process.

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  • If you have made a good connection with someone online and you think there might be some sparks, trade phone numbers and speak on the phone.

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  • That stress can be beneficial when it encourages employees to work harder and try their best, or when it sparks enthusiasm and improvements on the job.

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  • You can always stay in touch online and by texting, and one day, you two might meet again and sparks fly.

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  • I said he could go for it, especially around Christmas, and use the cliché but easy, "mistletoe" excuse to see if there's sparks beyond friendship.

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  • Celebrities who walked the red carpet wearing this fashion line include actresses Ashley Tisdale and Jordin Sparks, as well as singer Geri Halliwell.

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  • This sparks new, creative ideas for cooking tofu for you and you family.

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  • Sparks flew between the two singers and they soon became a couple.

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  • Other talented hopefuls included Hal Sparks and Jai Rodriguez.

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  • In the end, Lucy Lawless, Hal Sparks, and Alfonso Ribeiro competed for the $100,000 prize.

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  • After a smaller role in Disney's The Princess Diaries in 2001, she got her first starring role a year later in a remake of the Nicholas Sparks' bestseller, A Walk to Remember.

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  • Faith Hill and Tim McGraw - Sparks flew for this sweet southern couple when Hill was the opening act for McGraw on the "Spontaneous Combustion" tour in 1996.

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  • The special will include interviews with Kelly Clarkson (season one), Ruben Studdard (season two), Bo Bice (season four), Chris Daughtry (fifth season), as well as Melinda Doolittle, Blake Lewis and Jordin Sparks (season six).

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  • The pilots reportedly saw sparks coming from the plane as they were taxing down the runway when they lost control of the aircraft that crossed the highway into an embankment and burst into flames.

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  • Involving children in cruise planning sparks their enthusiasm and helps them learn that a cruise ship really is a floating city, so they don't feel like they'll just be in a big hotel during the voyage.

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  • If learning about these positions sparks an interest in you, perhaps it is time for you to think about one of the many Carnival cruise line jobs and apply.

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  • I happen to have a running theme based on politics, but you can choose names from any theme that sparks your imagination.

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  • If anything here sparks your interest, our shows are archived and you are able to listen to any of the archived shows we have done for this month already.

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  • If you plan to put your fireplace on an existing patio, make sure it is far enough away from your home, your plants and other garden structures so stray sparks won't cause a fire hazard.

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  • There is virtually no cleanup, and you never have to worry about sparks.

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  • When cleaning up after using oil-based paints, use the mineral spirits in a well ventilated area and away from open flames or sparks.

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  • The very first winner was Jordin Sparks who went on to win American Idol the next year.

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  • A fireplace screen made of glass or metal should be placed in front of the fireplace opening to keep burning embers and sparks inside.

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  • When you have your fireplace burning, always use a well fitting protective fireplace screen to keep all sparks and embers safely inside.

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  • With an innovative design coupled with an intriguing mythology, Griffon sparks the imaginations and adrenaline of riders in more ways than one.

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  • Typically, those two thoughts are what sparks someone to begin the process.

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  • These are one of the most popular video game desktops among gamers, because Nintendo has been around for so long and sparks a lot of nostalgia in many people.

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  • Small and lightweight, new firestarters include accessories to set sparks in adverse conditions.

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  • Additionally, windy conditions add an element of danger to open fire cooking, as sparks can blow away to an area where there are flammable objects and cause dangerous and damaging fires.

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  • Various singers and dancers serve as judges, including JC Chasez of N*SYNC fame, and Shane Sparks, a noted hip hop choreographer.

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  • Choreographers such as Shane Sparks are also recognized for their contribution to dance as a whole, not only to the realm of hip hop.

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  • Rennie Harris and Shane Sparks are only two examples of hip hop dance pioneers.

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  • Does your high school student love books by Nicholas Sparks?

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  • Just keep it well away from any bonfire sparks or you'll quickly find your chair filled with tiny holes.

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  • Color Splash Buddies Alien & Sparks Figures are more than basic plastic figurines.

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  • While they look like the alien and Sparks characters on the outside, when you dip them in icy water they change color.

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  • Anyone who has accidently left a metal spoon in the microwave has seen microwave sparks.

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  • Children may be allowed to strike the log and send up sparks, and in return, receive a gift.

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  • Sparks may fly, but they won't always be romantic sparks.

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  • You'll start the relationship with online chats, see if any sparks fly, and then you can decide if you want to explore the possibilities together.

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  • Date.ca belongs to the Sparks Network of dating websites.

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  • However, in the end, love is much more about that perfect contentment than any initial sparks.

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  • When your interest sparks as you read about something you wish to pursue, be sure to keep these suggestions in mind.

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  • At first glance, it may appear that two water signs are the ideal matched set, but for Scorpio, there needs to be some sparks flying or she'll create them just to break up the monotony.

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  • There will be lots of sparks between these two and passions will run from hot to cold with very little in between.

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  • When Mars shows up in a compatibility chart, you know one thing; fireworks and sparks abound!

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  • The chemistry between these two is combustible, and everyone enjoys the sparks, especially Aries.

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  • That said, because the pair are opposites, sparks fly whenever these two signs get together.

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  • Sparks will fly romantically, but a strong sense of commitment and large reservoir of patience are needed to make this relationship last.

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  • Essentially, when sugar--which is an asymmetrical crystal-is crushed, it emits sparks.

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  • This movie was adapted from a Nicholas Sparks book by the same name.

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  • This is another movie made from a Nicholas Sparks novel.

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  • This 2002 film, like The Notebook, was based upon a novel written by Nicholas Sparks.

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  • It can be difficult to date while on a budget, so use frugal ways to show your love to keep the sparks flying.

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  • Sparks Fly Out Bill charms Gran's church group with his Civil War recollections.

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  • In their angelic state, they look like tiny sparks of light.

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  • With that in mind, explore the following suggestions to see if you can find a fairy tattoo design idea that sparks your fancy.

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  • Testimonials, additional benefits or advantages of using the product as well as emotionally-charged copy sparks desire.

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  • If there are any cracks in the old plug wires, you'll see very faint sparks in the dark.

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  • Sparks and moves fly when Carson, leader of the West High Sharks falls for Penn, a member of the Easy High Jets.

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  • In the past, Sparks People used to charge a fee, but all that has changed.

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  • Texas have proved that sparks still fly when they hit the recording studio and will hopefully continue to do so.

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  • Sparks fly when this band hits the recording studio and their songs reflect the members' emotional and inventive conjuring talents, much to the pleasure of their multitude of followers.

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  • They got themselves back into the recording studio and sparks started flying again, resulting in the release of the single 'All I Want' and, subsequently, the 'Greatest Hits' album that November.

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  • Unlike some of her fellow American Idol alums, Sparks seems to have made the transition to respected artist easily and has earned the respect of her peers who broke into the charts sans TV show.

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  • Rather than being a flash in the pan whose albums are bargain bin destined, Sparks has shown signs that she might be able to make her career last for the long haul.

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  • Sparks has been trying to make it in music virtually all her life.

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  • In fact, eventually, Sparks left high school to be home schooled so she had more time to pursue her music career.

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  • It was relatively smooth sailing for Sparks during her time on American Idol.

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  • After winning the show, Sparks scored a record deal with the Zomba Music Group - one of the biggest label umbrellas in the industry.

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  • In addition to her music, Sparks is known for her modeling.

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  • Sparks is also known for her religious beliefs.

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  • In Spring of 2008, Sparks was forced to drop out of her opening slot role on what was to be her first major non American Idol related tour, supporting Alicia Keys, because of damage to her vocal chords.

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  • The following websites are good places to start your search for Jordin Sparks lyrics.

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  • Lyrics Mania - Lyrics Mania has lyrics to all of the Jordin Sparks' songs from her EP, plus some unreleased tracks.

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  • This site has the full range of lyrics to Jordin Sparks songs.

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  • Absolute Lyrics - This website has lyrics to all of Sparks' major label released CDs as well as her pre-Idol independent release.

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  • Like fellow musician Jordin Sparks, they are all evangelical Christians and are very vocal about their faith.

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  • He toured with Jordin Sparks to promote the album, and he also did a small string of solo shows in smaller venues.

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  • Season six saw Jordin Sparks take home the top prize and recording contracts.

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  • In most episodes, this is where the sparks really begin the fly as families are asked to behave contrary to their normal behavior.

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  • Together, sparks fly as Selene sets out to save Michael's life from the werewolves who want to use him as a pawn and from the vampires who want to kill him because he is half Lycan.

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  • In fantasy artwork, for example, the artist may use the eyes to convey a deeply held human emotion amidst an alien landscape or an utterly human gesture that sparks a memory.

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  • Being around fuel and the possibility of sparks makes it vital to wear fire-retardant clothing.

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  • She tossed the fuel in and slammed the door before sparks could hop out on the stove pad.

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  • It may also be prepared by heating ammonium oxalate; by passing induction sparks between carbon points in an atmosphere of nitrogen.

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  • The indicator was connected with a Ruhmkorff coil or other equivalent apparatus, designed to cause a continual succession of sparks to pass between the indicator and a metal plate situated beneath it and having a plane surface parallel to its line of motion.

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  • Over the surface of the plate and between it and the indicator there was passed, at a regularly uniform speed, in a direction perpendicular to the line of motion of the indicator, a material capable of being acted on physically by the sparks, through either their chemical action, their heat, or their perforating force.

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  • He discovered a fact subsequently rediscovered by others, that a tube of metallic filings, loosely packed, was sensitive to electric sparks made in its vicinity, its electrical resistance being reduced, and he was able to detect effects on such a tube connected to a battery and telephone at a distance of 500 yds.'

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  • These trains are produced by pressing the key in the primary circuit of the induction coil for a longer or shorter time' and generating a long or short series of oscillatory electric sparks between the spark balls with a corresponding creation of trains of electric waves.

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  • In series with the tube is placed a single voltaic cell and a telegraphic relay, and Marconi added certain coils placed across the spark contacts of the relay to prevent the local sparks affecting the coherer.

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  • This receiving apparatus, with the exception of the Morse printer, was contained in a sheet-iron box, so as to exclude it from the action of the sparks of the neighbouring transmitter.

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  • The arrangements for arresting sparks in American practice and on the continent of Europe are somewhat elaborate.

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  • The heavy sparks are projected from the tubes in straight lines and are caught by the louvres L, L, L, and by them deflected downwards to the bottom of the smoke-box, where they collect in a heap in the space D round a tube which is essentially an ejector.

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  • The academy is one of the foremost secondary schools in the country, and among its alumni have been Daniel Webster, Edward Everett, Lewis Cass (born in Exeter in a house still standing), John Parker Hale, George Bancroft, Jared Sparks, John Gorham Palfrey, Richard Hildreth and Francis Bowen.

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  • Heating spirits of hartshorn, he was able to collect "alkaline air" (gaseous ammonia), again because he was using mercury in his pneumatic trough; then, trying what would happen if he passed electric sparks through the gas, he decomposed it into nitrogen and hydrogen, and "having a notion" that mixed with hydrochloric acid gas it would produce a "neutral air," perhaps much the same as common air, he synthesized sal ammoniac. Dephlogisticated air (oxygen) he prepared in August 1774 by heating red oxide of mercury with a burning-glass, and he found that in it a candle burnt with a remarkably vigorous flame and mice lived well.

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  • The rebels were defeated by Lanfranc in the king's absence; but William returned to settle the difficult question of their punishment, and to stamp out the last sparks of disaffection.

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  • At present we are where we were in electrical science, when Newton produced curious sparks while rubbing glass with paper.

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  • In history, Winthrop and Bradford laid the foundations of her story in the very beginning; but the best example of the colonial period is Thomas Hutchinson, and in later days Bancroft, Sparks, Palfrey, Prescott, Motley and Parkman.

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  • This is for fans of Big Star, Teenage Fanclub, The Beach Boys, Beachwood Sparks, and The Pernice Brothers.

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  • Jordin Sparks has taken the world by storm, and she hasn't even hit her twenties yet.

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  • Since winning American Idol in 2007, Sparks has been in high demand, touring and releasing successful singles.

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  • Sparks soon flew again.

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