The Scottish government had "run out of money, run out of steam, run out of ideas and run out of time on housing policy" and the there was a "heavy price paid on the street", according to Conservative MSP Alex Johnstone.
To supply the extra juice, utilities turn on inefficient single-cycle gas turbines, which turn 25% of the fuel's energy into electricity, as opposed to 45% for combined-cycle plants that use turbine exhaust to make steam to run a second generator.
During the strike the steam railway will run from 12:50 GMT whilst the Manx Electric Railway will start at 13:10 GMT.
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The chamber is air tight so the biogas let off from the little digesters can be captured and used to power the steam generator that run the stills.
The Tornado was the first steam engine built to run on the UK mainline for almost 50 years and was assembled by steam enthusiasts in Darlington.
Heat from the sun boils water to run a steam turbine generator, which delivers power to the grid.
Mr Trevithick was the first to successfully run a steam-powered engine pulling carriages on rails at Pennydarren, South Wales, in 1804.
Trevithick was also the first to successfully run a steam-powered engine pulling carriages on rails at Pennydarren, South Wales, in 1804.
Geothermal power plants turn hot water into steam or vapor to run a turbine and generate electricity, after which the water is injected back into the underground geothermal reservoir.
The 14-1 chance looked like he might run of steam in the final straight but battled all the way to give Murphy his third win in the race since 2000.
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Each time one begins, it seems to run out of steam before doing any real damage.
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But under Michelle Bachelet, the president since 2006, it has run out of steam.
Mr Singh has plainly run out of steam, but there are no appealing candidates to replace him.
Startup founders who lag in making market moves run out of money, and their teams run out of steam.
However, a handful of commentators and have begun to question whether the gold bull has run out of steam.
"Mr Singh has plainly run out of steam, " the Economist magazine says.
The Tories may have learnt that incremental reforms soon run out of steam.
If you have run out of steam by now, we do not blame you: Singapore runs at a frenetic tempo.
But these markets, while popular with international investors, will likely run out of steam as we head deeper into 2013.
The Social Democrats claim (not implausibly) that the Kohl government has run out of steam and failed to control spending.
The trick it has mastered is finding new businesses and markets to move into before its established ones run out of steam.
Policymakers have begun to worry that the country's massive stimulus spending in response to the global financial crisis could run out of steam.
Arguments and mis-information about the economic benefits, employees, whether the finished product would or could be exported, etc. have all run out of steam.
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It's been agreed that their Lordships will pause in the debate when they run out of steam, and resume on Wednesday at 11am, to conclude.
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Analysts said that as the mining boom starts to run out of steam, the other sectors of the economy will have to take over and drive growth.
There were a lot of self-congratulations in this long goodbye and the ending truly was "about nothing, " basically proving that the show has run out of steam.
First, that the economic recovery in the eurozone has run out of steam - which will lead to big falls in bank profits, especially if borrowers have greater difficulties repaying their debts.
Some commentators feel that the Chinese investment boom must eventually run out of steam, whether for lack of good projects to finance or because the country will shift to a more consumption-led model.
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