Water from Hurricane Sandy rose almost 7 feet above normal, threatening the water intake structure that pumps cooling water through the plant.

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The screen went dark in the Map Room, and almost immediately there was Hatch on NBC threatening, "I'm just going to blow my stack" if he hears another word against Starr.

CNN: Blowing His Stack

Shortly before half-time England finally had their first sniff of the goal-line when Brown set up Sean O'Loughlin to burst clear, but the Wigan player looked almost surprised to find himself in a threatening position, and by the time he passed to Michael Shenton, New Zealand had got defenders back.

BBC: New Zealand 24-10 England

It would dent the fiscal complacency threatening America, the sense that almost a decade of slimming can finally give way to a good binge.

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It is a remarkable comeback for Williams, who slipped as low as 175 in the rankings after missing almost a year with injury and a life threatening pulmonary embolism in 2011.

CNN: Serena back on top of the world

Like Cooper, and Bradbury too, Camplin has suffered career-threatening injuries, a torn medial ligament and several nasty concussions almost ending her Olympic dream.

BBC: Aussie, Aussie, Aussie

But now the Russian delegation is asking for further concessions, and threatening not to ratify the agreement unless the allowance for its forests is almost doubled.

BBC: Russia puts heat on climate treaty

Their second child, born almost three years later in 1997, was 10 weeks premature after Carolyn developed life-threatening complications.

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