In 1927, as floodwaters threatened New Orleans, a self-appointed committee of businessmen persuaded the government to dynamite a downstream levee and release the pressure of the swelling torrent.
If this were so, it is possible that, instead of Venus experiencing regular volcanic eruptions that release the pressure within the planet, it has no geological activity between its catastrophic outbreaks.
"If you cut one of these in half and you squeeze it, the silicone will protrude from the open end, but if you release the pressure, it goes right back in, " says Robert X.
Normally, when a well begins to flow, the release of pressure cleans up the well bore of contaminants and other debris in the hole during the first few hours it is opened up.
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Too many wells release the natural pressure in the field, like fizz from a soda can, and it becomes too expensive to pump the oil out.
One worker suffered a fatal blow from the impact of the pressure release and died on the scene, Mack said.
Cooling systems to the reactors were knocked out, fuel rods overheated, and attempts to release pressure in the chambers led to explosions in the buildings housing the reactors.
But a mid-40s salaryman who bought a new mini-car despite his fears about job security described the purchase as "pressure release" for the frustrations building up in his family rather than any sign of renewed confidence.
Any advancements made by Research in Motion and the release of its BB10 operating system will only increase the pressure on Microsoft to execute, but this could be both good and bad.
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The fatal pressure release took place at a project known as Intake No. 3, which is under way near Lake Mead.
There had been pressure to release the information since the Bristol Royal Infirmary baby heart death scandal, when surgeons with higher than average death rates continued to operate on children.
"Crying is an emotional release that represents the uncertainty, pressure and sacrifice that they have been managing for years, " said sports psychologist Leah Lagos, who worked with athletes competing in the London Olympics to develop strategies to reduce anxiety.
The process involves pumping water containing small percentages of other materials into the porous shale under pressure to hydraulically fracture it and release the trapped oil and gas.
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The company did say in the press release that macro conditions would cause some near-term pressure on margins, a comment the Street initially ignored.
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The workers were constructing a mining operation underground when they were hit by a high-pressure release of grout, said Bronson Mack of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, a cooperative public agency formed in 1991 to manage the water resources in a region that includes Las Vegas.
Responding to GOP pressure to release details of the secretive Gang of Eight deliberations, Rubio promised Friday to brief his fellow Republican senators on Tuesday.
Mr Berlusconi is also currently on trial for allegedly paying for sex with an underage prostitute, and later abusing his powers by putting pressure on the police to release her from custody.
Ahead of the three-day trip, a leaked PA report for international donors urged them to pressure the Israeli government to release its revenues, warning of a "possible slide into institutional and political collapse".
If Apple can give people something that makes the jump seem worth it, it could release that pressure directly into its bank account.
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In February 2009, pressure levels spiked inside Reactor 1, forcing the release of steam through an emergency valve.
Fracking involves drilling a borehole before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas.
That kind of takes some downward pressure away from this afternoon's anticipated release from the Fed, '' Fort Pitt's Caughey said.
This year he completed what is believed to be the first ever fracture stimulation procedure in Turkey: injecting a mixture of water and sand at high pressure down the wells to break up rock and release gas.
Fracking is the process of blasting water at high pressure into shale rock to release oil or gas held within it.
Bharatiya Janata leader Ravi Shankar Prasad slammed the Indian government and said he was "very pained by the gross indifference" by the Indian government in not putting enough pressure on Islamabad earlier to seek Singh's release.
Fracking involves the injection of water containing a surfactant and various other chemicals under high pressure into a source rock e.g. shale, causing the latter to fracture and release natural gas (principally methane).
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