Some customers may experience longer outages if power surges cause equipment failure during the restoration process.
According to Cisco, global Web traffic surges an average 27% during World Cup matches.
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All parties will also prepare for surface water floods, collapsing reservoirs and tidal surges.
Sandy caused deadly storm surges along the East Coast when it hit in October.
Every power system needs spare capacity to deal with surges, supply disruptions and so on.
Systems have been put in place to lessen the impact of surges in demand.
The police are desperately trying to control the crowd as it surges forward.
The computers would be useful in running stock exchanges, instantly detecting and adjusting for surges in trading.
Nominal wage gains of 3.7% for production workers were offset by surges in energy and food prices.
But Exxon, riding periodic oil price surges, racks up some nice growth itself every now and then.
Then it would have enough on hand to satisfy these predictable demand surges, avoiding big price increases.
Journey is recognizably orchestral yet spare and distanced from the dramatic surges that frequent other videogame soundtracks.
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At Hue railway station, coach doors open and, laden with bags and bundles, the crowd surges forward.
The surges and plunges past the limit triggered five "circuit breaker" halts in trade during the past week.
So as the clouds roll in and dangerous storm surges kick up, does the staff of Weather.com cheer?
Again I think it probably will be stock prices that collapse and not the U.S. economy that surges.
About three-quarters of women experience at least some nausea and vomiting with the hormonal surges of early pregnancy.
The tidal surges associated with superstorm Sandy and Tropical Storm Irene stirred up mud that killed his shellfish.
Gates have been installed at critical canals to help block water from entering the city during storm surges.
And, when gold surges sharply on a safe-haven bid, silver tends to follow.
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And flooding and storm surges are determined by these outer winds, Gray said.
But he does say that the United States needs to re-evaluate its tactical plan, as violence in Iraq surges.
Argentina enjoyed wild surges of economic growth, only for this to end in depression and, in 2001, economic collapse.
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Surges of dirty money can artificially inflate or deflate asset prices, making interest rates and exchange rates more volatile.
During production surges, workers may put in another 10 hours of weekend overtime, for which they get double-rate pay.
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Natural infrastructure can help protect coastal communities from storm surges and catastrophic flooding.
Margins are being squeezed as the cost of fuels and raw materials surges.
"Extremely dangerous" storm surges have been forecast in some areas that could raise water levels by up to 11ft (3.35m).
The marshes no longer provide as much protection from storm surges from the Gulf of Mexico as they once did.
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