• There are lots of small initiatives, either at the user end -- e.g. turning off stand-by switches, drinking tap water -- or the supply end -- e.g. wind energy, tidal energy.

    CNN: Biofuels: What do the experts think?

  • But from the next line-out Ireland scrum-half Peter Stringer took a quick tap off the top and scampered through the Scottish defence before offloading to Heaslip, a first-half replacement for number eight Denis Leamy, to crash over.

    BBC: Scotland 15-22 Ireland

  • After a five-day cover-up, tap water was turned off for more than three million residents of Liuzhou city.

    WSJ: Review & Outlook: China's Toxic Rice Bowl

  • Graham then appeared set to double Swansea's advantage before half-time but Ward's intervention nicked the ball off his toe as he waited for a tap-in at the far post.

    BBC: Swansea 2-3 Norwich

  • Consumers can reduce the amount of water through direct action - by applying a water-saving showerhead, shutting off the tap during teeth brushing, by not disposing of medicines, paints or other pollutants down the sink etc.

    UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

  • We're keen on the fbt, a phone designed for braille text messaging, and the Tap, which is shaped like a light switch and functions like one too -- when you tap it, the phone turns off so you can live once again in peace.

    ENGADGET: LG's concept phone contest winners should please art house gadgetphiles

  • One of the firm's consultants, Sandra Clements, says she is hearing from better-off older homeowners who would like to tap their home equity to help fund their retirements, but who previously were put off by steep closing costs.

    WSJ: Reverse Mortgages Now Look Cheaper

  • They made an early breakthrough with Maddock going over in the corner after an initial tap penalty from Michael Claasens, and some superb off-loading in contact by the visiting forwards created a gap for the winger to dive through.

    BBC: Dragons 12-15 Bath

  • So how can investors know whether President Obama will decide to tap the SPR, causing a brief but panicky sell-off in the oil market?

    FORBES: Will Obama Pull The Trigger On The Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

  • Moreover, many emerging markets remain desperate for fresh finance, and rich-country governments worry that the private sector might turn off the tap altogether.

    ECONOMIST: From bail-out to bail-in

  • This works well as long as capital markets are liquid, but not when the credit tap is turned off, as happened in 1998 after Russia's sovereign-debt default.

    ECONOMIST: A credit-card issuer buys��and becomes��a bank

  • But there was little possibility that Fletcher would miss after an unfortunate ricochet off Dean Whitehead presented the United midfielder with the simplest of tap-ins shortly after the half-hour mark.

    BBC: Darren Fletcher put United in front

  • The third and fourth quarters, it seems, aren't yet firmed up -- so if you thought they were going to turn off the tap after that quick burst, you'd probably be wrong.

    ENGADGET: Acer planning 'five or six' Android sets in first half of 2010

  • Anelka was wrongly ruled offside when a simple pass for Lampard to tap in awaited, before Drogba's backheel and Cole's lay-off gave Zhirkov a strike at goal which the Russian sent just wide.

    BBC: Didier Drogba

  • Just as the CFL light bulb market is poised to take off in a bigger way than ever, bulbs that tap rival light-emitting-diode technology, potentially even cheaper than CFL, are on the rise.

    FORBES: Boom At Hand, TCP's Ellis Yan Faces New "Green" Bulb Battle

  • Killie continued to look sharp in attack and Livingston defender Phillipe Brinquin did well to hold off McLaren as the striker was set to tap in James Fowler's low cut-back across the six-yard box.

    BBC: Killie hammer Livingston

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