It was only a matter of time before the hydrogen reached a level where it would detonate, and one after another, the first unit, then the third unit, and finally the second unit, suffered hydrogen explosions that blew off the steel panels and left the top of the reactor building exposed.
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Then the number rang again, and then a third time, before Schenk finally put his things down and answered the phone.
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And, finally, the third reason that we had to take this on is because the deficit and the debt that you hear everybody getting in a tizzy about -- properly so -- the vast majority of our long-term debt is driven by Medicare and Medicaid.
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There were no service breaks until the eighth game of the third set, when Djokovic finally broke through and then held at love to lead by two sets to one.
In 1917, after five months, the third battle of Ypres finally ended when the Canadians and Australians took Passchendaele.
More than a day late, many coffees, and very little sleep later, the third time finally proved to be the charm -- more than 24 hours after our scheduled departure.
Taylor's batting was undoubtedly the biggest plus for England in a tournament in which they underperformed, losing all six group games before finally beating hosts India in the third and fourth place play-off match.
Dani was at the centre of the action and he finally found the net with his third header - this time glancing the ball home from Pep Guardiola's free-kick.
Talented center Gorgui Dieng impressed once again in only his third game back from a broken left wrist and coach Rick Pitino finally saw his Cardinals play defense the way he liked.
And when Henman finally got off the mark in the third set, there was one of the loudest roars of the day - more in relief than anything else.
And if it is happening because one third of the species is finally getting rich then the effects of that, while it may indeed raise the oil price, could be greater than the effects of the oil price rise.
Then, the club saddled his replacement, Rafa Benitez, with the title of "interim" manager to indicate that he wouldn't be back next year. (He has since taken over at Napoli after guiding Chelsea to third place in the Premier League and a Europa League title.) And finally, there was Mourinho's difficult season in Spain.
Sharapova finally steadied herself, however, and broke Mattek for a third time in the final set to seal victory in two hours and three minutes.
Lenovo doubled its smartphone sales in China in the third quarter compared to the same period last year, and its smartphone business is finally profitable.
Garcia-Lopez finally found an element of consistency at the beginning of the third set and had Murray scampering all over the court to retrieve a series of well-placed groundstrokes.
Some may even relish the fate of the original Damian, a third century saint who was hung on a cross, stoned and shot by arrows and finally suffered execution by beheading.
For BlackBerry to stake a claim on even a distant third place spot, it doesn't just have to finally measure up to Android and iOS, it has to convince those growing more tired every day that the waiting is finally over.
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Howard finally scored his first basket with 3.5 seconds left in the third quarter and received a condescending cheer followed by boos.
The compact Nissan Cube wagon was already in its third generation when it finally came to the U.S. for the 2009 model year, and was wildly popular among younger buyers back in Japan.
Finally, end the third trilogy with a story about the Joker taking over Arkham Asylum, and use influences from both the famous graphic novel Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth and a few bits from the video game Arkham City.
Finally, the third step we should take is to eliminate the taxpayer subsidies we give to oil and gas companies.
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The third time we heard it, we finally figured out what you surely have already: Spectators were reading our bibs and personalizing their support.
Over the past three years, measuring from third quarter to third quarter, our real GDP fell first by 3.5%, then by 4.6%, and finally by 5.2%.
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