• It has made agreements with the captains of Eskimo whaling boats to move drilling ships out of hunting grounds during the open-water period so they can hunt Bowhead whales.

    FORBES: In Texas parlance, it's a classic case of all hat, no cattle.

  • As many as 500, 000 people may have been exposed to the contaminated water over a period of 30 years, the Marine Corps said.

    CNN: Male breast cancer patients blame water at Marine base

  • Some members of parliament are hoping to use that period to water down the new charter.

    ECONOMIST: Thailand

  • The following day the Royal Logistic Corps had found a way to distribute water efficiently and long period of recovery started.

    BBC: County 'came close to disaster'

  • Of course, bucket brigades are a pretty inefficient way to fight a fire, delivering little water over a long period of time.

    FORBES: Think You're Wireless? Think Again

  • "With our own Scottish Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Business Survey projecting only a marginal improvement in output and confidence in the early part of 2013, these latest figures underline the picture of an economy that has been treading water for an extended period of time, " she said.

    BBC: Scotland business

  • He has been integral to the success of Scottish Water in its first 10 years and supported our former chief executive through Scottish Water's most successful period of development.

    BBC: Douglas Millican named new boss of Scottish Water

  • Even in 2007, when the previous record for melting was set, and satellite pictures showed the passage to be entirely clear of ice, there was only a short period of open water.

    BBC: The 'big melt' at the roof of the world

  • First, the new law offers extended care to a group of servicemembers who were based at Camp Lejeune with their families during a period when contaminated water caused major medical issues for a number of individuals.

    WHITEHOUSE: Our Top Stories

  • PepsiCo Americas food sales climbed by 5.0% in the quarter, while PepsiCo Americas beverages posted a 10.0% sales decline, partly owing to the overlap of the debuts of G2 and SoBe Life Water in the year-ago period.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • It was a benign, water-rich environment for a long period of time.

    BBC: Water 'widespread' on early Mars

  • Known and studied since the 1970s beginning with NASA's Viking missions, such networks date from a period in Martian history when water flowed freely across the surface.

    FORBES: Wall of Gale Crater

  • Craig Middle, a councillor in Tonypandy, said people had not been given any warning that their water would be off for an extended period but were "getting on with it".

    BBC: Rhondda water: Supplies back for 5,000 after pipe burst

  • During his tour, Wright explained in detail how to install evacuated solar water heating tubes and how best to insulate period sash window frames without diminishing their appearance.

    CNN: Thousands flock to London's Open House festival

  • In suburban Chicago, which got up to 7 inches of rain in a 24-hour period ending Thursday, record levels of water were moving through the Des Plaines River past heavily populated western suburbs and into the Illinois River to the south.

    NPR: Floodwaters Rising After Storms Deluge Heartland

  • Dr. TRENBERTH: Well, one of the ironical things in the West in particular is that most of the water rights and the water allocations were set based upon a relatively wet period during something like the first 20 years of the 20th century.

    NPR: Can Climate Change Explain Odd Weather?

  • Drinking several litres over a relatively short period of time could be enough to cause water intoxication.

    BBC: Why is too much water dangerous?

  • "The response has just been amazing, " says the DJ, who is relying on water and juices to get through the six-day period.

    CNN: , for

  • According to April 12 OPSIS data, the water level of the Guri dam dropped only 4 centimeters (about 1.6 inches) over the past 24 hours while the water intake increased by 723 cubic meters per second over the same period.

    FORBES: Venezuela's Dodgy Energy Data

  • In the rush among people from the region to stock up on bottled water, tissue and other items, however, total sales in that period actually rose by 20 per cent.

    FORBES: Japan's Pulse Beats at 7-Eleven

  • April 11 data showed only a 7-centimeter drop in the Guri water level and an even bigger increase in water intake 1, 035 cubic meters per second over a one-day period.

    FORBES: Venezuela's Dodgy Energy Data

  • Meanwhile, even as state social spending has surged, reminders of the heroic period from the state system of higher education to the power, water and freeway systems have fallen into disrepair.

    FORBES: California's Third Brown Era

  • The Virtual Forum of Water Observatory will continue the discussion with instances of reviews, comments and other contributions for a period of 20 days, starting on 16 October.

    UNESCO: Programa Hidrol��gico Internacional: Workshop - Online Forum: "Water and Habitat"

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