Word: main
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...what's the hold-up? The main obstacle has always been economics. From the mid-80s until 2003, oil prices-ever volatile--averaged out to about $25 a barrel. Making gasoline synthetically was way too expensive in comparison-$40-$46 per barrel. But with oil in the $60 range, liquefied coal is looking better than ever. "If one were assured of some stability in that base price, then they'd say, 'Oh, I guess I will invest the $6.5 billion it takes to build a coal liquification plant," David Garman, Under Secretary of Energy, told TIME...
...niftiest new hybrids is from Mazda, the Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid concept car. This "tribrid" has three energy sources--gasoline, electricity and hydrogen. The main combustion engine can burn either gasoline or hydrogen, which is fed to the engine from a tank in the trunk. The driver can change between the two by hitting a switch next to the steering wheel. Hydrogen as a fuel burns like gasoline, but it's about 10% more efficient, and emits only water. Throw in the hybrid function (an electric motor) and fuel efficiency rises again. Mazda hopes to have the car available...
Downey often talks directly to the audience about the strangeness of his situation. Having the main character point out plot holes doesn’t make them any less annoying, and Downey’s chatter goes from funny to tiresome...
...World of Vibrations” is dragged down by a whining euro-pop hook. It seems like Gab and Xcel have forgotten exactly why they are making music, or rather, they’ve discovered a new reason. Blackalicious is eyeing the Black Eyed Peas’ comfortable main-stream niche and doing their damndest to squeeze alongside. In fact, they’re even sharing a stage at a Honda Civic promotional event in San Francisco later this month. What’s more, MTV’s TRL hotline number is helpfully printed across the bottom of Blackalicious?...
...Everyone knew the current season was halfway done and that the archrival we play in the year-ending Game is Yale. Furthermore, 12 answerers realized that the Crimson’s win total for the past four years was closer to 35 than 15 or 55, 11 that its main rival for Ivy League title during that time was Penn, and 10 that Harvard had zero losses a year ago.Taking another tack, trying to purely test attendance, I asked about the seating in Harvard Stadium. Twelve respondents selected concrete Ls, while two went for metal benches...