| 单词 | watertight |
| 例句 | She would rebuild her platforms and make a watertight shelter. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z You start with a set of axioms, and derive a series of conclusions by a watertight chain of deductions. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I didn’t exactly have a watertight cover story, and I raced to think of one as we approached the Priest Hole. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Like, each of us starts out as a watertight vessel. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z For the first time in human experience, people now had watertight containers readily available in any desired shape. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z All of ’em got rainwater sloshing around inside, so I tip each one up and empty it out, then fix the cap down tight to make it watertight, or nearly so. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Rice, oatmeal, dehydrated potatoes, canned roast beef, gingersnap cookies, sugar, coffee, and chocolate were some of the items packed in watertight tin containers. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I stuffed my bloody shirt into the wine pot and made it watertight with a piece of sympathy wax. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Written in a plethora of encryption systems, they ranged from the absurdly easy to the virtually watertight. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z First on the path is a big wooden barn, built as watertight and solid as the bridge, like it could last there forever if anyone asked it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Water had leaked in and dripped down the stairs but he thought the bunker itself seemed pretty watertight. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z As it is, this information is under such watertight embargo that were I to even hint at any detail, BBC Wales would surely set Missy on me. Doctor Who: nine things we learned from the new trailer 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z It’s a watertight mystery with vivid, memorable characters. Sophie Hannah: By the Book 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z They have a case, although it's nowhere near as watertight or self-evident as they think, and it would have been better supported with a bit of judicious editing. Various: Scared to Get Happy – review 2013-06-13T14:29:01Z Balanchine specialized in rhythmically watertight constructions that exist in brilliantly close counterpoint with their scores. City Ballet’s ‘Robbins 100’: Making Music Theatrical 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z As with Higashino's earlier novel, The Devotion of Suspect X, the plot revolves around the unravelling of an apparently watertight alibi by Tokyo detective Kusanagi and his sometime consultant, physicist Yukawa. Laura Wilson's crime fiction roundup – reviews 2013-03-22T12:00:02Z It is a small watertight vessel operated by a single oarsman. George Hitchcock, Kayak Magazine Founder, Dies at 96 2010-09-04T05:04:00Z They're more likely to give a contradictory account of their movements through lapses of memory than someone who's carefully prepared a fake but apparently watertight alibi. Do you have the courage of Conviction to fight miscarriages of justice? 2011-01-17T15:49:38Z The film’s five-act structure is watertight, the pacing of its drama exquisitely judged and the tonal swerve at its midpoint handled with utter confidence. Why Parasite should win the best picture Oscar 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z “As an intellectual argument, it’s pretty watertight,” he said. At This ‘Tempest,’ Digital Wizardry Makes ‘Rough Magic’ 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Obviously, this approach is far from methodologically watertight. Pornography: what we know, what we don't 2013-05-24T15:19:49Z Many of these ringing pronouncements are not exactly watertight: “Adam I aims for happiness,” we’re told, “but Adam II knows that happiness is insufficient.” ‘The Road to Character,’ by David Brooks 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z In fairness, this is a completely watertight rationale. Seat of the problem: why does Christopher Nolan hate chairs? 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z The blue-rinsers work on a simple but watertight assumption: that everybody trusts an old person. The Hard Sell: Wonga 2012-07-06T23:05:00Z Appreciated at the time for their watertight weave of colored wool, they’ve since been recognized as “a unique American art form” and collected by artists such as Frank Stella and Andy Warhol. From Navajo Blankets To Yokuts Baskets, American Tribal Art Reaches New Heights At Auction 2013-06-04T14:00:00Z The eager “Hamilton” fans who see it live for the first time will encounter, as I did, a watertight show. Perspective | Art by heart: ‘Hamilton’ is opera for our time 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z He sealed the inside of the planter, making it watertight, and hired a local stone company to drill holes in the three stone finials. Colorful Cottage Courtyard 2013-05-13T15:50:07.330Z The identification as American, from the mid-1780s, he added, “looks pretty watertight.” A New Parchment Declaration of Independence Surfaces. Head-Scratching Ensues. 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Crucially, Williams went as far as to ban even authorised uses of his image, meaning that his wishes will stay watertight even if his estate tries to push something through. 'It's ghost slavery': the troubling world of pop holograms 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z While upcoming James Bond film Spectre has made a pretty good fist of hiding its secrets from the public until now, the production hasn’t been completely watertight. Daniel Craig won't play Bond again? Prop him up at the bar and tell him to do his bit for Britain 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z It falls on him to mount a watertight accusation of abuses that until then had not been proved in court. Democracies don’t bounce back post-dictatorship. "Argentina, 1985" shows how justice looks afterward 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z But the other is Catch-22, and that functions as an equally watertight argument to the contrary. Catch-22: has George Clooney broken the curse of the unfilmable novel? 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Admittedly one – Amazon’s Good Omens – functions as a pretty watertight argument for never trying to adapt an unfilmable book. Catch-22: has George Clooney broken the curse of the unfilmable novel? 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Yet, the argument that these tropes would simply be wiped out had Seinfeld been prematurely canned is less than watertight. Can you imagine a world without Star Wars, Harry Potter or Oasis? 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z When police officers arrest a small-town English teacher and Little League coach for murder, the case looks watertight. 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Instead, what he has shown – whether in the watertight tragedy of All My Sons or the novice experiment of The Man Who Had All the Luck – is a clear-headed gift for letting Miller's plays sing. A View from the Bridge - review 2011-01-17T21:30:00Z The slates will be neat and watertight; I glimpse, in one happy moment, how they will shine. Hilary Mantel on Taking Her ‘Wolf Hall’ Novels to the Stage 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Why hadn't Max thought of helping me towards a decent watertight personal story? Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan - extract 2012-08-10T21:55:10Z The Biz Markie case changed the practice of sampling but without establishing a watertight precedent or inspiring any clarifying legislation. Harlem Shake: could it kill sampling? 2013-03-13T17:03:00Z Boaters and those who work on the sea appreciate the pints because they are air- and watertight, stackable, and won’t rust like jars with metal lids. Truth time: Do you buy Talenti gelato for the taste or for the jar? 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z My logic is watertight, and you may all congratulate me when this series ends. Meet the Bake Off 2019 contestants – from the teacher to the Terminator 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z His dancers are as accomplished as ever – it's great to see Shila Tirabassi back in London – and the piece is watertight in its crafting. Stephen Petronio Company; Onegin ? review 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z But his discoveries, and those of his colleagues, lead him to logically watertight conclusions. ‘Language at the Speed of Sight’ Fights to Reopen Our Closed Book on Literacy 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Discovered in China sometime during the first millennium, porcelain is a glassy, cool-white ceramic valued for its watertight hardness and ability to be molded into forms of extraordinary delicacy. Art Review: A Jewel Box for Translucent Treasures 2011-12-15T22:59:09Z Their 2010 reintroduction at the Music Hall of Williamsburg was a raucous, watertight marathon; they now fete the recent release of “What the World Needs Now…,” the group’s 10th studio album. Pop & Rock Listings for Nov. 13-19 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z It is a big plastic bubble with a hole at the top and watertight seal, and you get in it, sit in a chair, put down the lid and off you go. 'It is fantastic, better than travelling to the moon' – David Attenborough returns to the Great Barrier Reef 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z The Windows Appeal seeks to help ensure Moat Brae House in Dumfries is wind and watertight. Lumley launches Peter Pan appeal 2013-09-23T09:07:03Z They must stay atop the ice and away from the sea until their watertight feathers emerge, typically around four months after hatching. Record sea ice melt in Antarctica doomed thousands of penguin chicks to a watery grave 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z The report from the Lucky Sailor said no lines were tied to the trawler, and supplies were delivered in watertight barrels tied to a rope. Diverging narratives emerge after trawler with hundreds of migrants sinks in the Mediterranean 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Kindiki, the interior minister, has said the government had “a watertight case” that would prove Mr. Mackenzie and others had committed “charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.” Kenyan Cult Survivors, Still Refusing to Eat, Face Suicide Charges 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Since taking over the estate, the trust has spent more than £500,000 of donations to make the property watertight and add a new roof. Shetland castle for sale for £30,000 but needs £12m upgrade 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z It also concluded, after inspecting the flat in June last year, that it was "not wind and watertight and in all other respects reasonably fit for human habitation". Repair order on Edinburgh flat 'not fit for human habitation' 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z The world number one's defence was as watertight as ever and the winners started to flow. Raducanu beaten by Swiatek at Indian Wells 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z He said the Netherlands is taking a leading role in ensuring justice for the people of Ukraine and the quest for accountability which requires “watertight evidence.” Ukraine first lady cites rights violations, urges tribunal 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z The sanctions imposed have also been far from watertight. Russia's economy shrinks by less than expected 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z The fact that Newcastle are so watertight at the back really helps when games are tight. Chris Sutton's Premier League predictions v DJ & Newcastle fan Schak 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, existing EU measures are not always watertight. Analysis: EU unity over Russia sanctions falters as Europe's economy wilts 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The Papayo Wounaan Weavers, who live in Panama and Colombia, make sinuous, watertight black-and-tan vessels from the fronds of a rare palm. In the galleries: An artist’s journey through the pandemic 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z “Sanctions are almost never watertight — but any leakage will probably not be enough for Russia to replenish its missile stocks, especially if the war continues unabated in the coming months.” Sanctions, war demands leave battered Russian defense industry struggling to catch up 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, police told a court that 80% of their investigation was complete, but reports say that they are still looking for crucial evidence that would help them build a watertight case. Shraddha Walkar and Aftab Poonawala: India gripped by gruesome 'fridge murder' 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z In response, the health minister acknowledged that she could not say their quarantine or identification of cases was "100% watertight", but expressed confidence that surveillance teams could quickly identify any cases that had been missed. Ebola fears see Uganda close schools early for Christmas 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z The pockets are watertight and hand-warming, and generous pit zips help vent your steam as you hike. 14 useful gifts for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z That meant establishing a “watertight” relationship between Calum and Sophie rather than concerning himself with the film’s larger ideas about memory. For Paul Mescal, playing a dad was the 'greatest dress rehearsal' for being one 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z More than a century later, workers used modern technology and tools to build a similar watertight enclosure to hold back the river so they could reinforce the walls. A new perspective on Niagara Falls 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z "Sometimes it takes time to recover a weapon used in the crime but if you've got a drop of blood or spit or a shred of meat, you can build a watertight case." Shraddha Walkar and Aftab Poonawala: India gripped by gruesome 'fridge murder' 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z “They are a very nice enclosure which is watertight and has lovely windows,” he told me. Perspective | Arthur Cotton Moore was always thinking of ways to improve D.C. 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z There are no watertight categories differentiating a freebie from a welfare scheme. Freebies: The row over handouts and welfare schemes in India 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Indigenous people sometimes cook in watertight baskets by placing hot rocks into water to bring it to a boil. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z A tight junction is a watertight seal between two adjacent cells, while a desmosome acts like a spot weld. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Now, they have one of their own and they think it’s watertight. A way to find ‘quiet’ black holes finally bears fruit 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z Ms. Sturgeon needs her referendum to be legal because she wants Scotland to rejoin the European Union, which would not accept a country whose vote for independence was not legally watertight. Scotland’s Leader Calls for Independence Vote, Challenging Judges to Stop It 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z “Neither the plaintiffs’ arguments nor the district court’s analysis is entirely watertight,” Sunday’s opinion said. Legislators ask more time to comply with redistricting order 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z “Neither the plaintiffs’ arguments nor the district court’s analysis is entirely watertight. Appeals court lifts hold on Louisiana congressional remap 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Figure 4.29 Tight junctions form watertight connections between adjacent animal cells. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z But over time, research revealed data leakage; the identity protections weren’t so watertight after all. How ‘Trustless’ Is Bitcoin, Really? 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z "But it sounded like there was a large body of water sloshing about behind those watertight doors," Moss says. The guitarist who saved hundreds of people on a sinking cruise liner 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z It made sense: Plastic is watertight and can take hundreds of years to break down, creating a perfect habitat for mosquitoes. Perspective | There’s good reason to worry about the health risks of plastics 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z In my life, if not in all of my columns, I do try to keep those compartments separate and watertight. When You Think About Investing, Don’t Think About the News 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z He did not rule out that the person could be Russian, but declined to say more about the owner’s identity, citing a “watertight nondisclosure agreement.” A 459-Foot Mystery in a Tuscan Port: Is It a Russian’s Superyacht? 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z The bed itself, like a ship, was watertight. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The move came after a Government source acknowledged to the PA news agency that it could take “weeks and months” to build a legally watertight case against some Russian oligarchs. Everton v Boreham Wood: FA Cup fifth round – live! 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Up to 30 of these cells, which are designed to be air and watertight, could be waterlogged. Relatives fear bodies are 'floating in water' at Ayr Cemetery 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z He emphasized that “for us, the matter of priority is achievement of watertight, bulletproof, legally binding guarantees” that Ukraine and other ex-Soviet nations will not join the alliance. Russia says it will take nothing less but NATO expansion ban 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Rauch said homeowners can make their homes watertight and communities can improve drainage systems to minimize flash flood damage. Rebuilt New Orleans Levees Saved Lives and Property 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z They developed and used the kayak, a small canoe that is watertight, to fish in the sea. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He said they needed watertight security to ensure their continued safety in the UK. Princess Haya: The princess, the sheikh and the £550m divorce settlement 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z When you move it inside, place the tree in a watertight container, and surround the rootball with sawdust or mulch to hold moisture and to help keep the tree upright. How to plant a living Christmas tree that’ll last for many holidays 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z Boris Johnson promised to "take back control" of UK borders after Brexit, but the influx of dinghy arrivals across the Channel doesn't exactly scream watertight borders. Channel migrants: Why politics is dominating the debate on migrants 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z City's defence had been virtually watertight this season but there was an element of over-confidence that led to Palace's breakthrough. Palace win to shock 10-man Man City 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Washington is still working to instill good habits, and it faltered often against Toronto, struggling to put together consistent stretches of watertight defense. Analysis | Kyle Kuzma catches fire but the Wizards drop their third preseason game, plus other takeaways 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z While the nature of the physical evidence here is harder to dismiss, the researchers had to ensure the dating evidence was - quite literally - watertight. Earliest definitive evidence of people in Americas 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z “Initial assessments suggest that damage is superficial and there appears to be no structural damage or impact to the integrity of the roof’s exterior skin. The building’s outer skin and roof remain watertight.” New Orleans: Flames shoot up side of Superdome roof, put out 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Secondly, because companies will be forced to prove in court that their emissions targets are as watertight as they say they are – stress-testing their claims that they are taking climate change seriously. Explainer-Why are BMW and Daimler being sued over climate change? 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Cedric the Entertainer may not have presented a watertight case that hosted telecasts are better than ones that forgo an anchor, but he didn't entirely bomb either. Michaela Cole makes Emmys history — but "Ted Lasso," "The Crown" and white actors sweep the night 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Shivprasad said he had made sure his basement apartment had three means of entry and watertight doors. Life and death underground: N.Y. immigrants perish in flooded basements 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z In Scandinavia, bathrooms typically have what is called a “wet-room” design, in which the entire space is rendered watertight, removing the need for an enclosed or separated shower, which may drain anywhere in the space. Bathrooms go super luxe as a place to retreat, relax and find time for yourself 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z And as Super Storm Sandy made clear when it hit the New York area in 2012, any underground electrical equipment has to be provided with watertight protection against immersion and the resulting corrosion. What it would take to put all our electric lines underground 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Features like a watertight housing up to a depth of 10 meters, touch and voice control, and front and rear displays carry over from last year. GoPro’s next flagship action camera leaks 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z As is his way, Solskjaer did not want to give anything away until it was absolutely watertight. How Man Utd pulled off shock Ronaldo transfer 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z By that time, the takeover deal was watertight. The man who planned to transform Man Utd - & the board plot to change his mind 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z The road surface cures in only three to four hours, and it’s more watertight than conventional concrete. I-5 repairs in Sodo this weekend will trigger Seattle’s biggest freeway closure of the year 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z So, the only watertight solution is to increase global supply and globalize it. How to Prevent the Next Pandemic 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z But the third period of Game 4 on Friday broke the seal of an otherwise watertight trio of games, and the frustration boiled over after Coyle’s rebound goal rippled the net. Capitals drop third straight as Bruins take commanding series lead 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z In perfect conditions, the crew might have had a way to shore the leak and seal off the compartment with watertight doors, but situations rarely unfold perfectly. Debris From Indonesian Submarine Is Found, Dimming Hopes of Rescue 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z Can this rearguard be trusted to remain watertight and protect what a high-quality attack can give them? 'Rice indispensable - but areas of concern remain for England' 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z We just wanted a shower that was watertight, even if it wasn’t much bigger than a casket. Perspective | This column stinks: A mystery smell in our house has us on nasal alert. 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z That means the business case for developing a new aircraft must be watertight. Exclusive: Airbus targets Boeing's freight fortress with potential A350 cargo jet - sources 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z That Lincoln Park alligator haven wasn’t exactly watertight. Why was there an alligator farm at Lincoln Park? It was one of many odd amusements of L.A.'s past 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z The facade is thicker, airtight and watertight, which means improved air quality — it’s constantly recirculated because of the tight external envelope — less noise from the outside and fewer pest and mold issues. New York’s Real Climate Challenge: Fixing Its Aging Buildings 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Work on the tower has been completed, the roof has been made watertight and a temporary cover and scaffolding has been removed. Fire-hit Royston church marks Christmas in 'innovative' way 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z “I built him a watertight narrative and a suggested destination,” he says upon delivering a 327-page first draft. Review | ‘Mank’ is a movie made to delight critics and cinephiles. All others, not so much. 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z “This decision must be watertight and waterproof,” IOC President Thomas Bach said in January. Russia’s reputation, Olympic status on trial for doping 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z “Legally, I think that is hardly possible. All permits have been granted, the contracts are watertight - not only in Germany, but also in five countries plus under European regulations,” Michael Harms said. German economy minister sceptical about Russia sanctions 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z If you love something, but it’s not made to live outside, consider adding an outdoor table or ottoman that doubles as a watertight storage container. Don’t wait to get that outdoor firepit or heater for fall 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Such “Bell tests” have since been carried out, with a series of watertight versions performed in 2015, and they have confirmed reality’s spookiness. This Twist on Schrödinger’s Cat Paradox Has Major Implications for Quantum Theory 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z Their search is complicated by the lack of a watertight definition of life. NASA rover Perseverance will prowl ancient lake bed on Mars for signs of life 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z That’s why it was impervious to liquids, he said, adding it gave the pottery strength and made it watertight and good for canning. Alabama man discovers old pottery kiln on a farm 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Or, switching metaphors: If you want to sail in troubled seas, your ship needs to be watertight. Opinion | If cancel culture is scary, you shouldn’t be in the ideas business 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z The next attempt to reduce international student numbers might be legally more watertight. US universities are right to fight injustice 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z The Kenyan government’s Independent Policing Oversight Authority says it has recorded 35 “watertight” cases of police brutality related to curfew enforcement, 12 of which resulted in death. ‘Killing in the name of corona’: Death toll soars from Kenya’s curfew crackdown 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z “I really want a watertight system at our border,” she said this week, “and I think we can do better on that.” New Zealand isn’t just flattening the curve. It’s squashing it. 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z If you are buying fish, and there is no clear and watertight guarantee, you are likely to be complicit in something that would revolt you. We should stop buying fish until the industry stops slaughtering dolphins | George Monbiot 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z “We had to construct a giant watertight enclosure below the arena. But it made it possible to have all 360 degrees on the street active.” The Warriors Get a New Home, and New Neighbors 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z The common explanation is much simpler: watertight encryption is hard to implement, and it requires all correspondents to participate. How to securely send email and texts 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z Their bond was watertight, but the relationship was stormy. Why Flea's memoir ends as the Chili Peppers begin 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Instead, Mr. Bercow did what is normally referred to as “taking the Chiltern Hundreds,” by accepting a purely symbolic appointment that provides a legally watertight escape route from the House of Commons. Parliament Gets a New Speaker to Replace John Bercow 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z This theory, though, is not watertight, and new coalitions are still very much in flux. Will the GOP become the party of blue-collar conservatism? 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z He said the Benn act, which requires the PM to ask for an extension from the EU if there is no agreement with the EU by 19 October, remained watertight. Tory MPs react with fury to talk of no-deal Brexit manifesto promise 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Others are more relaxed and believe the so-called Benn Act is watertight. Cross-party Brexit talks: Will they or won't they? 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Complicating matters was the lack of power aboard the ship and its maze of compartments and watertight doors, Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Luke Clayton told CNN. Last of trapped crew members rescued from overturned cargo ship, Coast Guard says 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z “If they built that boat today, they could do more … When you put people down there in that dungeon, it’s got to be watertight.” Boat where 34 died was a ‘fire trap’ despite passing inspections, experts say; it’s far from alone 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z “If they built that boat today, they could do more …. When you put people down there in that dungeon, it’s got to be watertight.” Boat where 34 died was a 'fire trap' despite passing inspections, experts say. It's far from alone 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z With the help of sonar, the forensic teams that appeared on site in the following years mapped multiple lacerations in the first six “watertight” compartments of the bow. Titanic: the Reboot 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z Modern vessels' hulls are required to be divided into watertight compartments, so any flooding resulting from a breach can be more easily contained. Marchioness boat safety changes 'not implemented' 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z And he found yet another iPhone not in a case, watertight or otherwise. Texas scuba diver scours rivers for lost valuables, returns 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z Compelling bidders to offer watertight guarantees of economic benefits contradicts rules of the consortium that developed the F-35, a group to which Canada belongs. Boeing surprised Canada changed rules of jet competition to allow... 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z That process was far from watertight – two candidates were forced to quit within hours of the launch because of racist remarks on social media. 'Politics isn't going to wait for you': has Change UK missed its moment? 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Made from cedar, ash, and spruce, it weighed just 2,800 pounds with six watertight compartments, carrying a crew of six and nine 200-gallon fuel tanks. Chatham departure of first trans-Atlantic flight recalled 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z The end result is disjointed and completely at odds with her usual watertight songwriting. Taylor Swift's singles – ranked! 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z During talks, EU negotiators invoked the prospect of American chlorinated chickens, contaminated prawns or substandard Viagra arriving into the EU market via the UK – if the backstop was not watertight. Brexit: Irish backstop could undermine EU standards, report says 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Unlike the watertight special counsel’s office, Congress is known to leak like a sieve. Mueller report: Trump camp celebrates but danger is not past yet 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z The result was a system that, if not watertight, was a lot less leaky than elsewhere. Dirty lies: how the car industry hid the truth about diesel emissions 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z He would publish his advice on whether the assurances were legally watertight the next day. Brexit and the week that all but broke British politics 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z The key to Swift’s early success lay in the watertight structure of her songs and the fact that her lyrics felt like realistic reflections of adolescence, rather than something focus-grouped to appeal to teenagers. Taylor Swift's singles – ranked! 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z The jacket is made from watertight, stretchable fabrics and taped YKK zippers. Hydro Bot ski jacket review: sweat-slurping robots keep you dry 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Building watertight condo buildings is not rocket science. In push to reform condo law, don’t forget consumer protections 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z But the home secretary’s case is hardly watertight either. Shamima Begum has a right to British citizenship, whether you like it or not | Gary Younge 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z The visitors looked far from watertight, though, when Schalke actually came at City. Raheem Sterling gives Manchester City crucial advantage over Schalke 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Sailors worked quickly to shore up the damage and kept the main part of the Abner Read’s hull watertight. Wreck of WWII aircraft carrier USS Hornet discovered in the South Pacific 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Sailors worked quickly to shore up the damage and kept the main part of the Aber Read’s hull watertight. Major WWII shipwreck discovered: Japanese battleship sunk by US found 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Once, during a hurricane in the Atlantic, a shipmate got his arm crushed in a watertight door. Opinion | An almost-criminal way to reward the Coast Guard’s bravery and dedication 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Wrote Colin: “It’s an archaic system anyway and the rebuild with a different design is watertight so far!” Perspective | How hard is it to clean the snow off a vehicle’s roof? For some, impossible. 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z But if the case to do either isn’t absolutely watertight, then get ready for one of the nastiest chapters in US history. Removing Trump from office would come at a steep price 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z The models all have to be made watertight, so they have to have thickness. How Weta Digital created the steampunk world of Mortal Engines 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z He says that the fundamental problem between the two sides is that the UK always wants flexibility, while the EU wants watertight legal agreements. The art of the deal: Negotiators' secrets revealed 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Despite the goals, he hasn’t made a watertight case to change that. Ousmane Dembélé: the disconnected kid with a knack for vital goals | Sid Lowe 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Many scrambled topside from bunks, a galley and fire and engine rooms, closing watertight doors as they went, a precaution that enabled the half-ship to remain afloat for more than 14 hours. Andrew Fitzgerald, Who Saved Men From a Storm-Sundered Ship, Dies at 87 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z When the defence is that watertight, it just forces opponents to attempt high-risk shots and draws unforced errors; see Kerber yesterday who abandoned any sense of a game plan after the opening few games. WTA Finals: Sloane Stephens v Karolina Pliskova – live! 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Their grandfather Ruben devised a watertight cardboard container for storing milk, juice, ice-cream and yogurt that went into production in the early 1950s. Exclusive: Billionaire family behind Tetra Pak revealed as mystery... 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z The ferry company Red Funnel said the ferry is “aground but is watertight.” Ferry collides with yachts, runs aground on Isle of Wight 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z But as Killock and others have noted, the law is far from watertight, and it leaves a number of avenues open for determined young people to circumvent age verification systems. UK porn law’s latest guidelines fail to answer critics 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, a German official repeated the EU’s line that the backstop needed to be legally watertight and without it there would be no Brexit deal. Under growing EU pressure, May meets her ministers on Brexit 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Semans, chief executive of Four Directions, a national Native American voting rights group, said the strategy was “legally watertight” and necessary to counter the “devastating” court ruling. In Senate battleground, Native American voting rights activists fight back against voter ID restrictions 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z The remaining 250 crew members made the ship watertight, and it limped back to the West Coast for repairs. Survivor of newly found WWII shipwreck: ‘So many’ to rescue 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z But the sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council haven’t been watertight. Sanctions Busters Smuggled North Korean Coal, Iron to the South via Russia 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Let’s entertain a scenario where Mueller presents irrefutable, obvious, watertight evidence that Trump and his allies colluded with Russia to steal the 2016 presidential election. Historian Rick Shenkman on Donald Trump: “All the worst things in American history piled togeth... 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Knauf, who calls the debate "very political," says finding watertight evidence for species crossover is going to be hard because such events are probably rare—but that doesn't mean they don't happen. On a remote Pacific island, this doctor has revived a 60-year quest to eradicate a disfiguring disease 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z “We wanted to make it watertight and bombproof,” said Dr. Dennell. Archaeologists in China Discover the Oldest Stone Tools Outside Africa 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z "Like our plumbing, now our contracts are watertight," he said. Plumber wins workers' rights battle 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Cleveland’s defense, most often a porous swamp, was watertight for much of this night. LeBron James Delivered. Now Does He Exit? 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z But the Wentworth Group questions whether the projects will really deliver the promised savings; it believes that only one of them is watertight, as it were. Australia’s biggest river is running dry, despite an expensive plan to save it 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Smuggling routes in and out of Damascus are well travelled, and makeshift crossings along the watertight Jordanian border can suddenly open whenever there’s a need. Syria attack: nerve agent experts race to smuggle bodies out of Douma 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Though these buds had been tucked into watertight protective scales all winter, by the middle of March, they have swollen to their maximum girth. Spring Arrives on Kitten’s Paws 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z It comes hours after Mr Corbyn promised "watertight" investigations into claims of anti-Semitism within his party. Corbyn attends left wing Jewish event 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z These zones will be “totally watertight,” Mr. Philippe said on Friday. France Toughens Stance in Combating Radicals in Prisons and Schools 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z But it may be naive to believe they are all watertight against rogue employees or accidents. Prescriptions for fighting epidemics 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z The Army Corps of Engineers also affixed watertight blue tarps onto 3,658 damaged roofs, which offer a couple of months’ protection from the elements. Shredded roofs, shattered lives: Storms smash Virgin Islands’ middle class 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z He also warned that the process of turning the commitments made so far into a legally watertight text could reveal more problems. Why are there no Brexit talks? 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z So when their defence isn’t watertight, they are in more trouble than most. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z “They explain people like that by saying that their minds are in watertight compartments, but it never seemed so to me,” Rhys herself once wrote. I Used to Insist I Didn’t Get Angry. Not Anymore. 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z As his will was not legally watertight, his three half-brothers staged a boardroom coup and ousted Mr Chang as chairman, sending shares in listed subsidiaries of Evergreen Group southward. Taiwanese bosses are the Chinese-speaking world’s oldest 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z A watertight criminal case against Mr Jammeh, though, will not be enough to get him in the dock. The victims of Yahya Jammeh want him to face trial 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Until the dossier’s splash, Fusion’s secrecy tradecraft was nearly watertight. Glenn Simpson’s Fusion GPS used Jeffrey Epstein in Donald Trump smear campaign 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z A watertight alibi ignored, exculpatory evidence hidden from the defense, prosecution witnesses paid off. Opinion | Shocked by the racism of past generations? Look around. 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z It has always been easier to shunt female sadness and female anger into the “watertight compartments” of opposing archetypes, rather than acknowledging the ways they run together in the cargo hold of every female psyche. I Used to Insist I Didn’t Get Angry. Not Anymore. 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z That’s a cause for relief, because the international agreement that put severe, if not watertight, constraints on Tehran’s nuclear ambitions had looked set to be the latest victim of an emerging Trump doctrine. Yes, Donald Trump can be removed from the US presidency. Here’s how | Jonathan Freedland 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z If they wanted to publish, media outlets had to ensure their stories were watertight in case Weinstein sued. Harvey Weinstein: Did everyone really know? 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z There is also a possibility of legal challenges if the test is not watertight, and you can also imagine club lawyers demanding tests for CTE for liability purposes before some careers even start. Lure of cash and fame leaves sport caught in concussion’s moral maze | Sean Ingle 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z “There was more use of taping and caulking and foams, and trying to make doors watertight.” After Irma, a Grim Sense of Déjà Vu in St. Augustine 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Administrators said the inmates made the alcohol using bread, fruit and sugar from the prison’s kitchen and stored it in watertight footlockers under their beds. Nebraska prison search finds weapons, alcohol, drugs 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z The explosion on the port side warped the bulkhead, preventing the crew from closing a watertight door, crippled both engines and disabled radio communication, preventing a distress call. 99 Years Later, Navy Probing Warship Disaster Off Long Island 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z The survivors made the wrenching decision to close the watertight hatch to stop the flood of water pouring in. 'Water on deck!' 'Get out!' Navy investigation details mid-ocean collision that killed seven sailors 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Initially, chicks are covered with a downy plumage that is not watertight. Baby penguin debuts at California’s Aquarium of the Pacific 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z Before his death, the election official, Christopher Msando, reassured the public that the collection and tallying of votes was watertight. As Kenya’s Vote Nears, Fear That ‘Fake News’ May Fuel Real Bloodshed 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z “They found an electric grinder and made a hole in the metal watertight door,” Thomas says. Man kidnapped by crack-smoking pirates in Nigeria 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Pérez’s defence, like the claim that he will stay, was not watertight, nor taken to extremes. Real Madrid’s mixed messages put the ball back in Cristiano Ronaldo’s court | Sid Lowe 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z They are relying on what looks like a watertight scholarly analysis to support their call: the work of a prominent energy systems engineer from Stanford University, Mark Z. Jacobson. Fisticuffs Over the Route to a Clean-Energy Future 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z During a process called fledging the down is replaced by watertight juvenile feathers. Baby penguin debuts at California’s Aquarium of the Pacific 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z A few tectonic shifts later, the nearly watertight rock chambers elevated to an area known to locals as “Cave Hill.” How Mother Nature and a Pentagon Mathematician Created the World's Largest Instrument 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Officials said the inmates made the alcohol using bread, fruit and sugar from the prison’s kitchen and stored it in watertight footlockers under their beds. Nebraska prison revolt began with spat over alcohol 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z On Friday, defense attorney Senese asked to show the court a video detailing alleged malfunctions in the ship’s watertight doors, which he said contributed to the ship’s filling rapidly with water after it was holed. Captain who commanded Costa Concordia in cruise disaster that killed 32 begins 16-year prison sentence 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z But back in the 1950s, sterile and watertight containers were seen as a novel alternative to glass bottles. Rich List 2017: Six surprising ways to make money - BBC News 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z These measures will keep the basement — in essence, a watertight vessel — from bobbing like a giant cork from the upward pressure exerted by surrounding groundwater. Preparing for the Future Using Lessons From Hurricane Sandy 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Divers discovered an area of the hull that is at risk of leakage and flooding because the watertight compartment walls of the ship were removed during retrofitting work the 1960s, the study said. Queen Mary needs urgent repairs to prevent flooding, hull collapse, study says 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z “They are a very nice enclosure which is watertight and has lovely windows.” Perspective | A District architect thinks old Metro train cars should be turned into tiny houses 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z This was preferable to the approach of creating a watertight concrete enclosure around the basement boiler, given the height of the underground water table. A Humble Basement Boiler Gets a Penthouse, Above Flood Level 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z To capture wave energy, the nanogenerators need to be incorporated into watertight floats. Catch wave power in floating nets 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z The fuel pumps are submersible and will occupy watertight enclosures. Preparing for the Future Using Lessons From Hurricane Sandy 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Under this design approach, buildings are made as watertight as possible through the use of impermeable materials and flood barriers. A Guide to Flood-Resistant Building Terms 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z While Chelsea is unadventurous in front of goal under the Italian, it is watertight in defense, keeping nine clean sheets in the winning run that started after a 3-0 humbling at Arsenal. Costa heads Chelsea to 11th successive Premier League win 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z That’s how football worked back then: ‘We can talk about it within these walls, but we keep it watertight and it doesn’t go any further.’ Andy Woodward: ‘It was the softer, weaker boys he targeted’ 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Later as a community liaison for the Dallas Police Department, he learned the law — and how it is often not watertight. When the Dallas Cowboys have a problem, this is the man who makes it go away 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z The watertight logic of his anarchistic philosophy in that hospital bedside table scene with Harvey Dent is awesome. Doctor Strange Director Reveals How He Was Inspired by The Lord of the Rings 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z While not scientific and hardly watertight, a quantitative analysis of a recent five-day period on Twitter — Sept. 16 to 20 — shows the magnitude of Trump’s Twitter lead. Trump’s Twitter dominance: Who’s the Obama of 2016? It might not be who you think 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z But investigations and arrests over the past few years seem to have made the bureau more watertight. Superstition ain’t the way 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Optional watertight lockable cargo boxes in the bed are removable to make more space, but can function even with a bed cap installed. Video Review: The Nissan Titan Takes on the Big Boys 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z His excuse wasn’t exactly watertight: “Because I have been focusing on training and competition, I had only a hazy knowledge of the law, which led to my mistake,” he said. Stop Calling Chinese Swimmer Sun Yang a 'Drug Cheat' 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z "There may be an off-chance that a defective device is not as watertight as it should be," it said, adding that it would investigate the issue. 'Water-resistant' Samsung Galaxy S7 Active fails test - BBC News 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z Opening the parliamentary debate on extending the registration deadline on Thursday, Oliver Letwin, Minister for Government Policy, said he was confident the legislation to shift the deadline was a legally watertight measure. U.K. May Extend EU Referendum Voter Registration 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The foam stabilized the soil long enough for it to be excavated, then the miners lined the exposed walls with watertight concrete rings. The Long Dig 2008-09-15T04:00:00Z "I think it’s definitely a thought-provoking model. It’s definitely not 100 percent watertight," he says. The Moon's water may have come mostly from asteroids, not comets 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z “We are analysing and closely monitoring the situation and maintaining a watertight defence posture.” North Korea makes another failed attempt to launch Musudan missile 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z The script isn't entirely watertight: Kyle veers back and forth between "sweet, sad kid" and "murderous maniac on the edge" a few times too often, based on the dramatic needs of the moment. Jodie Foster’s gripping, bitterly funny Money Monster is more than it seems 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z He works selflessly for the team and his discipline is watertight. European Champions Cup semis: Jeremy Guscott on Wasps, Saracens & Leicester 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z “We’re not sure if that’s because it’s more sturdy, a little more predator-proof or a little more watertight. Newborns are often very susceptible to changes in temperature. They get pneumonia easily.” Squirrel Week kicks off with a look at home, sweet home 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z For the first time in the law’s 18-year history, it appeared as though a watertight case had finally been assembled. Failed prosecution in US underscores uphill battle to end horse slaughter 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z That the boat is watertight is an accomplishment, preservationists say, and a current plan, pending U.S. Effort to Restore the S.S. Columbia Tries to Gather Steam 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z These bridges are not designed to be watertight. Caltrans: Leaks plugged in Bay Bridge eastern span 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z The system is one of the most watertight in the world, recognized as such by former U.S. president Jimmy Carter. Venezuela’s elections are fair 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Street-vendors sit on the pavement, selling party balloons to refugees – not to celebrate with, but to act as watertight cases during the sea crossing. Hiding in plain sight: inside the world of Turkey's people smugglers 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z It is clear that the system is not watertight.” How Black-Market Poison Is Helping Poachers Kill Animals 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Our priority is now on ensuring all our partners are fully compliant and have watertight anti-doping systems that protect clean athletes and reassure sports fans worldwide. Russian Anti-Doping Agency suspended by Wada for non-compliance 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z There will never, ever be a watertight system to catch people who are going to Syria.” Fate of Paris 'mastermind' unknown after deadly raid – as it happened 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Pocock, relentlessly building a watertight case for being the most influential player of this World Cup as well as its most likeable, produced four, Fardy and Douglas two more apiece. Australia win but Pumas triumph too 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z The dazzling attacking display of its 33-13 elimination of the host England a week earlier gave way to a watertight defensive effort. Australia Finds Another Way to Beat Wales 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z "But they must be legally watertight, provide real and meaningful protection, and there must be proper enforcement." Top EU court rules data sharing pact with U.S. is invalid 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z But regulators are right to try and ensure banks across the eurozone are watertight. A Taxing Task for These European Banks 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z There will never, ever be a watertight system to catch people who are going to Syria.” Fate of Paris 'mastermind' unknown after deadly raid – as it happened 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Attacks on the government have to be carefully-targeted and co-ordinated - and questions have to be watertight. Can Jeremy Corbyn run an effective opposition? - BBC News 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z A further difficulty for Cameron will be to convince voters that any deal is legally watertight. With Brexit deadlines tight, EU-UK talks start slow 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Honeywell closed the Illinois facility and spent millions building a new factory in China, but poor workmanship there caused the famously watertight boots to leak. Conglomerate Honeywell Finds Love Amid the Breakups 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Soon after Modi’s election, his administration became known for being thoroughly watertight, letting no information leak and keeping reporters at bay. India’s war on Greenpeace | Samanth Subramanian 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z Euclid wasn’t interested in being pretty or accessible; he was interested in constructing a system that was watertight. Ten books that changed the world 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Whether the quick fix will be watertight long-term remains to be seen. China's Stock Crisis: Who's at Risk? 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Ivan Schuller at the University of California in San Diego, says that the results "look promising" but are not yet watertight. Superconductivity record bolstered by magnetic data 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z And so California is looking to become more watertight. California Turns to Stopping Water Leaks 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z The Congressional demands for a watertight deal put U.S. negotiators under additional pressure not to give Iran much leeway. U.S. lawmakers step up warnings against 'weak' Iran deal 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z They had to add a watertight roof, air-conditioning, heating and power. Container architecture starting to have moment in Tampa Bay 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z “Within the next six months we could have a watertight version of this experiment,” says Maroney. Quantum physics: What is really real? 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z What worries me is the number of people still living outside, in tents, in weather that is rainy and chilly at night, making it virtually impossible to keep a tent watertight. Times Journalist Ellen Barry Answers Readers’ Questions on Nepal 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Ford a river nearly two feet deep and stop for lunch in the middle if you like; the doors are watertight. Video Review: The Land Rover Discovery Sport Is Meant to Get Muddy 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z And it concludes, "given that there will be significant parliamentary opposition and that these laws touch on sensitive areas of human rights law, the proposals need to be absolutely watertight." 'Cameron's TV show', and extremist laws 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z Other shareholders’ rights are less watertight than the firm’s products. Avalanche in the Alps 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Swedish scientists and others with a stake in the project must pressure ministers to ensure that the funding pledges made by other countries are made legally watertight. Europe needs fresh focus on big-science projects 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Lay in a supply of charcoal, in watertight containers to keep it dry if necessary. How To Prepare For And Live With A Power Outage 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z The Sea Smooth struck the port side of the Lamma IV, puncturing its watertight compartments. Hong Kong Ferry Captain Guilty of Manslaughter in Collision That Left 39 Dead 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z Undeterred, Capt. Ron Morris, who headed the inquiry, returned with a larger submersible that took video of an open watertight door. Family finds closure in remains from deep 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z The surveillance systems in place to monitor the spread of the virus are far from watertight. Another Ebola Outbreak ‘Inevitable’ 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z "That said, every sport knows that drugs are the thorniest of topics, so getting a set of rules and regulations in place that are watertight is paramount." BHA delays zero-tolerance drugs rule 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Environmental groups still consider the proposed text less than watertight and fear that agribusiness multinationals will be able to challenge a national ban in court. EU makes move to let member states block GM crops 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Once decontaminated, the bags are placed into another bag and into a watertight container and marked as biohazardous material. Here’s How to Remove Ebola Waste From a Hospital 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Schettino's defense says no one died in the collision itself, but the failure of a backup generator and supposedly watertight compartments that were flooded created problems during the evacuation. Costa Concordia capt defiant on the stand 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Administration officials are assembling what they hope will be a watertight set of rationales – policy, legal, and political – for the sweeping exercise of presidential power. 2014 November 19 - First Draft. Political News, Now. - NYTimes.com 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z He is also said to have acted sensibly by delaying it in order to make it legally watertight while defiantly saying it would be broadcast. Panorama’s Mazher Mahmood exposé: a new start or a false dawn? 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z A popular saying in the sector is that "combining two leaky buckets does not create a watertight solution". Joined-up care: The elephant in the room 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z There is not a watertight way of calculating how many of those votes were on devolved matters. Would English votes make a difference? 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Does it seem more or less likely that he will be going to the United Nations shortly with a watertight, meticulously calibrated, long-term plan for tackling Isis that won’t fall apart under pressure? After the referendum, the reckoning: why Cameron should fear for his future 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z This argument isn’t fully watertight by any measure, but the ‘write once to multiple platforms’ effort at the backend certainly serves to help. The Separation Of Device Church And Data State 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z In their “confessions” the two boys incriminated three other youths as accomplices, and yet when the police investigated those three individuals they found they had watertight alibis and were never prosecuted? US inmates exonerated after 30 years: five questions police must answer 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Yet when police came to investigate the movements of the three other boys, they found that they had watertight alibis. DNA evidence could exonerate two in North Carolina death row case 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Clive Finlayson said team members deliberately avoided speculation in their scientific paper as they wanted it to be a "watertight" description of the discovery. Cave yields Neanderthal 'artwork' 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Following a series of meetings with health experts, lawyers and government officials, Apple has made the new privacy rules fairly watertight, when it comes to controlling the behavior of developers. Will Apple Satisfy Regulators Over HealthKit Data Privacy? 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Officials said that such a step was far from imminent and would require watertight proof. EU announces further sanctions on Russia after downing of MH17 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z Even if the separatists seek to hide some of the plane debris “it will be very difficult to prevent the emergence of watertight attribution to the separatists, with Russian complicity.” U.S. weighing new sanctions if Moscow is linked to airliner crash 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z And while GoPro may be great at making cameras, crafting watertight licensing agreements is another thing entirely. GoPro Goes Big, but Customers Are Still Free to Jump 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Hall is wearing a wetsuit for his journey and carries an iPhone in a watertight bag inside it, secured to the small of his back, just in case he and his father get separated. Cancer patient swimming Eugene to Portland 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z Wells at greatest risk include those in well pits, dug wells or any wells without a watertight casing or cap. Experts: Flooding puts water wells at risk 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z They also say it was up to the college to ensure that commitments given to the participants were watertight under American law. College prepared to return tapes 2014-05-06T05:33:55Z It may be the biggest individual tax dodge in British history, and is legally watertight provided Mr Ecclestone did not set up, or control, the trust. Ecclestone avoids potential £1bn tax 2014-04-28T00:30:59Z The plastic bottle boat is taking shape - but will it be watertight? Czech bottle-boat inventors crave the sea 2014-04-16T08:57:54Z Rubber bands covered the sphere joints and an automotive gasket compound was used to make them watertight. Diving Deeper Than Any Human Ever Dove 2014-04-01T04:00:00Z It's been made clear to me that the prosecution believes their case is watertight even if we accept Pistorius' own version of events. Pistorius trial: Beyond the evidence 2014-03-26T12:45:45Z The exact cause of the dam's failure however was not uncovered until more than 100 years later when a study uncovered issues with the watertight barrier - or puddle clay - in the embankment. The forgotten flood that deluged a city 2014-03-11T01:43:19Z He doesn't believe safeguards proposed under the new law are watertight enough to protect youngsters who may be incapacitated by disease. Belgium set to extend right-to-die law to children 2014-02-12T05:14:52Z City's stylish showmen sealed their eighth consecutive home league success by out-punching Arsenal, whose previously watertight defense was pried open at will by the hosts' marauding all-out attack. City slickers hit leaders Arsenal for six 2013-12-14T16:40:13Z Thanks to its reputation for watertight security, Zeidan has been living there, along with several diplomats and foreign organizations; it was where the U.S. Libya's New Normal 2013-10-10T19:35:26Z He wasn't the fittest player on tour, but he had a beautiful, smooth cue action and his safety was watertight. Stephen Lee: The facts, fixes and fall-out 2013-09-26T06:33:53Z Welded to the exposed flank of the ship are huge, hollow watertight boxes, called caissons, which all by themselves weigh over 11,000 tons. The Delicate Dance of Raising the Concordia 2013-09-16T18:50:27Z But the evidence of who ordered it was not watertight, the analysis said. Direct link between Assad and gas attack elusive for U.S. 2013-09-07T02:39:05Z But any move at Holyrood would need to be carefully framed to be legally watertight. Disgraced MSP pay sanction discussed 2013-09-04T23:08:30Z The aft sphere - a smaller watertight sphere where the machinery was - had flooded when the hatch was pulled off. How the Pisces III was rescued 2013-08-30T01:01:55Z He said aspects that needed closer checks included the ship's watertight doors, emergency generators which he said failed to kick in, preventing lifts from functioning, and the lifeboats. Concordia captain's lawyers seek new expert survey of ship hulk 2013-07-18T15:43:15Z The first will make what is already the almost impossible task of holding a legally watertight strike ballot still harder. Corporate power has turned Britain into a corrupt state 2013-06-04T21:20:01Z Museum officials and a spokeswoman for the medical examiner’s office have said that the remains can be evacuated with enough notice and that the repository will be watertight in any case. City Room: City Discloses New Location of 9/11 Victims’ Remains 2013-05-30T14:32:16Z Furthermore, he maintains that the SMC has a watertight command and control structure in place that prevents these kinds of atrocities. Savage Online Videos Fuel Syria's Descent Into Madness 2013-05-12T22:20:29Z Footsteps echo as you walk through the dimly-lit galleys and passageways and it is easy to imagine the ghosts of old sailors flitting past the open, watertight doors. HMS Caroline: History in grey steel 2013-05-08T23:00:22Z "The windows weren't watertight; everything was an absolute mess - there was mould growing on the ceilings from all the dampness." Call to regulate 'cowboy' agents 2013-05-06T23:01:00Z Lifting power generators and critical sewage processing components higher above ground level, increasing the number of watertight gates around the plants and reviewing emergency protocols might help curb damage from future storms, the researchers said. Sandy Dumped Huge Sewage Outflow into Waters and Roads 2013-05-01T19:15:05.953Z However, the lack of a watertight door to the steering gear compartment led to the Lamma IV sinking quickly, the report said. HK boat crash report finds 'errors' 2013-05-01T03:56:17Z But the organizers of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots say Britain's rejection of fully autonomous weapons is not yet watertight. Campaigners call for ban on "killer robots" 2013-04-23T17:16:51Z Labour MP Paul Farrelly, a member of the Commons culture, media and sport select committee that quizzed Miller on Tuesday, asked if she was sure the examplary damages proposal was "legally watertight". Press regulation: culture secretary defends exemplary damages plan 2013-04-16T15:48:14Z The decision to tax uninsured depositors risks undermining confidence in European deposit guarantees, which may now appear to be legally less than watertight, undermining confidence in other weak banking systems. Euro Zone Moving Into Twilight Zone 2013-03-17T22:05:27Z "Our commitment is to keep the rents low or at least realistically low while also restoring the building and making it weatherproof and watertight," said Morton. Sheffield's manufacturing heritage preserved by community of craftspeople 2013-02-24T18:03:00Z The report criticised "a litany of errors", such as a lack of lifejackets for children and the absence of a watertight door on one boat. HK boat crash report finds 'errors' 2013-05-01T03:56:17Z Megaupload became one of the most popular websites on the web before it was shut down but Mega is meant to be bigger, better and - most importantly - legally watertight. Is piracy a Mega problem for Hollywood? 2013-02-04T00:09:31Z EDF says it has thoroughly examined all the risks and that the plans are watertight. Floods: a disaster waiting to happen 2013-02-02T09:00:26Z But no matter how many rounds of sanctions are in effect, they are never watertight. Exclusive: Iran crude oil exports rise to highest since EU sanctions 2013-01-31T01:35:12Z The explanation is in what I call logic-tight compartments—modules in the brain analogous to watertight compartments in a ship. The Mind s Compartments Create Conflicting Beliefs 2013-01-12T15:15:00.230Z TF Cornerstone is now planning to create watertight, submarine-like enclosures for the electrical room and other equipment at 2 Gold, he said. New York Reassessing Building Code to Limit Storm Damage 2012-11-24T01:35:14Z So keeping it watertight on Saturday was vital for Reading's self-belief and their chances of eventually nailing a first Premier League win of the season. Premier League: 10 talking points from this weekend's action 2012-11-12T08:00:33Z But he said there was a monthlong wait for much of the replacement equipment, and he is also waiting for structural engineers to try to make the store watertight. With Fairway in Red Hook Closed, Neighboring Shops Wait and Worry 2012-11-09T04:18:06Z It used the type of watertight hatch that Derek first saw on life rafts washed up on South Shields beach at the end of the second world war. Derek Hutchinson obituary 2012-11-06T06:00:05Z The fuel tank is in a watertight vault. Floods render NYC hospitals powerless 2012-11-02T01:16:04Z Others are more complicated, like relocating critical equipment like boilers above ground level or encasing them in watertight enclosures and rebuilding houses on concrete piles. New York Reassessing Building Code to Limit Storm Damage 2012-11-24T01:35:14Z Samuelsson says the Wikileaks boss would be on the next plane back to Sweden if he had watertight assurances he would not then be extradited to the U.S.: The Allegations Against Assange: Views from Sweden 2012-08-29T20:05:32Z His script is watertight, delivered in quiet sometimes punctuated sentences. Zynga chief executive Mark Pincus on the future of the company: part two 2012-08-02T13:10:40Z We need impartial, robust, watertight laws with substantial penalties not only for unpaid tax but also for the deliberate intent to evade and avoid tax. Letters: Five-point plan to curb tax cheating by big firms and super-rich 2012-06-27T20:00:02Z Regulatory changes are fast approaching and euro zone governments are clamping down hard in an effort to make their lenders watertight in the event of any further financial storms. Insight: The power brokers with Europe's fate in their hands 2012-06-20T09:38:55Z Indeed, a poster on the wall of a conference room advises: “There’s nothing people won’t do to steal state secrets — you should provide watertight security!” And We Have Lift Off! A Historic Family Day at China's Space City 2012-06-17T00:35:34Z The possibility of rain on match day adds further intrigue and the Springboks' self-belief is not quite as watertight as normal. England are a better-prepared bunch, ready to stand up to South Africa 2012-06-08T21:01:01Z If their fluid and creative midfield clicks in Donetsk, it will rapidly become clear whether England are as watertight as is hoped. Euro 2012: Roy Hodgson says France will be favourites against England 2012-06-03T22:00:01Z The team will … be watertight in defence, dazzling in attack and thrash Spain in the final. Euro 2012 team guides 2012-06-02T22:00:05Z Everyone in Britain should also know that even if an insurer's small-print seems logically watertight, the insurer can be sued nevertheless. My roof didn't collapse, my kids didn't flee and my husband isn't that famous 2012-05-25T18:01:01Z We want to make sure that the deal is completely watertight for the sake of the club going forward. Reading takeover still 'ongoing' 2012-05-15T16:14:08Z The fore and after compartments or sub-divisions of the hull were closed by means of watertight doors in the bulkheads. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z He orders inspection of the damage http://bit.ly/HpAegb #Titanic_SA 5 of #Titanic’s 16 watertight compartments are breached. A Titanic Flashback: A Twitter Timeline of the Disaster 2012-04-11T17:45:00.257Z Right: All the watertight doors could be closed automatically from the bridge. From the Archive, 1912: Wreck of the White Star Liner Titanic 2012-04-11T16:45:03.663Z What we have found in the Emerald Isle—even during the unhappy times during and after the war—was that they kept their pleasures and their politics in watertight compartments. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z There were watertight doors and bulkheads, but even in 1912 engineers recognized that the bulkheads did not rise high enough—some were only three meters above the waterline. Titanic : Resonance and Reality 2012-04-04T15:15:00.187Z Fifteen transverse bulkheads divided her hull into 16 watertight compartments with doors that were controlled electrically. The Extraordinary Story of the White Star Liner Titanic 2012-04-04T13:15:00.213Z The hull is divided transversely into ten separate compartments of 60 feet each, and rendered perfectly watertight by bulkheads, through which there is no opening whatever below the second deck. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Had the bulkheads been higher, or watertight at the top as well as the bottom, the water rushing into the hull might have been distributed more evenly, giving passengers more time to escape. Is It Possible to Build an "Unsinkable" Ship? 2012-04-02T21:45:42.333Z The walls and roof are simply bamboo, lashed together with rope, then thatched with rushes, and covered with matting; the whole completely watertight, and strong enough to resist the wind and weather. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z In some places immense canals remain, that are tiled for miles, on sides and bottom, in order to render them watertight, and thus prevent any loss by seepage. Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy 2012-03-12T03:00:27.817Z The liner’s bow crumpled back against the ship, destroying the first watertight compartment and giving her passengers and crew a rude shock. The Extraordinary Story of the White Star Liner Titanic 2012-04-04T13:15:00.213Z The wheel, worked by men, was to work in a watertight box in the centre of the vessel, the paddles projecting below the keel. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The ship had a lot of design features—such as the watertight compartments and their bulkheads—that may have led people to believe that it wouldn't sink. Is It Possible to Build an "Unsinkable" Ship? 2012-04-02T21:45:42.333Z If the wire is contained within an iron pipe, a lighter insulation may be used: but the pipe must be watertight. Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men 2012-03-06T03:00:25.273Z They are built of squared blocks sawn out of the hillside, and have sloping roofs of similar stone rendered watertight with cement. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z The immediate aftermath of the Titanic was to increase lifeboat capacity to enable all people to be disembarked into boats ... and to look again at the heights of watertight bulkheads. Analysis: Italy disaster shows Titanic lifeboat issues linger 2012-01-20T20:46:24Z The boat is, of course, to be watertight, all openings being sealed for the nonce by leather bags, with two sets of fastenings. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z It featured 16 major watertight compartments in its lower section that could be sealed off in the event of a punctured hull. Is It Possible to Build an "Unsinkable" Ship? 2012-04-02T21:45:42.333Z He keeps it in a watertight sack under his left arm. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z I suppose that in as much as I had a man's attitude toward work, I had come unconsciously to the man's habit of keeping love and my career, in two watertight compartments. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z Charles E. Darling, Lewiston, Me., assignor of two thirds his right to Henry Free and John E. Lydston, of same place.—This ventilator for windows, doors, etc., works in noiseless manner, and is watertight. Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.?No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:29.743Z But as long as there continues to be a possibility of North Korean provocation, we will maintain a watertight defense posture. Lee Says ‘New Era’ Possible After N. Korea Calls Him Traitor 2012-01-02T05:34:01Z Probably the fact that the bulkheads didn't go higher, so that they weren't truly watertight and didn't actually compartmentalize water between the bulkheads. Is It Possible to Build an "Unsinkable" Ship? 2012-04-02T21:45:42.333Z Frank always carried matches in a watertight case, and he produced and struck one. Frank Merriwell's Alarm Doing His Best 2011-12-30T03:00:28.567Z They didn’t overlap either, but were as hard and fast apart by rule and line as the watertight compartments of a ship. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z The drive to root out corruption has led to much lower-than-expected government spending and delays in putting infrastructure projects out for tender as deals are reviewed and the government sets to build watertight contracts. Analysis: Philippine graft fight carries risk as Arroyo case 2011-11-25T05:45:56Z The Pimas make the famous black and white, watertight baskets, which are too well known to need description. Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona 2011-11-21T03:00:13.817Z We are crippled, but the watertight compartments have been closed and we shall float. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z As Mr. Palmer remarks "this statute is both elastic and watertight." More Portmanteau Plays 2011-11-11T03:00:27.887Z The principles enunciated are so watertight that it's going to be difficult to appeal. South Africa's ANC suspends Malema for five years 2011-11-10T15:54:50Z Our house was watertight, and that was the best that could be said for it. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z And in “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,” Jules Verne created a watertight submarine of many compartments and christened it the Nautilus. Too Much Love Threatens Chambered Nautilus, Scientists Say 2011-10-24T14:59:17Z The cartridges were supposed to be watertight, and were well greased. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z With considerable labour it was encased in an iron watertight cylinder about one hundred feet long, which with its precious treasure was set afloat. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z Bulk′head, a partition separating one part of the interior of a ship from another, either transverse or longitudinal, and usually made watertight; Bulk′iness.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Fortunately they were close-fitting and comparatively watertight; but, on the other hand, the cockpit was not a self-emptying one. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z Rolling up the plan he placed it in a cylindrical watertight case and hurried to the quarter-deck, where the whaler's crew had already fallen in, and all hands for lowering were waiting at the falls. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z The canvas stood well, and beyond a few drops of water leaking through the seams owing to the action of the sun's rays, the boat was practically watertight. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z The floors at this level are double slabs of concrete with a watertight seal in between them. In Irene?s Wake, Are New Developments High and Dry Enough? 2011-09-30T16:54:18Z But one of the instinctive watertight compartments in Neale's Anglo-Saxon mind was the one in which he kept his school separate from his life. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z The barrel, quite a big one, which had been used for salting down fish and was quite watertight, was lowered into the dory that Zeb’s sharp eyes had spied with some difficulty. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's gold vault, for example, is located in bunkers 80 feet below its headquarters on Maiden Lane in Lower Manhattan, and is protected by an airtight and watertight seal. Wall Street Braces for a Real Storm 2011-08-26T23:57:02Z Unless some unprincipled person had purloined them, there ought to be matches in a watertight box along with the rest of the gear in the after locker. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z At nuclear plants, watertight doors are inspected and backup diesel generators are tested. Response teams assemble early as Irene threatens unusually large number of customers 2011-08-25T21:49:23Z That I did not ask it was due to a prudent resolve to keep my friendship with Rodens and Davenants in separate watertight compartments. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z Pulling down the shades, lest the cabin lights reveal us to a chance Indonesian patrol, we busied ourselves with packing the portable radio equipment and putting on our watertight clothing. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z The full-grown caterpillars of the second brood sew up their leafy cases very carefully, making them of such thick silken webbing that they are watertight. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z Imagine an iPhone that is watertight — one with no power or audio sockets. A Modest Proposal: A Waterproof iPhone 2011-07-18T14:45:00.263Z Then it was found that the watertight bulkheads were of no use. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Buildings at the Fort Calhoun plant are watertight, the agency said. Floodwaters surround nuke plant after breach 2011-06-26T22:03:37Z They don't provide watertight arguments—I daresay I found something to object to in nearly all of them—but do get you thinking. Is Reality Digital or Analog? Read the Essays and Cast your Vote 2011-06-14T13:15:07.453Z And so watertight was 202 the tin case that the documents were scarcely damp from their immersion. Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam 2011-06-07T02:00:13.313Z Sam was in so great a hurry that he entirely forgot that under each watertight door opening was an iron sill extending upward some eight inches. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z "With her double bottom and system of bulkheads with 16 virtually watertight compartments, she was designed to be her own lifeboat in the event of an accident." Belfast Celebrates the Centenary of the 'Titanic' Launch 2011-05-31T08:31:16Z The utility had documented results showing several doors weren’t watertight. Nuclear-Plant Emergency Equipment Flaws Cited by U.S. Regulators 2011-05-14T02:08:13Z In less than two minutes the entire colony will coalesce into a watertight, pancake-shaped raft by grasping onto one another using their mandibles, claws and adhesive pads on the ends of their legs. Ferry Tale: Fire Ants Aggregate into Living Rafts to Escape Floods 2011-04-26T17:15:06.463Z This plane will sink like a stone, once the real hurricane hits us, unless she is pretty near watertight overall. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z The building was rudely put together, and by no means watertight. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z He had the habit of keeping his friends apart from one another; his intimacies were contained in many watertight compartments. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z Part of the ring fence are first that ring fences are not, if I can mix metaphors, always watertight, so they may not work in practice. AUDIO: UK banking reforms 'not enough' 2011-04-11T15:50:22Z These boots were sealskin moccasins, capped to full length with deerskin, watertight and warm. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z After a night’s submersion, she appeared to be absolutely watertight. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z There will probably be more nonsense before they make it a watertight deal, because it is the way people are in boxing: small-minded, egotistical and greedy. Why David Haye v Wladimir Klitschko matters 2011-03-07T11:07:36Z Stepping over the sill of the watertight door Fuller and his companion found themselves in the officers' quarters—a compartment extending the whole width of the vessel, and separated from the engine-room by another bulkhead. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Covent Garden was unusually wary about giving journalists and critics access to the project as it developed, but is confident the show is legally watertight. Anna Nicole Smith opera opens 2011-02-18T09:24:35Z “If his papers are watertight, it’s next to impossible to prove that he might have got the money through nepotism.” Frozen Mubarak Assets Show Swiss Fighting Taint of Dirty Money 2011-02-15T11:30:23Z The bed of the river was soft for a depth of nearly 50 feet, then firm watertight ground, and into that we had to go about 15 feet. Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z They are not in watertight compartments in social life. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z The cover locks on by a partial turn and is watertight, while the tank holds enough matches for a whole winter's use. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z Chesney gives a very interesting account of the simple and rapid manner in which the people about Tekrit and in the marshes of Lemlum construct large barges, and make them watertight with bitumen. Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions 2010-12-20T17:12:31.233Z But police and Crown Prosecution Service said they would continue without her as it was such a watertight case. Rape case woman speaks of ordeal 2010-12-17T15:49:07Z Some are bly generous while also legally watertight but others are a case of "fur coat and no knickers". Alan Pardew given plenty of incentive for success with tight contract 2010-12-09T18:11:00Z Andrew and the national team manager, Martin Johnson, are growing weary of the tug-of-war involving French-based players during international windows, with supposedly watertight contractual release clauses frequently losing something in translation. Overseas players face England exile 2010-12-02T17:30:00Z I discovered that my tent was less than watertight. Scientist at Work: The Inventory Begins, With Birds, Rain and More Rain 2010-10-21T19:33:00Z For cases like this the system will have a range of watertight structures called caissons, which are based on the suction-pile technology used to emplace deep-sea moorings and foundations. Fixing oil wells: The price of staying in the game 2010-08-12T11:39:00Z A year on from their finances being exposed as watertight as a Ponzi scheme, Portsmouth are no closer to salvation and now find themselves one division lower. Portsmouth beat Fulham to get boost ahead of a season of survival 2010-07-31T18:50:00Z The design consists of two hinged trays with four latches and a rubber gasket for a watertight seal. Waterproofing Your Vacation 2010-06-08T22:00:00Z It is not a watertight measure, but it does suggest that the idea that Northampton play only when Geraghty does is not only simplistic but wrong. Stephen Myler's vote: Why Saints elected a conservative at No10 2010-05-16T08:00:00Z He also denied the claims of a stench, saying that government rules require garbage to be sealed in watertight containers with 1,000-pound lids. Middle Village Journal: Neighbors Lose Patience With Trash-Hauling Trains 2010-05-08T01:06:00Z They are watertight for deep-sea divers, airtight for . For Eddie Feibusch, a Life in Zippers 2010-04-19T01:00:00Z But in the case of the albatross, they never had a watertight explanation. Can Animals Be Gay? 2010-04-01T19:34:00Z Rescue teams had hoped survivors could have been trapped in watertight sections of the vessel. S Korea ends search for sailors 2010-04-03T20:28:00Z Officials have said some people could have been trapped alive in watertight sections of the vessel. S Korean boat sinks during search 2010-04-03T10:15:00Z A legally watertight formula could then be included in the EU treaty for the next country joining, Croatia, probably next year. Eurozone leaders lock horns over Greece 2010-03-24T21:24:00Z Yes, he still has to achieve things to make his case watertight, particularly with Argentina. Sid Lowe: Man ... Superman ... Leo Messi 2010-03-22T11:34:00Z There is a lot of uncertainty about exactly how watertight this restriction will be. 2010-01-21T20:56:00Z Is it just anger that the scientific case is not watertight, or has been perverted by a few? 2009-12-29T11:12:00Z All of them were tested in the channel, and proved sound and watertight. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 It was found possible to make the flume absolutely watertight, and in case of repair being necessary at any part the framework is easily taken to pieces so that new staves can be inserted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" As I have shown, a large vessel with watertight compartments has a fair chance of surviving the effect of a mine. The Harwich Naval Forces Their Part in the Great War They might be comfortable and watertight when one was accustomed to them, but life was too strenuous in Belgium just then to permit of experiments in footgear. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 In his life on the long range, Allen had found a watertight matchbox very useful. Three Young Ranchmen or, Daring Adventures in the Great West The cooker, which was on the deck, fell off, and drifted gayly away before the wind with all its valuable contents, borne high up in the water by the aluminium cap, which happily was watertight. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 To retain the water in porous ground, and especially on embankments, a strong watertight lining of puddle or tempered clay must be provided on the bed and sides of the channel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" This dress consisted of a metal helmet and shoulder-plate attached to a watertight jacket, under which, fitting more closely to the body, were worn trousers, or rather a combination suit reaching to the armpits. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" More than half of his rifle and revolver cartridges had been done up in several rolls of the most completely watertight wrapping, waxed at the seams. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley One was made watertight by means of a lining of concrete, and held enough water to keep the family going through all the dry season. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) They had watertight flashlights with their spare gear in the boat. The Wailing Octopus Gilbert wants lots and lots of women, but he doesn't want to talk about it, and he wants to keep his women and his work separate ... in watertight compartments, as it were. Changing Winds A Novel This collar, when clamped tightly between the bands and the breastplate by means of the nuts, ensures a watertight joint. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The larva overlays the interior of its tube with a covering of soft silk which renders the cylinder watertight and consolidates the earlier labours. The Industries of Animals Interest is carefully concentrated upon the mechanical details of spars, sails, rigging, watertight compartments, wheels, rods, cranks, levers, and the thousand-and-one items which go to make up a mechanical contrivance. The Curse of Education It sped straight through the water, to crash its tough nose of steel squarely into the quarsteel pane of the watertight door, then rebounded, and fell to the deck. Under Arctic Ice Though the people obeyed the spirit of the law, they evaded the letter of it by placing sliding watertight boards across the aperture. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 The bell divers, clad in thick woollen suits and watertight thigh boots, worked in shifts of about three hours each, and were paid at the rate of from 1s. to 15d. per hour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" These he next strengthened by nailing stout timbers, walings, and stringers to the bottom and sides, inside; when a careful caulking and paying of the seams completed them by rendering them watertight. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure This plan succeeded perfectly, the expansion of the copper tubes completely filling up all interstices, and producing a perfectly watertight boiler, capable of withstanding extreme internal pressure. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson They ended with the watertight bulkhead which stood between them and the flooded bow compartment. Under Arctic Ice Soon tea and rice were boiling, while I tried to dry my instruments, especially my camera, whose watertight case had not been able to resist the rain. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific He never closed his eyes to any fragment of truth; he never divided his mind into watertight compartments; he never shrank from the approach of a doubt. A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds A solution is to make people pay for information, but this is no watertight guarantee against it being copied. Interviews (1998-2001) Since the watertight doors were still closed, Ross and Vernon were unable to get back to their bunks. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Before them was the watertight door, in which was set a large pane of quarsteel. Under Arctic Ice They are heavily built, with good beam and watertight compartments. Life and sport in China Second Edition The beds were all in watertight canvas bags, and so were their spare clothes, so matters might have been worse. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri Insert a tight plug beside each strip, thus holding it fast and making the stopper watertight. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study Fortunately the transverse bulkhead and watertight doors withstood the strain of the terrific inrush of water. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War But in those minutes the quarsteel of the watertight door had been subjected to half a dozen smashing blows, and already a flaw had appeared in the pane. Under Arctic Ice It is disconcerting, to say the least of it, particularly when the water sweeps its way aft along the upper deck in solid masses which no so-called watertight ventilator can keep out. Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories In order to make the joints watertight, care must be taken to get a proper aquarium putty or cement. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. I don’t suppose we shall be able to make them watertight, but we might caulk them up with pitch or gum from some of the trees. With Cochrane the Dauntless None of these articles belonging to Ross's boat had suffered, in spite of their being immersed, except the lamp, for the provisions were in watertight boxes. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Second Officer Heppert, who was on the bridge, immediately closed all watertight doors worked from the bridge, and the testimony satisfactorily shows that all watertight doors worked by hand were promptly closed. World's War Events, Vol. I For example, should fire break out the captain has only to open a cupboard which tells him where it is, and by touching a button he can flood any one of the six watertight compartments. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" But if your story is watertight, he must have rung the bell in a state of abject bodily terror, owing to your chivying him about! Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. The power of discharging water is obtained by forming a watertight deck at the load-water-line. A Yacht Voyage Round England As the tide fell the carpenters got to work, and the gunboat was made watertight. Concerning "Bully" Hayes From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 This dam was begun in 1867 and for a time rubble concrete was used, but was finally discontinued, due to the impression that it might not be watertight. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Late in the day Rothesay had lowered one of the ship's boats, whose timbers had opened under the rays of the torrid sun, and was keeping her towing astern till she became watertight. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 He went with the men to look at the boat, and found her just as they had said—almost new and quite watertight. Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 The buoyancy is obtained by having air chambers formed along the sides of the boat, and a watertight deck, the space between which and the boat’s floor is filled by air chambers. A Yacht Voyage Round England With his powerful help the short journey was soon accomplished, and the litter safely set down in the large, watertight, and cheerful tent. The Grateful Indian And other Stories A large watertight tank was constructed, of such size that three skips or boxes of stone could be lowered into it. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs The paper boat, also, will not stand much cutting on sharp stones, and it is not buoyant when swamped, unless fitted with watertight compartments, which I abhor. Woodcraft The two ends of the canal proper where it reaches the entrance to the bridge, are also provided with watertight doors. Chatterbox, 1906 We might as well make our roof as watertight as we can before dark. Yorke The Adventurer Further, she was divided into many compartments below water, with watertight doors, so that if pierced, either in action or by grounding, she might still be kept afloat. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 On this assumed watertight surface 3-in. book tile was laid with joints normal to the gutter and cemented. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs The other piece is a tin camp-kettle, also of the heaviest tin and seamed watertight. Woodcraft This is filled up and made watertight by a ponderous wedge, weighing twelve tons and shaped like a U, its sides and lower part thus corresponding in outline with those of the tank and canal. Chatterbox, 1906 They had constructed tanks at the bottom of the ships, sewn together with coir thread and covered with pitch in such a way that they were more watertight than casks. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold When again launched she was found to be thoroughly watertight. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars The circumferential joints of the tube were made by turning up the edges of the sheets and welding them; this gives a flexible watertight joint. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs The bottom is of the heaviest tin procurable, the sides of lighter tin and seamed to be watertight without solder. Woodcraft Besides this, there are two strong oiled-canvas partitions, which divide the canoe into three watertight compartments, any two of which will float it if the third should get filled.” Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago Then there are watertight doors and bulkheads, double bottoms to the hulls, and along with these more practical advances have come others of a more healthful and artistic trend. Steve and the Steam Engine "Nils, are you sure the boats are perfectly watertight?" said the mistress, with, for the first time, a shadow of anxiety in her determined face. Little Tora, The Swedish Schoolmistress and Other Stories Making a reservoir watertight is, when all things are said, the one difficult constructional task in tank work and the contractor who accepts the task lightly courts trouble. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs The arts of civilization were never developed in watertight compartments, as is shown by the uniformity of custom over the modern world. The Evolution of the Dragon "I believe in making a ship watertight before she goes to sea." The Lion's Mouse Instead of oakum, cocoanut husk was used, and native cloth and dried banana stumps to caulk the seams, and make them watertight. Jarwin and Cuffy I don't suppose for a moment that it will be watertight," said Winnie; "but we shan't use it in wet weather. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story There are no watertight compartments in our lives, everything is acted upon and reacts: all life is of a piece, and nothing comes out of the mind in exactly the same condition as it entered. Spirit and Music They knew that she was watertight and strong, that she had plenty of sea-room, and that they would be roused up quickly enough if they were wanted. True Blue It would take too much time, even if we could succeed in making her watertight.” From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure “But how could we make the sides watertight, uncle?” Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas Patch her up and pitch up the bit where I claps the plaster on, and I dessay she’ll be watertight enough for you to run home in. The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap Other torches were made of strips or rolls of birch-bark saturated in the balsam gum, which is gathered by the Indians and used so generally in keeping watertight their canoes. Three Boys in the Wild North Land Great care is taken to make the canoe watertight. By Canoe and Dog-Train In this locomotive the gear is the same as that of the next illustration, but it is securely boxed in a watertight iron cover. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 “That’s plain enough as I can feel!” muttered the Captain in reply as he stumbled against the projecting ledge of one of the watertight bulkheads, knocking his shin. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel Another favourite drill in vogue with the johnnies of our new regime was that of ‘closing watertight doors.’ Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy Course I can't just say for certain yet," came the reply; "but looks like our boat might be watertight, and that the waves have been splashing aboard all the time she's been adrift. Afloat on the Flood These were all securely battened down; and he noticed with great satisfaction that the tarpaulins which covered them were quite uninjured, and to all appearance perfectly watertight. The Missing Merchantman Though the town had been considerably damaged by shells, our billets were more or less watertight, and in fairly good order. The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion Captain Farlow therefore ordered some of the watertight compartments aft to be filled with water in order to restore the ship's balance. Banzai! by Parabellum The Cimmeroons cut down a number of Palmito boughs and branches, and soon had two large sheds built, both trim and watertight, for the housing of the company. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. A cable in from the Foreign Office telling me that the Russian part of my force consists of a complete Army Corps under General Istomine—evidently War and Foreign Offices still work in watertight compartments! Gallipoli Diary, Volume I Good boots rendered watertight were to be found to the number of six in the tool box. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth These are large bowl-shaped baskets, almost watertight, but generally used as flour and meal baskets. Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428 The pumps availed nothing, but fortunately the adjacent bulkheads proved to be watertight. Banzai! by Parabellum When it had dried to a fitting hardness it was covered with cuir-bouilli, or boiled leather, which made it watertight. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. With goods flowing over State lines in ever-increasing quantities, and people in ever-increasing numbers, how was it possible to regard the States as watertight compartments? The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 I think," said Mr. Harris, "our friend Link chooses to keep his past in watertight compartments. News from the Duchy The soul of the child cannot be, as it were, divided into watertight compartments so as to segregate religious influence from its daily training. Catholic Problems in Western Canada If I could get a keg that would hold two or three gallons--and a watertight box with about twenty pounds of bread, I could swim back with them just as I came. Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick The women tan them and make them into watertight boots or other clothing. The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador A Boy's Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell It is now slowly expanding out of watertight compartments into a more spacious conception of the social inter-dependence of the different classes of the community. Indian Unrest Realizing the actual situation, the commander gave orders to close all the watertight doors. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 All drain pipes should be proved to be watertight by plugging up the lower end of the drain pipe and filling it with water. Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 |
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