| 单词 | life preserver |
| 例句 | From behind, Tane whacked him with a life preserver and the man fell, unconscious. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Some crazy old lady rants stuff I know not to be true— and yet I choose to hold on to her words like a drowning man to a life preserver. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I sit on the bed and grip the water bottle in my hands like it’s a life preserver and I’m drowning. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Pong held tight to his wooden life preserver as he drifted downstream. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “When a mestizo is drowning,” he says, “you throw a life preserver at him. When a longo is drowning, you throw stones at him.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I pick up the instrument like it’s a life preserver. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z In 2007, for example, the government added “enhanced” passenger briefings before takeoff, which covered life preservers. Perspective | Why are you tuning out preflight safety announcements? Because you can tune in to your devices. 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z There’s a leg clad in fishnets, a black tap shoe and an arm that holds a life preserver with the message “Gone Fishing.” Art in Review 2010-03-04T22:24:00Z For three days at Pinewood Studios in London, Kate Bush strapped on a life preserver, plunged into a tank of water and sang to a camera. Kate Bush Is Running Up That Concert Stage for a Giant Live Album 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Dressed more like a college professor than a rock star, Mercer clutched his mic like it was a life preserver, taking to heart the words in his song “Holding on For Life.” Broken Bells poetic at the Moore | Concert review 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z There’s even an eye mask built into the hoodie, gloves built into the sleeves, and a neck pillow that inflates like a life preserver. The Travel Jacket Geeks Adore 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z With estimates mostly up to $100 each, the Ralston lots show that freckled puppet’s image molded or printed on lampshades, sandbox toys, towels, vinyl chairs, key chains, food packages and life preservers. Antiques: 264 Carvings Tell History of Edmund de Waal?s Family 2010-08-12T21:10:00Z But Williams’ demotion/life preserver–a new job as breaking news anchor for MSNBC–sends an odd mixed message. Why Brian Williams Lost His Job, and Why He Has a New One 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z I grasped the wheel like a life preserver, approaching each blind curve knowing that I might meet a gas truck halfway into our lane or an overloaded bicyclist. In Baja, Camping, Cactus and Cocktails 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Many are of the Vogels lounging lakeside in the Catskill Mountains, in upstate New York; in one, Trudy is holding a life preserver that reads “Breezy Hill.” The Jewish Trumpeter Who Entertained Nazis to Survive the Holocaust 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z “My wife is my life preserver,” he announces. Dinner cruise on the Potomac: A moveable feast with unbeatable views But onstage it comes off slurred and sloppy, twitching like roadkill, limp off-key notes underscored by a booming backing track that operated like a life preserver. Review | Post Malone is the perfect pop star for this American moment. That’s not a compliment. 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Alex Jones kept trying to throw him a life preserver, and Kanye would just slap it away," he added. "It was pretty f**king crazy. Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat mocks Kanye West as "too antisemitic" 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Using Lego life preservers to replicate the dome’s windows — one of many ways he repurposed various shapes — he delicately built the structure without glue. A Lego version of the pope’s home is on exhibit at a Philadelphia museum 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z “How do you save a drowning man who doesn’t want a life preserver?” Three New Memoirs Offer a Glimpse Into the Writer’s Mind 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z This show’s lesson, demonstrated in its second season, is that most powerful life preserver is the urge to thrive in the face of adversity, attack, discrimination and death. This one (only) goes up to 11: the Best TV of 2019 and the many runners-up 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Her expression is brave but uncertain, and the way she clutches the rope turns the image into a premonition: one day in the future, the tire swing will become a life preserver. Premonitions of a Florida Ravaged by Climate Change 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z For many of these addicts, r/opiates has become a life preserver in a worsening storm. How a Reddit forum has become a lifeline to opioid addicts in the US 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z “It is impossible to sleep on a life preserver, and it is cold,” she wrote in her diary. Lost at Sea on the Brink of the Second World War 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z Then in May came an ad for Axe styling gel, in which a sailor applies hair product and a young woman is inspired to fit him with a life preserver, nothing more. Axe Body Spray Isn't Selling Crazy Sex Any More 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Two rubber bags, miniature life preservers, costing five to ten dollars, were blown up to achieve high-level perkiness. Mike Huckabee’s worst nightmare: Meet the radical sisters who revolutionized 19th century America 2014-03-09T15:00:00Z Most entry-level jobs felt out of reach with her drug record, but what’s worse, even the state wasn’t willing to throw her a temporary life preserver. Prostitution for the price of a happy meal 2012-12-27T16:00:00Z Nick Harmer’s bass bobs to the surface of “Underneath the Sycamore” like a life preserver, and underlines the voice of reassurance in “You are a Tourist.” Death Cab's newest a 'yearning that nags like a toothache' 2011-05-27T21:09:44Z Books are a life preserver he clings to. Haruki Murakami on Asking the Right Questions 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z They grew up in the ancient port city of Alexandria, Egypt, ever shadowed by the sea, whose memory is honored here in a sprawl of nets, anchors, life preservers and looming silhouettes of sharks. At Hamido Seafood, Let the Staff Be Your Guide 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z On the same wall is another cartoon, this one of a shrimp popping out of a life preserver. In Queens, Fiery Aguachile Lives in a Yellow Submarine 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z In the midst of this, a silent room with your name on the door—wherever it is, and regardless of whether it has plumbing or not—becomes a kind of life preserver. Why Artists Need Oddball Residencies 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Invitations to sing along are flung at the audience regularly, as if they were life preservers. | 'Baby It?s You!': Girl Group Tale Is Reharmonized 2011-04-28T02:30:28Z Traditional Chinese instruments are piled up next to large truck tires and life preservers. The Chinese town engulfed by a flood to save Beijing 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z But no need to invest in life preservers just yet, Parsons assured. As rising oceans threaten NYC, study documents another risk: The city is sinking 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Eighteen water fatalities were reported statewide last year, and the majority of the people who died were not wearing life preservers. How to stay safe on the water as WA heat wave approaches 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z So she set up a little photo studio on the passenger deck, snapping portraits of the well-dressed couples in formal wear and life preservers. Several problems likely to blame in WA ferry grounding 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z They drink together while their kids play, extricate one another from bothersome situations, act as mutual life preservers. Two new TV shows seem designed to test the viewer's patience. And it pays off 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z I’ve never forgotten that day, and I should have hung a life preserver on my office wall as a stark reminder. Before you sign a contract, pause and get advice 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Biden’s budget would throw many of them a life preserver, but that won’t happen unless Democrats hammer Republicans with the consequences of their cheeseparing ways by reminding all voters what’s at stake. Column: Anti-poverty programs work. Why are Democrats letting them wither? 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Standing next to the wreckage on the beach, a reporter for Italian RAI state TV noted a life preserver bearing the word “Smyrna,” a Turkish port also known as Izmir. Migrant boat breaks up off Italian coast, killing nearly 60 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Isn’t it finally time for that life preserver? Plaschke: The Lakers' painful loss to the Celtics proved it's actually worth adding help now 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z In the same neighborhood, residents said they helped a disabled man who did not wish to leave ahead of the storm by leaving him with inflatable “floaties” and life preservers. By helicopter, ATV, even bicycle, a door-to-door hunt for Ian victims 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z Lange: We were shooting the title shots for the life preserver at the start of the show. 'All of us are still friends': A generation later, 'The Love Boat' crew sails on 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z "I put a life preserver around his neck, kissed him and told him I loved him." Hurricane Ian: They stayed for the storm - what happens now? 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Note that the downdraft of the helicopter reduces the effects of air resistance on the falling life preserver, so that an acceleration equal to that of gravity is reasonable. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Instead of traditional wooden lifeguard stands, there was a cherry-red life preserver and a sign: “No lifeguard on duty. Swim at your own risk.” With Lifeguards Scarce, It’s Beach Season That Needs Rescuing 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z They will also look at where rescue equipment like life preservers should be placed relative to the lake or any body of water. Arizona officers’ inaction during drowning spurs probe 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z He also advocated for safer boating by requiring tournament participants to wear life preservers and pushed for boating safety laws before founding a company that sells deer-hunting supplies. ‘Ultimate showman’ of bass fishing, Ray Scott, dead at 88 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Inside, sculptor Bill Ming positioned a life preserver, hourglass, oar, navigational dividers and ship’s log. Bermuda trail brings island’s Black heritage to the fore 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Most were severely injured, but Ms. Hale emerged unscathed and helped survivors exit the wreckage, put on life preservers and board rescue boats. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Some manufacturers said they can’t wait long for a federal life preserver. Efforts to make protective medical gear in US falling flat 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z That was a bit like trying to hold onto a life preserver in a hurricane. Trump "revelations" are an indictment of America's political class: They knew, and did nothing 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z “This safety net was a giant food life preserver.” New federal study shows safety net helped prevent widespread hunger during the pandemic 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z He said it wasn’t clear if any of the nine were using life preservers. Searchers comb river after 3 tubers die, 2 disappear at dam 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Then Foy saw a woman face down in the water, wearing a life preserver. ‘I have to help,’ says sailor who rescued migrants at sea 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z There were life preservers on board, but it wasn’t known how many or whether any passengers were wearing them, officials said. 3 killed, 27 hospitalized after boat capsizes off San Diego 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z When people are drowning, they’re less interested in the genetics of respiration than in a life preserver. Science Plays the Long Game. But People Have Mental Health Issues Now. 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Any explanation that makes such feelings easier to bear is like a life preserver for a drowning person. Column: Scam victims may feel stupid. And ashamed. And that's perfectly normal 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z As fire raged aboard the ship, he jumped overboard, at one point handed his life preserver to someone who needed it more, and helped rescue others. ‘Meyers Manx’ dune buggy creator dead at 94 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z “There was a lot of people without life preservers.” ‘I have to help,’ says sailor who rescued migrants at sea 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z NJ.com reports that in order to loop a life preserver ring around the victim, two officers had to lower half their bodies into the hole while three other officers held onto their legs. Woman rescued after plunging into icy river off closed pier 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z “The new stimulus package is a life preserver, but containing the virus is the only way to completely end the economic chaos,” AnnElizabeth Konkel, economist at Indeed Hiring Lab, said in a note. U.S. jobless claims dip but show recovery has long way to go 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z He’s the life preserver on a failing organization. ‘Russ is cooked’: National media react to the Seahawks’ Week 10 loss to the Rams 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z If the $600 checks created something of a life preserver for jobless workers — protecting them for a time from Washington’s political dysfunction — that life preserver deflated quickly, Professor Ganong said. Jobless Workers Built Up Some Savings. Then the $600 Checks Stopped. 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z “These benefits are not a ‘life preserver,’ but a job killer,” Mr. Moore wrote in an email newsletter on Thursday. Here’s How Congress Might Replace the Extra $600 Weekly Jobless Benefit 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z But its main life preserver was the relief bill, which set aside up to $100 billion for cash-starved hospitals, nursing homes and other medical providers dealing with the pandemic. Nursing Home Operator Genesis Details Coronavirus Aid 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z The Danbury resident was not wearing a life preserver at the time. Boaters rescue 2 adults, 2 kids after kayaks capsize 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z “These people are at the end of their rope and this is a life preserver. It inspires me to try to do more.” Volunteer helps keep pantries, hopes stocked 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z Though draft beer kegs offer a much higher profit margin than a six-pack, Porter said Smog City’s ability to sell to large retail distributors has been a life preserver. Struggling amid the shutdown, L.A. craft breweries reinvent to survive 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Ventilators, literal life preservers, are in dire short supply across the country. The missing six weeks: how Trump failed the biggest test of his life 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z Lawmakers in both parties lined up behind the law to send checks to millions of Americans, boost unemployment benefits, help businesses and toss a life preserver to an overwhelmed health care system. UK’s Johnson virus positive as new outbreaks appear in US 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z “It’s like seeing someone drowning in the ocean, and instead of throwing them a life preserver you just toss them a rubber duck.” Samantha Bee: coronavirus tests are 'the new getting verified on Twitter' 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Take a two-way radio, ice picks and life preservers, and remember to roll away from the hole, back the way you came if there’s danger. Editorial Roundup: 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Over the coming days, more wreckage turned up - including the bodies of some of the crew, some wearing life preservers bearing the name “S.S. Hudson.” 118 years after the Hudson sank in Superior gale, it’s found 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z “People were getting sick left and right. I would have liked to have known where the life preservers were.” Some Conception passengers said they weren't told about emergency escape hatch 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z Troopers said the men launched their canoe without wearing life preservers. 2 men drown in canoeing accident on Kasilof River 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The judge just threw the track a life preserver. Racing! Big win for Jerry Hollendorfer and CTT 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z His latest idea was an improved kind of air valve for inflatable rubber life preservers. The horrific consequences of rubber's toxic past 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z This franchise is drowning, and no amount of bobbleheads will work as a life preserver. LOVERRO: Orioles ‘rebuild’ doomed as long as Angelos owns team 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Yet the Europeans do not want to see Britain jump ship without a life preserver. Boris Johnson says he’s prepared for a no-deal Brexit. Critics say he’s reckless. 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Peavey brought the first four life preservers to an island on Wednesday night and a dozen more on Thursday. Chattahoochee River drowning sparks life vest donations 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z He was carrying his full combat kit, plus six rounds of 81-mm mortar ammunition, wrapped in a life preserver so he could float it ashore, and an old 1903 Springfield rifle. 75 years after D-Day, veteran still wonders why he was spared 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z By the 1820s, an increasing amount of rubber was being shipped around the world from Brazil, and made into coats, hats, shoes, and those inflatable life preservers. The horrific consequences of rubber's toxic past 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z And everyone will be looking for their own life preserver if the ship is going down. On Capitol Hill, self-preservation drives the debate 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Today the fate of global ecosystems often depends on nature’s own life preserver, the billionaire. In Billionaires Is the Preservation of the World 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z “When you go on a plane and they say your life preserver is under your seat - OUR life preservers are under our seat!” 2020 campaign trail runs through churches in South Carolina 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z “When you go on a plane and they say your life preserver is under your seat — OUR life preservers are under our seat!” 2020 campaign trail runs through churches in South Carolina 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Weirsema surfaced with a gasp in a group of people floating with life preservers or clinging to pieces of wood from the excursion boat on which he had been a passenger. The mighty Mississippi defines Memphis 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z I see this program as a life preserver for the hundreds of miles of treacherous time today’s teens encounter. Opinion | New program finally gives kids with addiction issues access to treatment 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z “Even after Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain to the New World and back, some naysayers surely clung to their shattered superstitions like life preservers after a shipwreck. ‘Who cares what Columbus says?’ they likely whined. Inside the Beltway: Unbowed and forthright, Trump ‘stronger than ever’ 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z But on Tuesday morning, when Mr. Cox had a chance to throw the prime minister a life preserver, he declined. Theresa May Finds Herself Without a Voice, or a Friend 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Despite her rocky debut week at NBC News, which received a less than enthusiastic reception, the news cycle tossed Kelly a life preserver of sorts in the form of #MeToo. NBC executive blames wrong time slot for Megyn Kelly's "Today" failure — not remarks about blackface 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z But this bill offers an immediate life preserver to some of the region’s chinook salmon, a crucial food source for the critically endangered southern resident orcas. Targeting sea lions will help orcas, Columbia River salmon 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z “If you are drowning, you grab for the nearest life preserver -- you don't pick and chose,” Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies, told Fox News. Mexican crime data may undercut migrant caravan asylum claims: 'You don't pick and chose' 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z This homestand, the next two games in particular, could be the Wizards' life preserver as they try to keep afloat in the standings. Analysis | Have the Wizards turned a corner? This homestand should provide an answer. 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Despite her lackluster debut at NBC News to an even less enthusiastic reception, the news cycle tossed Kelly a life preserver of sorts in the form of #MeToo. Megyn Kelly’s self-titled hour of “Today” on chopping block after ex-Fox News star defends... 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z “In some ways, this has been a life preserver. I felt like I was finally being heard.” Nearly one year and $22 million later, Time's Up is at a crossroads - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z “Get your school shoes,” Jackson hollered to London, who came back with a pink life preserver and an umbrella festooned with cats and dogs. Escaping a major storm like Florence is tough. It's even tougher when you're broke. 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z On the walls around them were Pabst Blue Ribbon neon signs, old circular life preservers and a surf board. As hurricane blows, dive bar toasts ‘Here’s to Wilmington!’ 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Mahoney said the young woman threw a life preserver to try and help as the duck boat sank. The Latest: Victims of boat accident mourned 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z The Supreme Court threw a life preserver to football and the National Football League this week with its ruling that struck down a 1992 federal law that banned most states from legalizing sports betting. NFL catches life preserver from Supreme Court with legalized sports betting ruling 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The score was somewhat of a life preserver to the Kings. Jonathan Quick’s big effort ends in a double overtime defeat 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z Ms. Graswald, 37, was taken into custody 10 days after Mr. Viafore’s disappearance, after encountering investigators near Bannerman Castle as she left a wreath of fake flowers attached to a life preserver as a tribute. Out of Prison, Fiancée in Kayak Case Says, ‘I’m Not Heartless’ 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z And when they show us they need help, we throw them a life preserver and we try to help them.” Jerry Dipoto keeps the faith in Mariners’ starting pitching, while others see a gaping hole 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Once it inflates, the airbags are huge, like wearing a life preserver. This $800 belt has airbags to protect your hips 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z With Venezuela on the edge of default, Russia has thrown it a life preserver. Russia Says It Will Ease Debt Burden on Venezuela 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z It was the type of win that offers a life preserver to a struggling team. Analysis | The Wizards are still in search of a remedy for their defensive malaise 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z And the tax cut proposal unveiled Wednesday, which Republicans see as the life preserver to save them from sinking in a sea of legislative failure, is being crafted on a strictly partisan basis. Roy Moore’s Win and Bob Corker’s Retirement Deliver Blows to Bipartisanship 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z “Hundreds of people, practically in reach of the drowning ones, were powerless to render the slightest assistance other than throwing to them life preservers and other things that would float.” Perspective | In 1904, spectators at a rowing regatta on the Potomac set off on a boat — and died 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z The struggling Queen Mary might be getting a life preserver — a huge shopping and entertainment complex next to the famed ship in Long Beach. Essential California: NAFTA talks begin again with some thorny issues on the horizon 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z He wasn’t wearing a life preserver, so he emptied a plastic gas tank and used it to stay afloat. Boater uses plastic gas tank to stay afloat on Lake Huron 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Chipman says two retired police officers who were with him brought the bird aboard after fashioning a makeshift raft from a life preserver, a piece of plywood and a rope. Maine lobster boat crew saves eagle from Atlantic Ocean 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z District Court in Milwaukee claims that North Haven Resort in Manitoba was negligent and didn’t provide Neil Brown a life preserver and didn’t train the boat driver properly. Wisconsin company sued in wrongful death lawsuit 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z And then there was Post Malone, the polarizing white rapper who clung to Quavo of Migos like a life preserver as they did their duet “Congratulations.” Tamar Braxton gives the BET Awards a vital surge of power 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z Citing the fates of Iraq’s Saddam Hussein and Libya’s Moammar Gaddafi, the North Koreans repeatedly said that their nuclear program is the ultimate life preserver for the regime. Opinion | We participated in talks with North Korean representatives. This is what we learned. 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z “To say this is a voluntary program is like throwing a life preserver to someone drowning in a lake,” he added. Walmart is asking employees to deliver packages on their way home from work 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Belowdecks, the passengers—men on their way to the First World War—slept in their uniforms and coats to keep warm, their heads resting on life preservers. The Legend of the S.S. Mendi 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z If true, if Parker behaved like a drowning man who refused a life preserver, then the fate of “Birth of a Nation” rests on his shoulders. Race, privilege and a bad attitude: Why are Nate Parker and Casey Affleck being treated differently? 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z This one, dubbed a drifter, looked like a toolbox wearing a life preserver. When a Country Melts 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z “If you’re facing death and someone is throwing you a potential life preserver,” he said, “the less interested you are in who made the life preserver and where it came from.” As Drug Deaths Soar, a Silver Lining for Transplant Patients 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z They are so prized and necessary that unscrupulous smugglers sell fake life preservers packed with non-buoyant materials to refugees. Look Again: The day’s most compelling images from around the globe 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Sheriff Rick Eldredge says the child was not wearing a life preserver. Child missing from boat on Lake Powell feared drowned 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z The man’s family unsuccessfully tried to reach him with floating life preservers when he became distressed. Divers to search for NYC man presumed drowned in Lake George 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Ready to join the other passengers tumbling into the water from the sinking boat — fortunately, all wore life preservers — Khulood thought to glance over at Teamim. Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Her brother, Will Horton questioned why his sister, who was “scared of the dark water,” would be out on the river at night without a life preserver. GONE: 1st wife dead; girlfriend, 2nd wife missing 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z He noted that Conner’s friends failed to throw a life preserver to her. Why boating is less safe today than it was 30 years ago 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z “It’s like needing a life preserver and getting an anvil,” said Roy Cooper, the North Carolina attorney general. How Private Equity Found Power and Profit in State Capitols 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z “Both men jumped into the river after reporting officers got the life preserver to the victim,” the Savannah Police Department’s incident report reads. The Big Fight Over Fossils 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Police say Brizzi walked into WBFF-TV in April wearing a hedgehog suit over a life preserver disguised to look like an explosive vest. Man who entered TV station with fake bomb sent for treatment 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z If you go to the river to cool off, use life preservers. California Editorial Roundup 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z A succession of funding deals by deep-pocketed sovereign wealth funds have thrown a life preserver to some of the world’s biggest private tech firms whose high valuations have come under scrutiny in the past year. Sovereign wealth funds throw funding lifeline to tech ventures 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z At least some of the men were not wearing life preservers, VandenBerg said. Agency finds boat that capsized in Alaska national park 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z Thursday wearing a hedgehog suit over a life preserver that was disguised to look like an explosive vest. The Latest: Dad: Son with fake bomb thought world was ending 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z She came up with the water collar life preserver. Let your dogs go for gold with this Olympic-inspired gear 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z But in the Syrian quarter of Izmir, once teeming with refugees shopping for life preservers, the cheap hotels are empty. The mass migration of refugees from Turkey to Greece has stalled 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z There were no life preservers and just two small lifeboats. David Stoliar, Survivor of World War II Disaster, Dies at 91 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z A panicky Mr. Wilson grabbed it as a life preserver. Does Donald Want to Be President? 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Chocolate and royal icing are used for the detail work, and prepared rolled fondant is molded into the cooler and life preservers. How to make a gingerbread beach shack, with a fondant beer cooler 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z I wanted to loosen her jacket and remove her life preserver, but her father wouldn’t let me: She would need it to keep warm. ‘Death behind me, and life in front of me’ 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z While only some will grab a life preserver the company threw them Thursday, shareholders were the ones who panicked. Chesapeake Shareholders Sell First, Ask Questions Later 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z The boy did not wear a life preserver. Austin H. Kiplinger, D.C. publisher and philanthropist, dies at 97 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z YES | It was arguably Marty McFly who popularized the down vest in the 1985 film “Back to the Future” with an orange version as bulky and bright as a life preserver. Your Top 7 Men’s Style Questions for Fall, Answered 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z It depicted Uncle Sam about to throw a life preserver to a woman and child in the waves. Remembering another refugee crisis 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z In a men’s shoe shop, the only products that seem to be selling these days are the life jackets and life preservers the shop now carries. At Sea’s Edge, a Migrant Family Hesitates 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Using Lego life preservers to replicate the dome's windows — one of many ways he repurposed various shapes — he delicately built the structure without glue. Lego Vatican: Everything Is Awesome in Philadelphia 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Using Lego life preservers to replicate the dome’s windows - one of many ways he repurposed various shapes - he delicately built the structure without glue. Everything is awesome about Lego Vatican on view in Philly 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z For this voyage, the migrants pay their smugglers an average of $1,500 per person — a bit more if they want the security of a life preserver. Scenes From a Human Flood 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The training includes, among other things, how to get in and out of a full-body life preserver. Shell’s big gamble: Oil wrangling at the far reaches of the Arctic frontier 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Privatisation is the "only life preserver" for the horses, he says. Horses for sale in Ukraine's privatisation drive - BBC News 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Earth's magnetic field has been a life preserver, protecting against relentless solar winds, streams of charged particles rushing from the Sun, that otherwise could strip away the planet's atmosphere and water. Earth's 'magnetic personality' much older than previously thought 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Neither Morgan nor her husband was wearing a life preserver. Woman found dead after tubing accident in South Platte ID’d 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Witnesses say he was not wearing a life preserver. Searchers find kayaker’s body in Yellowstone River 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z It was as if Kobe were tossing himself a life preserver. A Long Hardwood Journey 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Dawson was not wearing a life preserver Sunday night during a family outing. Body recovered from Dallas-area lake, believed to be Dawson 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z He wasn’t wearing a life preserver at the time of the incident. Body of missing boater pulled by police from Delaware River 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z "When you run into trouble, you haven't given any reason for the other side to hand you a life preserver." Obamacare Battles Will Continue No Matter What 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z It's a brilliant public relations move by Charter, and a temporary life preserver for a Dodgers ownership group drowning in community scorn. Dodgers still need to get TV act together 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Others were so soft they should be sold with a life preserver. Confessions of a mattress shopper: Losing sleep over Sertas and Sealys 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z The man was the sole occupant of the boat and was not wearing a life preserver. California man drowns in northwestern Minnesota lake 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z Rockets were flying all over Globe Life Park in the bottom of the first inning Monday night, and there was no life preserver in sight for Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker. Angels' Matt Shoemaker shows resilience in 6-3 win over Texas 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z After so many dismal years, the music industry clings to any good news like a life preserver. The Music Industry Ship Continues to List, But Stops Taking On Water: New RIAA Stats 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Other items offered by the anonymous collector were the original Frontierland cigar store Indian, a 1960s Mark Twain Riverboat life preserver, a doll from “It’s a Small World” and poster artwork for “Captain EO.” Disneyland memorabilia auction brings in $1.7 million 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Other items offered by the anonymous collector were the original Frontierland cigar store Indian, a 1960s Mark Twain Riverboat life preserver, a doll from "It's a Small World" and poster artwork for "Captain EO." Disneyland memorabilia auction brings in $1.7 million 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z “People want to be given hope,” says Atlantic Records senior vice president Ron Shapiro, “and these female artists are giving young people a life preserver.” Jewel's Pieces of You at 20: What TIME Said About the Album 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z We want our marketing organization to be known as the sturdy life preserver in the rugged, often dark seas of information. What CMOs Can Learn From Fallen Journalists 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Williams says the pieces which now drift up on an "almost daily basis" in numerous locations are flippers, spear guns, seagrass, scuba tanks and life preservers. Mapped: The beaches where Lego washes up 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Of getting the life preserver to the man in the river, Rems admitted he had good aim. 'Good Samaritan' throws life preserver to man in Chicago River 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Watson said on Thursday: “I’m going to throw you in the ocean without a life preserver.” Ryder Cup 2014: six talking points from day one at Gleneagles 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z "I really want to see what they've got. I told them 'I'm going to throw you in the ocean without a life preserver -- you're on your own,'" Watson said of his fledgling duo. Ryder rookies in at deep end for fourball openers 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z "I told them, 'I'm going to throw you in the ocean without a life preserver. You're on your own.'" First tee makes strong men go weak 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z "I'm going to throw you guys into the ocean without a life preserver," Watson told his rookie duo. 5 initial reactions to Friday morning's Ryder Cup pairings: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z Paramedics rescued a man from the Chicago River early Wednesday morning after the man managed to stay afloat using a life preserver thrown to him by a passer-by. 'Good Samaritan' throws life preserver to man in Chicago River 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Watson said he told his rookies, "I'm going to throw you in the ocean without a life preserver." Mickelson, McIlroy square off in opening session 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z She was waiting to load up a bundle of life preservers, each of which had been fastened to a pole. Diversity at the People’s Climate March 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z In the late 1980s and the 90s, Prozac was widely viewed as a miracle pill, a life preserver thrown to those who felt themselves drowning in the high waters of mental anguish. Selling Prozac as the Life-Enhancing Cure for Mental Woes 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z There were victims of Hurricane Sandy from the Rockaways toiling with artists on a 30-foot inflatable life preserver, and immigrant artists constructing a papier-mâché tree embedded with hatchets. Busy Days Precede a March Focusing on Climate Change 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z The Chicago Fire Department reached the Madison Street bridge about 1 a.m., where they found the man in the water clutching the life preserver. 'Good Samaritan' throws life preserver to man in Chicago River 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Call it the “life preserver on the Titanic” theory. The Mystery of Lofty Elevations 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z At the head of the line there was a large contingent of Sandy victims carrying a hundred of those big orange life preservers. Diversity at the People’s Climate March 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z The boaters were all wearing life preservers and were unhurt. 6 rescued from sinking boat on Lake Ontario 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z They hang on to the status quo like passengers on the Titanic hung on to the few life preservers available. What Just About Every Speaker Gets Wrong 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z The bank is strewn with worn-out sneakers, broken baby bottles and rotting life preservers, the refuse of migrants who made it across and moved on. Snakes and Thorny Brush, and Children at the Border Alone 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z But many are leaning on regulators to throw them a life preserver: Utilities Could Go The Way Of The Streetcar, Or Mimic One Industry That Survived 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Deputies say Menuey was not wearing a life preserver, and alcohol is believed to be a contributing factor in the case. Body of Moab man pulled from Colorado River 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z An Iranian incubator is testing a drone that races to drowning victims and drop a life preserver. Google’s Motorola deal shows tech giant is happy to just be the platform 2014-01-30T17:36:08Z The woman jumped in after the dog and police used a life preserver to pull them both out. Texas woman disconnected from life support 2014-01-27T01:15:28Z The other is a dusty life preserver that hung on the back wall of Montero Bar and Grill in Brooklyn. Crime Scene: Still No End to the Tales of a $1 Million Painting and a Dusty Preserver 2013-12-27T17:27:18Z Today, the 1909 building, whose architectural details include metalwork in the shape of anchors and life preservers, mostly serves as the terminal for Governors Island ferries. New Projects on the Horizon at Manhattan’s Piers 2013-12-11T02:27:11Z But there is a feeling of total disgust among voters about what has happened to Detroit, and there is a willingness to reach out to the most prominent life preserver. Mike Duggan: The new face of Detroit’s City Hall? 2013-11-04T14:31:09Z When the Treasury Department threw the drowning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac life preservers in 2008, the agency took “preferred” stock in exchange, which requires the lending firms to pay a dividend. Tracking the settlement money due to FHFA 2013-10-22T22:58:38Z The life preserver had blisters on my shoulders, blisters on top of blisters. 'You could see the sharks circling' 2013-07-28T23:45:37Z Many of the life preservers came from Mobile, Ala., with names like the S.S. Crime Scene: Brooklyn Bar Has a Piece of Its Past Stolen 2013-07-13T00:38:30Z A missing life preserver might have indicated that one of the missing passengers had attempted a rescue. 2 Cruise Passengers Fall Overboard Off Australia 2013-05-10T04:05:24Z I went over the side with one of the ship’s photographers, and we were short one life preserver. LIFE at Guadalcanal: Photos From the Pacific 2013-02-09T14:25:00Z “Giving us new ways to borrow money, it’s appreciated, and it is a life preserver,” said Mayor Michael Spano of Yonkers. Syracuse’s Mayor Miner Irritates Cuomo Over State Aid to Cities 2013-01-24T03:15:09Z Plastic soda bottles, soccer balls, a thermos and a faded life preserver poke out from under the wooden planks scattered on the eroded shores of the East River. Steven Smith, Developer, Hopes to Restore a Fleeting Paradise in the Bronx 2013-01-05T15:46:53Z I swung by the dorms with a photograph of the life preserver. Crime Scene: Brooklyn Bar Has a Piece of Its Past Stolen 2013-07-13T00:38:30Z Mr. Bernstein acknowledges that the Beer Authority, a 70-tap bar that recently opened on a stretch of Eighth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, is “a life preserver for folks working around the Port Authority.” App City: Having a Beer With a Smartphone 2012-11-24T05:13:15Z We had five people and four life preservers. LIFE at Guadalcanal: Photos From the Pacific 2013-02-09T14:25:00Z A tree swing, fashioned out of rope and a white life preserver, dangled just above thick weeds and wildflowers at the base of a wood-shingled, three-car garage. Kerry Kennedy Juggles Global Advocacy Work and a Local Legal Tangle 2012-10-09T02:04:59Z Put another way, people don’t make local headlines by throwing someone a life preserver or running to get help. Drowning is contagious 2012-10-06T12:00:00Z The rub here is simply that, if you “die tomorrow,” will people remember you as someone who clung to stability like an existential life preserver — and is that what you really want? The 10 Reasons Why We Fail 2012-08-07T16:14:43Z In short, charter schools are the life preservers. A blow-by-blow account of fight over charter school bill 2012-03-30T09:00:00Z W. K. Vanderbilt did not put on a life preserver nor did he leave his deck chair. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z They regained the life preserver, which was so scratched and torn that it was no longer good for its original purpose, but they wanted it as a memento of the adventure. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z Yes, I’d think they would act about the same as a life preserver fastened down around a fellow’s knees. Phil Bradley's Snow-shoe Trail The Mountain Boys in the Canada Wilds 2012-02-27T03:00:13.497Z “I was making a life preserver,” volunteered Tess, when she had been helped out of the bathtub and was standing on a big mat that absorbed the little rivulets of water streaming from her. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z Passengers sat dazed in a middle school opened for them, wrapped in woolen blankets with some wearing their life preservers and their shoeless feet covered with aluminum foil. Ship Passengers Tell of Delayed, Then Panicked, Evacuation 2012-01-14T14:53:57Z Johnny clutched at it as if it might be a life preserver. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z Presently Barbara wiped the tears from her eyes and threw out a life preserver to the unfortunate man. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z The one where the stones were concealed in a life preserver and they staged a 'man overboard' stunt just as the ship came into the harbor. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z “I thought maybe I might fall off the houseboat and I didn’t see any life preservers on it, so I made one.” The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z “Slip on a few clothes, take your life preserver, end get out on deck.” The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea 2011-11-04T02:00:25.553Z They were together, and they didn’t have their life preservers on,” said Heaton, who spent nine hours in the water before he was rescued. Monument at Arlington Cemetery honors Jewish chaplains 2011-10-25T00:40:21Z The wounds had all been inflicted, apparently, with the same blunt instrument—probably a club or life preserver, or other similar weapon. Chronicles of Martin Hewitt 2011-10-24T02:00:16.617Z In a league dubbed Not For Long, past success works like a lead vest, not a life preserver. Andy Reid and the Eagles: Is it time to let go? 2011-10-04T21:12:36Z Could be two coaches battling for one life preserver at the Rose Bowl. Washington State 2011 schedule 2011-08-28T05:08:01Z When the Bobbseys first came aboard the Swallow they were shown how to put on a life preserver, which is a jacket of canvas filled with cork. The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea 2011-11-04T02:00:25.553Z If we didn't have life preservers on, it would have been a disaster. Fastnet race crew linked arms to survive accident in Celtic Sea 2011-08-16T16:42:07Z But since food supplies are necessarily limited, delay is fatal, and therefore, when open water prevents advance, a boat is so vitally necessary as to become a life preserver. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Becker said the department will consider issuing life preservers for deputies to carry in their patrol vehicles. Sheriff commends deputy who died trying to rescue girl from North Platte River in Wyoming 2011-08-02T00:10:18Z The occupants were wearing life preservers, Coast Guard officials said. Armstrong's lawyers want hearing 2011-07-19T02:40:47Z “Get your life preservers!” cried Mr. Bobbsey; then, when he saw that his wife had one, and that the children were reaching under their berths for theirs, he took his. The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea 2011-11-04T02:00:25.553Z All six of the people recovered were wearing life preservers, and they were taken to the Coast Guard station in Charlevoix for evaluation, the Coast Guard said. Coast Guard: 2 boaters found 'unresponsive' 2011-07-18T15:16:57Z They were singularly calm in their preparations as they strapped on the life preservers. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z “She just regards you as a sort of life preserver,” exclaimed Judy. Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z The cold ocean water, however, had made many so numb that they were unable to help themselves enough to be lifted into the lifeboats, even when the life preservers had kept them afloat. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z So the Bobbseys took off their life preservers, which are not very comfortable things to wear, and stayed on deck, watching the flames die out and the smoke drift away. The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea 2011-11-04T02:00:25.553Z In battle, it was regarded as a life preserver. Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley 2011-07-01T02:00:16.500Z The Kentuckians dived as well as the bulky life preservers would permit and then they swam quietly along side by side. Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z She herself was so horrified and stunned that she stood immovable, clutching the tray wildly, as a drowning person clings to a life preserver. Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z The passengers fled from the lower to the upper decks, many of them not stopping for life preservers. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z They were advised to buckle on life preservers, and most of them remained on deck, watching for submarines. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z There were pictures of her in the deck chair, posed against a life preserver, and standing at the rail. Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays 2011-05-22T02:00:14.900Z Going to his room he found a life preserver and put it on clumsily. The Boy Grew Older 2011-05-10T02:01:01.027Z The one-hour drive to the resort where I was speaking included a ride on a rickety ferry that had even the locals eyeing the life preservers. Living on $1.25 a Day Won’t Win an S&P Upgrade: William Pesek 2011-05-01T19:02:28Z Some of those who did strap on the life preservers did not put them on correctly. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z And then, maybe a year from now...perhaps a little more...you'll get that life preserver thrown your way. Eric Wedge had best be prepared for long haul with his Mariners ballclub 2011-04-11T16:38:06Z Too-big-to-fail banks would get a taste of what it’s like to swim without a life preserver should a crisis strike while the government is shuttered. How I Learned to Love a U.S. Government Shutdown: Caroline Baum 2011-04-06T23:24:00Z Last summer, as President Obama’s premier plan to save millions of Americans from foreclosure foundered, the administration tossed a new life preserver to homeowners. Foreclosure Aid Fell Short, and Is Fading Away 2011-03-30T01:18:14Z “Let’s wait and see,” muttered Harry, as he tied on the life preserver handed to him. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z Webb wore no life preserver and scorned a barrel, depending solely on his own strength to put him through. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z Louise, protected by a life preserver, immediately grasped the overturned boat and even saved her hair from getting wet. Saboteurs on the River 2011-01-28T03:00:23.967Z He even made out the cackling, complaining tones of the man with the life preservers. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z Five minutes and 40 blocks later, Firefighter Sullivan was throwing life preservers off the small deck to shivering, shell-shocked passengers standing on the partly submerged left wing of US Airways Flight 1549. Hudson River Rescue Still Defines Upgrade of Fire Dept.?s Marine Unit 2011-01-15T04:20:01Z The throw was nearly perfect and the life preserver plopped heavily on the surface not two feet from the struggling girl. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z “Toss me a life preserver if I fail!” The Wishing Well 2010-12-20T17:12:27.090Z And don’t forget to take off that life preserver before you hop into bed!” Saboteurs on the River 2011-01-28T03:00:23.967Z “From the old fat fellow with the life preservers,” explained the captain. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z Residents of Christmas Island tried to throw life preservers and other objects to people at sea to help keep them afloat. Refugee Boat Sinks Near Australia 2010-12-16T08:30:46Z “It’s like throwing you a life preserver but never pulling you into the boat,” said Daniel Miller, a certified public accountant and the city controller in Harrisburg. Cities in Debt Turn to States, Adding Strain 2010-10-05T02:00:00Z Investigators determined that sparks from a welder’s torch had ignited highly flammable life preservers stored in the grand salon, touching off a fire that quickly spread. Answers About World War II in New York 2010-09-29T16:11:00Z The Samaritans may yet be thrown a life preserver by the City Council. NYC: Samaritans of New York May Lose Funding for Suicide Hot Line 2010-06-15T00:56:00Z I’m dead!” bawled the man, half choked with salt water, as Tom pulled him to the deck of the launch, to find that as many as six life preservers encumbered his bulky form. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z Here was a life preserver disguised as an anchor. About New York: Paterson?s Unlikely Rescue From Scandal: Another Scandal 2010-03-10T02:15:00Z I had an armament on deck of four double-barrel shotguns, and as many navy revolvers; also four cork life preservers had been thrown on board to make us feel safe. A brief sketch of the work of Matthew Fontaine Maury during the war, 1861-1865 Steamer chairs and nautical paraphernalia fill the deck and a dozen life preservers hang conveniently near. Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions I threw him a life preserver, and we hauled him aboard. Bert Wilson at Panama “How much for what?” demanded the other, staring in astonishment at the odd figure the stout passenger made with his armor of cork life preservers. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z "Are you hurt at all, my lass?" called the doctor, peeping fearfully over the side, and holding onto his wife as a drowning man catches at a life preserver. Molly Brown's Sophomore Days “I just wanted to show Jack Kimball that I didn’t have to wear a life preserver nor be anchored to the shore!” she declared with spirit. The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea There were 17 first class life preservers on board, the captain borrowing some to supplement his equipment. The Everett massacre A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry He was recalled to them by a light tap on the shoulder, and, turning around, he saw the officer, Lieutenant Warren, who had thrown him the life preserver. Bert Wilson at Panama “How much the cost?” broke in a sudden voice, and the fat man with the life preservers trundled into view. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z These piths were then treated to a water-proofing process, sent to a shop on the farm, and made up into life preservers. Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century “Oh, well, I don’t want to be a spoil-sport I’ll go; but, Cora, dear, you must take along a couple of life preservers.” The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea During Mitten's examination by Black the old Captain continually referred to the fact that the life preservers and other equipment of his boat had been stolen while he was in jail. The Everett massacre A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry "By thunder!" he exclaimed, "what in the name of—" But here he dived below and in a few seconds reappeared with a life preserver attached to a long cord. Bert Wilson at Panama Now if I––” But his eloquent peroration was spoiled by a hasty shift to escape a life preserver that Lester hurled at his head, missing him by an inch. The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold Jack had insisted that the owner of the Wireless provide himself with life preservers; each boat carried a couple, but in the case of George and Nick, four had not been deemed too many. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida I rushed into my stateroom, grabbed life preservers and overcoat and made my way to the upper deck on that same dark landing. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons One of them wanted to fill the cylinders with cork, "because," he said, "cork is what you put in life preservers and it floats better than anything I know of." Common Science Then Stan saw that two other life preservers had been tossed to him. A Yankee Flier Over Berlin Faith, you two are life preservers to me. The Bondwoman Jack did not mean to lose that life preserver, and he had Jimmy get it with the boathook as they passed by. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida He must have picked you for a life preserver.” Rope At any rate a life preserver bearing the name Bremen was picked up off the Maine coast about the end of September, 1916. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources One or two boats overturned, and a number of frightened women jumped into the water without obtaining life preservers. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War Our life preservers were within reach, but I fully realized that they would be of but little avail in such a raging sea. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century He placed his bottles of life preservers in the little hammock beside him, punched a little hole in the end of one of the lemons, closed his eyes and said his evening prayer. Continuous Vaudeville Nothing was visible where the submarine floated but a single belt,—the life preserver which the captain had used as a buoy, to mark the location of the sunken vessel. The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet I know just how it is with men—they have got to have that little refreshment ... don’t you call it ’life preserver’? Mountain Blood A Novel Half a dozen life preservers were thrown overboard, but none came to where the girl could reach them. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview Kelly, L. J., chief electrician, and Chase, H. U., quartermaster third class, remained on board until the last, greatly endangering their lives thereby, to cut adrift splinter mats and life preservers. World's War Events, Vol. II Perhaps the worst torture of all was the great round cork life preserver in the form of a cushioned ring which they were obliged to wear night and day. The Search Ralph and Alfred sprang for the closets where the life preservers were kept, and threw them out on the floor as fast as they could grasp them. The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet “He was wise enough to take one of the life preservers,” said Harry indicating a space from which a buoy was missing. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub Placing his finger, the one with the diamond ring on, to his corrugated forehead, he paused for a moment and finally gave his opinion that they were life preservers. Peck's Sunshine Being a Collection of Articles Written for Peck's Sun, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1882 "Hand me that life preserver!"—turning to the mate who stood near him. Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia Before he reached the next block he was fairly belted with books; he was armored with them, and looked as if he were wearing a life preserver under his folds and pleats. The Rich Little Poor Boy Two life preservers came whizzing from the deck of the Sylvia, and the two men in the water each grabbed one. Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California I made a kind of a life preserver out of it.” Tom Slade on a Transport Some one ran and got him a life preserver, and told him to put it on before he jumped overboard. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi "Reeve a long line round one of them life preservers, and stand ready for a throw," he cried to the mate. Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia It is impossible to guard ourselves against the tendencies to enthusiastic devotion for the living life preserver, because the very name is a provocative. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands It's like having a life preserver on a boat. A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis He clutched it as if it were a life preserver, until his hand was warm and sweaty from holding it. Tom Slade on a Transport Then he was set to gathering up the life preservers and carrying them below again. Frank Merriwell's Cruise Ocean liners, for example, must have aboard a certain number of lifeboats, rafts, belts, life preservers, fire extinguishers, lines of hose; and the size of all these is carefully designated. Steve and the Steam Engine He was the happiest fellow in the wide world when he actually found that he was able to make progress, still aided by Jack and the cork life preserver. Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie Yes, there are doubtless some who still look upon the church as a lifeboat, and who think that that lifeboat should offer safety and protection to those alone who already have on the life preserver. On the Firing Line in Education And sometimes you can make it out under the fresh paint on the life preservers and things. Tom Slade on a Transport It must have been by the merest chance in the world that this came about; but having once clutched this life preserver he held on with a desperate grip. Chums in Dixie or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat Not far away was a life preserver having a line attached to it and this he took from its hooks. Randy of the River The Adventures of a Young Deckhand I was thinking," said Jack, with a smile at the forlorn expression on his fat chum's face, "why you didn't depend on that cork life preserver. Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie "And to think," said Bandy-legs, sadly, "I've got the best sort of a life preserver at home you ever saw; but what good is it to me now?" Afloat on the Flood Gee, if you had to make fifty-seven beds with a life preserver on, you'd know what it is to be tired! Tom Slade with the Colors On Friday morning the cabins were packed carefully, the life preservers were inflated, and we pulled out into the current. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 "Take hold of the life preserver!" called out half a hundred people at once. Randy of the River The Adventures of a Young Deckhand What a lucky thing it was Buster thought to tie that life preserver on. Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie They were everywhere, hanging on to pieces of wood, clutching life preservers, clinging to débris of all kinds. The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 He noticed that life preservers were laid across the rail loosely tied and that others stood in little piles at intervals along the deck, loosely tied also. Tom Slade with the Colors At ten o'clock on Tuesday, September 19th, the cabins were all packed, the life preservers were inflated, and casting off from Camp 62 we were borne down with the swift current. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 At last the motion of the water washed the life preserver up against Bob Bangs' arm. Randy of the River The Adventures of a Young Deckhand Clad in their life preservers the soldiers idled about the decks as the convoy sped on. The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces We will all put on life preservers," the inventor went on, "and one of you will be stationed near the emergency exit. Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder All about hurried people with life preservers on, some sprawling on the deck like himself, in their haste. Tom Slade with the Colors She a life preserver strapped firmly around her and was covered with one of the captain's oil-skins. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World A life preserver was thrown to him, but on account of the heavy sea difficulty was encountered in launching a boat. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry It is well known as a giver of heat and energy, and Sir Ernest Shackleton reports that it proved a great life preserver and sustainer in Arctic regions. Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer "When I think of poor Russ——" "I'm going to put on a life preserver," exclaimed Miss Pennington, favoring Alice with a frosty stare. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real And so Tom found, for early Monday morning, as he went along the deck on his way to breakfast, he noticed several persons wearing life preservers. Tom Slade with the Colors It looked a little like a life preserver; the more since there was a hole in the center, albeit the hole was no wider than an inch across. The President A novel Almost immediately after, she said, the life preserver was picked up by a man in a small motor-launch let down from a steam yacht. The Second Latchkey I think Hal felt that Louis had saved his life, and he clung to his hand as a drowning man would to a life preserver. The Harvest of Years Miss Pennington did not deign to answer, but she and her friend were soon struggling with the straps of a life preserver. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real I was just securing the life preservers about them, when a heart-rending cry reached my ears, and the next moment my sister-in-law grasped my arm. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland Coristine rose to his feet like lightning, and faced an apparition; the Grinstun man, with pistol in one hand and life preserver in the other, was before him. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life I think so, now that I have the life preserver. The Stolen Singer "Lemme have a try?" says I. With that I stuffs extra cushions around her, folds up a life preserver to rest her feet on, and drapes her with a steamer rug. On With Torchy "Then you would not advise us to put on life preservers?" asked Mr. DeVere. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real For Sue had on a light and fluffy dress, and that really was a sort of life preserver. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on an Auto Tour A life preserver, steel, as you see, and with a beautiful spring. A Lost Leader Holding Agatha Redmond in front of him, with her head well above the water and her body partly supported by the life preserver, he swam sometimes with one hand, sometimes only with his legs. The Stolen Singer "Now, sir," turning to the older man, "since you have a life preserver on, you can easily get over to the submarine boat by holding to the line and pulling yourself along." The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat "Then I'm going below and——" "Bundle up all your possessions and sit on a life preserver," broke in Alice with a laugh. The Moving Picture Girls at Sea or, A Pictured Shipwreck That Became Real You must wear your life preserver all the time that we are on the water. The Enchanted Canyon Suddenly a line struck Dan's face … his hands closed upon a circular life preserver.₀ Dan Merrithew It is also used in the manufacture of life preservers and cork jackets. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. Buoyed up by his life preserver, he was able to hold to his satchel with one hand, pulling himself along the slightly sagging rope with the other. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat Everybody was given a life preserver, which had been kept close at hand since the beginning of the trouble. The Rover Boys on Land and Sea The Crusoes of Seven Islands He sat quietly watching the swift changing scenery, feeling awkward and a little helpless in his life preserver. The Enchanted Canyon "Get on your life preserver," he advised his principal. The Clarion As he went out of the Maison Dorée, he felt in the right-hand pocket of his jacket to make sure that a little deadly life preserver lay ready to his hand. The Summons Then Fred Miller, after fixing life preservers on both of them, must have watched for his chance at a good puff of wind, close-hauled on the sheet and sent the boat over. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat But her uncle did not forget her; with his own hands he fastened a life preserver about her. Elsie's children He was crouched in the bottom of the boat, his eyes rolling above his life preserver. The Enchanted Canyon "Get out the life preservers!" shouted the professor. Through the Air to the North Pole or The Wonderful Cruise of the Electric Monarch Every man on board strapped on a life preserver, and waited for he knew not what. The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets Or, the Fall of the German Navy I remember that, and that I put a life preserver over my feet, in case of a submarine, and my fur coat over the rest of me, because of a chill. Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front While there, he examined with considerable care some of their life preservers, and it struck him that the tube used for inflation was not very perfect. Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 Forrester staggered ashore, then with a life preserver on the end of a rope, he started along the river's edge. The Enchanted Canyon He began to think of the life preservers. Nedra Harry dashed to the rail and seized the ring life preserver from its beckets. Boy Scouts in Southern Waters However, the men of the Dewey, armed with life preservers, steadied themselves on the turtle-back deck of their craft, and started the hunt for swimming Germans. The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet Soon after this it was occupied by the writer, who employed him for the purpose of manufacturing life preservers and other articles by the acid gas process. Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 He lifted the unconscious man's mouth out of water and caught the life preserver that Forrester threw him. The Enchanted Canyon "The life preservers, you mean?" almost whispered Grace. Nedra He assailed it with vigor, making a heap of life preservers, and over these placing Miss Butler, head downward. Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis Fields had always been afraid of water and had worn a life preserver every day since we left the wagons. Death Valley in '49 The other shipwrecked men had taken the precaution to put on their life preservers when the ship began to sink. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel For a civilian, especially, and one not used to journeys in such times as these, there is a thrill and a solemnity about the donning of a life preserver. A Minstrel in France The more timid of them put on life preservers, though the captain and his officers assured them there was no danger. Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel, or, the Hidden City of the Andes I had a life preserver over it, under my arms, but it would not have held me up so well out of the water but for the coat. Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters People think they hurt my feelings when then come to my house with their life preservers on—I mean, with their own cigars in their pockets. What Is Man? and Other Essays I haven't thanked my life preservers yet for what they did. Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motorboat It was dark, but I saw the blood then, and when I reached for the life preserver I saw what had happened. Undo, a Novel By Joe Hutsko These tools consisted of ten in all—a skeleton key, two pick-locks, a centre-bit, gimlet, gouge, chisel, vice jemmy and knife; a portable ladder, a revolver and life preserver completed his equipment. A Book of Remarkable Criminals Captain Smith was on the bridge a moment later, summoning all on board to put on life preservers and ordering the life-boats lowered. Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters It's like drowning with a life preserver in my reach. The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson She stood by the after-cabin, clinging to the rail with one hand while she attempted to adjust a life preserver with the other. Harrigan A rush was made for life preservers, while the crew of five or six men vainly endeavored to extinguish the flames. The Mysteries of Montreal Being Recollections of a Female Physician Hadn't we better get them life preservers out, and fastened on under our arms, Thad? The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island or Marooned Among the Game-fish Poachers He gripped one in his big, rough hand as if it were a life preserver. The War Romance of the Salvation Army The very first thing Andy seemed to think about was the fact that they did not happen to have any life preservers aboard the craft. The Aeroplane Boys Flight A Hydroplane Roundup "They told us we should have a life preserver for everybody on board and a fog horn." Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp Men fought over their possession, whereas, in cooler moments, hardly a man aboard either ship who would not willingly have given the life preservers to companions. The Boy Allies at Jutland A life preserver was fastened under his arms. The Mystery Could any more be required of a faith than its ability, like a life preserver on water, to hold an individual safe from sinking? Cytherea He had regarded her coming as the life preserver which was to help him through the troubled waters to dry land, and so far he was as helplessly adrift as before. Cap'n Dan's Daughter Beyond were heads and bodies huddled together in a mass of khaki overcoats and life preservers. Three Soldiers I give you my word, she doesn't care a hang whether I'm on the ship or clinging to a life preserver out there in the middle of the Atlantic. The Prince of Graustark Your bos'n, whom Slade picked up, was the only one who had time even to grab a life preserver before the impulse toward water became irresistible. The Mystery I made that life preserver out of a design from my own head. Cowboy Dave As for life preservers, he rents them for ten cents each from a marine junk dealer. Cappy Ricks Retires I took them for deserters, of course,—not suicides, because they didn't forget to put on life preservers before they jumped. West Wind Drift The 'life preserver,' and, then over with him! A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story One afternoon, seven or eight days out, we had notice at noon that we would try on our life preservers that afternoon. The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me I will talk no more nonsense to-night, although I often find nonsense a sort of life preserver that keeps me from sinking. Without a Home If I see that there isn't going to be any action we'll put on life preservers, jump overboard and be picked up by our men in the boats. Cappy Ricks Retires He reached down into the hold of the boat and drew forth a life preserver. The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" As we approached Carter turned superciliously, unbuttoning his bulky khaki life preserver jacket. The War Terror "I think you had better get out the life preservers," suggested Mr. De Vere, when several more tremendous waves followed in quick succession. The Motor Boys on the Pacific Or, the Young Derelict Hunters As they passed the man who had leaped from the burning boat they tossed him a life preserver. The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake Or, the stirring cruise of the motor boat Gem We outranged her, and when she was out of action and sinking, with her men swimming and drowning all round her, the Panther was stripped of life preservers in two minutes. Cappy Ricks Retires "I am neither a life preserver nor a repairer of reputations," replied Nora cruelly. Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School One day Charles Goodyear, a Connecticut hardware merchant of an inventive turn of mind, went to a store to buy a life preserver. The Romance of Rubber "Bless my life preserver!" cried the odd man. Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground A life preserver and a nailstudded bludgeon are stuck in his belt. Ulysses Below he found some frightened men and women, a number of whom were adjusting life preservers about them, under the impression that the ship had struck a rock and was going down. Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle; or, Daring Adventures in Elephant Land He stood on a camp stool, ripped off the slats above his head and pulled down a number of the life preservers. The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million "Give me a good life preserver, with a bottle of blackberry cordial fastened to it, and the sea has no terrors for me." Tish When I didn't find a life preserver I was stunned—yes, clean knocked out. Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent There was a sudden splash, heard above the downpour of the rain, followed by an exclamation of surprise, and then Jimmie's voice called out: "Say, you fellers, throw me that life preserver!" Boy Scouts in Mexico; or on Guard with Uncle Sam Have you forgotten all the other revolvers and life preservers that there were to choose from? A Thief in the Night: a Book of Raffles' Adventures Sir Richard bent over him with the life preserver still in his hand. Peter Ruff and the Double Four She put on the life preserver and we tied the end of the rope that Aggie had let slip to the canoe. Tish With this easily improvised life preserver drowning is impossible.' Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent An intimate friend called it his "life preserver." Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War With the help of Mr. Scott, the first mate of the Roraima, he constructed a raft, with life preservers. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire Mr. Damon, who had been below, shaving, came up on deck to see Tom and Ned tossing into the water large pieces of cork taken from spare life preservers. Tom Swift and His Undersea Search, or, the Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic She was learning to use one, with a life preserver on—Tish, of course, not the canoe. Tish I thought maybe I would find a life preserver there. Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent There is, e. g., a peculiar recurring mental process with regard to the careful use of life preservers, fire extinguishers, and other means of escape, which are to be used *hastily in case of need. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students "Do you think we'd better put on life preservers, Tom?" asked Mr. Damon. Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship, or, the Naval Terror of the Seas He glanced at Ruth for reassurance, much in the same manner that a passenger, with sudden panic thought of possible shipwreck, will strive to locate the life preservers. Martin Eden |
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