| 单词 | powder keg |
| 例句 | Claudette had lit the fuse to a powder keg of protest, but her rebellion had caught black Montgomery by surprise. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z In other words, it was a black powder keg. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The federalist fervor, which the exiles had pictured as a powder keg about to explode, had dissolved into a vague electoral illusion. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I heard stomping on the back porch, and Tag came inside followed by a short man shaped like a powder keg. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He had forgotten where he was—had worked problems on a powder keg. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The President saw it too and the matter did not amuse him, for he realized it could be the detonator that would set off the powder keg on which his government was delicately perched. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did Nat ever tell you about the time he worked problems on a powder keg?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon on the following day, Wense Grabarek was sworn in as mayor of Durham, inheriting a city described by one newspaper as “a powder keg.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The networks put all of these powder kegs in one room together and throw sparks at them and then shrug their shoulders when there just happens to be an explosion. All reality television reunion specials should be banned forever 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z “It was immediate, and it was scary and it was exactly the right instinct. He was a powder keg, and she had no idea that she had lit it.” Ben Affleck Tried to Drink Away the Pain. Now He’s Trying Honesty. 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z "This technology paired with culturally how we very quickly make determinations without without really vetting the details of something is kind of a powder keg ready to explode," said Taylor. Beware the audio deepfake, which can be far more damaging politically than video 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Based on your question, I don’t know whether your brother is a financial powder keg or temporarily unable to afford a new furnace. How Much Do I Really Owe My Family? 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z “Nationalism provided the motivation in the powder keg and the Industrial Revolution the means,” MacMillan writes. A Historian Explains What Civilization Owes to War 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z “Her rhetoric makes this campus look like a powder keg of racial unrest — like a state school,” he says. Review | Netflix’s ‘Dear White People’ is even better than the movie 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z It’s just a powder keg waiting to explode. Amir H. Fallah Feels the Pull of His Iranian Origins 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z He symbolizes the seething mood of a country that the film suggests is a powder keg of discontent and alienation. | 'The Hunter': ?The Hunter? by Rafi Pitts - Review 2012-01-03T23:01:40Z I too was a powder keg set to explode, working and raising three children, trying to project the image of a model wife and mother, until I unfurled my wrath on my family. The heavy mask of perfection in "Beef" speaks to many women’s fear of revealing their true self 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z In 1965, when large amounts of easily available acid hit the streets of US cities, American society was a powder keg ready to explode. Timothy Leary’s liberation, and the CIA’s experiments! LSD’s amazing, psychedelic history 2013-12-14T21:00:00Z Neither is aware this man is a powder keg. Review | Worried that ‘Barry’ can’t possibly outdo its perfect first season? Well, don’t be. 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z “It’s a powder keg and no one is going there,” said one established film-maker, a political conservative who declined to be named. Oscars 'unlikely to change' despite race protest, insiders suggest 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z With tense negotiations breaking down, and just in case the family isn't already stereotypical enough, along comes their long-lost and not-much-missed patriarch to ignite a powder keg of repressed anger. Review: New play tweaks TV's addiction to ratings 2013-06-05T00:18:07Z Any nation forced to host foreign armed forces is bound to be a powder keg. 'Mr. Kill': Butting heads with injustice 2011-12-01T21:48:03Z Throw in Rimbaud and Dostoyevsky and I was an absurdly premature powder keg and felt I should look in a far field. A Prairie Prologue in Nebraska 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Fleck is beset with a host of personal issues, but the world “out there” is a powder keg of lawlessness, inequality, corruption, cuts and all-round despair. ‘He is a psychopath’: has the 2019 Joker gone too far? 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z The city, whose economy is foundering, is a powder keg of hatred and violence. Critic?s Notebook: Faces on Film Add Humanity To the News 2011-06-15T22:24:44Z In a smart and scathing freewheeling analysis, the Rolling Stone journalist analyzes political campaign coverage and other media powder kegs. New & Noteworthy, From Flannery O’Connor to Cigarettes 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z All this is to say that Pierre is a haughty, willful powder keg of conflicting drives in a film whose subject is teenage identity in an age of bewildering choices. Review: ‘Don’t Call Me Son’ Considers Identity and Fluidity 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z He said France was a powder keg that was going to blow up, nine years before the revolution. Diderot Was Way Ahead of His Time — and He Knew It 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Like a “Bachelorette” newbie, I fell for the promo spot this week where we were led to believe that the show’s powder keg of uncomfortable racial dynamics would ignite. ‘The Bachelorette’ Leans on a Racial Conflict, and Nobody Wins 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z But ultimately the pair believe in a minimalist approach to adaptation, particularly in the case of an emotional powder keg like "Fault." 'The Fault in Our Stars'' unique challenge 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z All four predators are poised for the attack, their insides a powder keg just waiting to explode. Inside the Perfect Predator and The Air Hospital | TV Review 2010-03-26T06:45:00Z But Russia, Austria-Hungary and France played significant roles; and the Balkan countries were a powder keg waiting to be ignited. First world war: next year, let's remember a world, rather than a British, conflict 2013-07-23T04:00:00Z He hoped to quell the Black people of my hometown, Birmingham, which was best described, for lack of a more appropriate metaphor, as a powder keg. Lorraine Hansberry, American radical: She pushed RFK to make “a moral commitment” on civil ri... 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z Her powder keg stage presence and winning stage persona has prompted the club to bring her back this year for four. Catherine Russell returns to Jazz Alley for four nights 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z But I guess “Kid Dynamite,” like most boxers, was like any other powder keg made out of commonly found household items. Sparring with Mike Tyson 2012-08-09T04:48:00Z Mamie’s testimony scene in the courtroom, for instance — a seven-page powder keg of grief, frustration and rage — is shot in one long take. Danielle Deadwyler Is the Beating Heart of ‘Till’ 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Church is a stout, unflappable singer, and his band, driven hard by the drummer Craig Wright, does its best to turn each chorus into a powder keg. Playlist: New Music by Craig Taborn Trio, J. D. Allen and Eric Church 2013-04-20T22:50:58Z "There's an undercurrent of profound distraction in these characters," said Baitz, the acclaimed playwright behind familial powder kegs such as "The Substance of Fire" and "Other Desert Cities." NBC risks parental blowback with 'The Slap' 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Sheik's alternative rock score musically conveys the emotional powder keg of puberty. Deaf West revisits 'Spring Awakening' with fresh vigor at the Wallis 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z They look sweet, sort of, and cowed, but you get the feeling that there’s a powder keg of hostility within. | 'Trust': Zach Braff Stars as a New Millionaire 2010-08-13T04:00:00Z What a viewer will see, immediately, is a story relevant to all cultures nowadays and the sense that, when it comes to relationships and tolerance, we’re all living much too close to the powder keg. NBC’s ‘The Slap’ is trolling, but in a surprisingly absorbing way 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Is this powder keg going to blow like a warehouse grenade next week? 'The Walking Dead' Recap: False Prophets and So. Much. Blood. 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Bullock and Swearengen have settled into an uneasy coexistence, and Deadwood no longer feels like a powder keg near a fireplace. Before the profane delights of "Deadwood," silver-tongued "Tombstone" rode in 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Schnitzler’s play was a powder keg in its time, and wasn’t performed until two decades after it was written. | 'Hello Again': Web of Love, Explicitly Woven in Shades of Anguish 2011-03-21T02:01:03Z We can't wait to see how he addresses the powder keg our country has become. From "Pose" to Spike Lee's "Da 5 Bloods," Netflix's June offerings spotlight LGBTQ and Black voices 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z Just as Vanessa always described the careful way Strane maneuvered her, I feel as if Russell took just as much care in delivering this powder keg of a tale to her readers. Review | ‘My Dark Vanessa’ is being described as ‘Lolita’ for the #MeToo era. It’s more than that. 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z The videotaped fallout from that incident will eventually ignite a powder keg that changes both women’s lives. Review | In ‘Such a Fun Age,’ Kiley Reid takes aim at race and class in America 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z It is 1973 in Belfast, and the city is a powder keg. Movie Review: ‘Shadow Dancer,’ Starring Clive Owen 2013-05-30T20:34:48Z Suicide meets Sam Cooke in this politically charged powder keg fit to spark a dystopian uprising. Daily guide to Sasquatch! 2018: Artists to watch beyond the big names 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z With the attack on Israel by Hamas and Jerusalem’s declaration of war on Hamas, the powder keg of the oil-rich Middle East is dangerously close to exploding. WA’s climate tax is vexing motorists, but the price is worth it 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Trea Turner’s defense, manager Rob Thomson’s handling of his pitchers and more were all packed inside the postseason powder keg that went off in the late innings in Atlanta. Phillies insist they can put stunned disbelief of Game 2 meltdown behind them against Braves 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z He said the combination of young male students and alcohol was a "powder keg for violence". Medieval Murder Maps plots historic killings 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Adding to the powder keg, Western forces are cutting back even as foreign actors such as Russia’s Wagner Group mercenary army expand their reach in the region. ‘Almost insurmountable’ task: Africa emerges as unstable hot spot for terror, coups 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z It has been described as a "dystopian Fawlty Towers" and a "powder keg" waiting to explode, with inmates packed in cramped cells, watched over by a demoralised and threadbare staff. Wandsworth prison life: Decay, drugs and drudgery 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z AI has become a powder keg in Hollywood, where writers and actors view it as an existential threat to jobs. Disney creates task force to explore AI and cut costs - sources 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z “Their actions are turning Taiwan into a powder keg and ammunition depot, aggravating the threat of war in the Taiwan Strait,” the statement said. China says US military aid to Taiwan will not deter its will to unify the island 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z “This is tantamount to accelerating the transformation of Taiwan into a ‘powder keg’ and pushing the Taiwanese people into the abyss of disaster,” he said in a statement carried on the ministry’s website. China accuses US of turning Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales to self-governing island 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z “Serbia is not a powder keg. Serbia has exploded,” said Marinika Tepic, the vice president of an opposition party. 2 mass shootings in 2 days plunge Serbia into shock, dismay 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Visitors, alarmed by what was now considered a geopolitical powder keg, stayed away. Far from Russia, a pro-Moscow sliver of land tries to cling to its identity — and keep war at bay 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Granted, it's hard even to keep track of the potential powder kegs that seem all too ready to explode across the globe and are likely to involve the U.S. military in some fashion. Will it never stop?: From forever war to eternal war 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z “The ’93 World Trade Center bombing was the powder keg for the 9/11 attacks,” said Andrew Colabella, a cousin of bombing victim John DiGiovanni. ‘Powder keg’ for 9/11: 1993 trade center bombing remembered 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z “From the South China Sea to the Korean DMZ, the region is a complex powder keg of strategic flashpoints, competing ideologies and prickly nationalisms.” Times welcomes back Andrew Salmon as Asia correspondent, bureau chief 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Like many older people, she didn't want to leave because "home is home" but when we went to see her, she said she felt like she was "living on a powder keg". Ukraine war: My nights are peaceful at last, after trauma of air raids 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z While the president was “very artful” in not explicitly calling for violence, Sellers said, “he created a powder keg … and then he ignited it.” Trump told crowd to ‘fight like hell’ before riot. Can he be sued? 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z By using such technologies, Shakir said Israel is creating “a powder keg for human rights abuse.” Israel deploys remote-controlled robotic guns in West Bank 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z But I do know that Mr. Biden has assembled one of the most competent national security teams with Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan, and they are doing their best to handle this powder keg. Opinion | The appearance of crumbling U.S. resolve in Ukraine is a boost to Putin 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z As Leicester witnessed on a smaller scale on Thursday - and as Fulham will have known going into this game - the Leeds support is a powder keg waiting to ignite in fury at the club's failings. Fulham beat Leeds to increase pressure on Marsch 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z When historians talk about the “powder keg” set off by World War I, they’re typically focused on the unstable Balkan states that sparked the war. The last time American democracy stood on the brink 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z The result is a powder keg of explosive terrorist threats by conservatives against even the FBI, usually seen as one of the most conservative and anti-leftist institutions in the federal government. After Mar-a-Lago: A panel of experts on the grave danger just ahead 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z “We can also see Musk trying to resolve this powder keg situation before the Twitter deal officially heads to court in October,” Ives wrote. Elon Musk sells $7B in Tesla shares ahead of Twitter fight 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z In her wake, the waterways and airspace surrounding Taiwan have become a powder keg as China responds with a series of military maneuvers meant to signal its discontent with the visit. Beijing escalates tensions over Pelosi’s Taipei visit with military drills surrounding Taiwan 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z China has threatened unspecified “resolute and strong measures” if she goes ahead, which analysts say could cause tensions to spike in the Taiwan Strait, considered a major potential Asian powder keg. EXPLAINER: Why is a Pelosi visit to Taiwan causing tension? 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z “The area happens to be a real powder keg,” he added. Firefighters battle an ‘explosive cocktail’ of wind and flames in southwestern France. 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z If he is nominated and chosen, it will be a “powder keg,” said Jayatilleka. Sri Lanka’s political turmoil sows worries for recovery 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Gonzo is a powder keg of righteous fury, rising in just seconds to such volatility that sometimes he has to ride away on his bike. Can a new encampment strategy get people housed permanently? Two Seattle campers find different answers 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z Sri Lanka remains a powder keg, and the military warned Thursday that it had powers to respond in case of chaos — a message some found ominous. Sri Lanka begins choosing leader to replace ex-president 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z The country remains a powder keg, and the military warned Thursday that it had powers to respond in case of chaos - a message some found concerning. Ranil Wickremesinghe becomes interim Sri Lankan president 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z The country remains a powder keg, and the military warned Thursday that it had powers to respond in case of chaos — a message some found concerning. Sri Lankan president resigns, Parliament to convene 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z During the trial, the prosecution said his moving into the house was like "putting a lit match into a powder keg". Logan Mwangi: Why murderer Craig Mulligan can be named 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z It’s a whirlwind reflection of grief and growth inside the powder keg of a cramped kitchen, brought to life with insights from professional chefs, the show’s creator and months of staging — or training — within restaurants. Inside 'The Bear's' Michelin-starred plan to get restaurant kitchens right 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Forgetting that history, he said, lulls people into thinking that Latinos are above civil unrest, when the present moment is a “powder keg” similar to the years leading up to the riots. Column: He was murdered during the L.A. riots. We can't forget Latinos like him 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z But Shanghai looks like a powder keg for China, where the party-state justifies its rule by casting itself as guardian of the people’s health and welfare. Opinion | China said its covid strategy was superior. It’s failing in Shanghai. 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z “We have to engage China, but not in a war, because I know Taiwan is a powder keg.” US, Filipino forces start war drills in region facing Taiwan 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z Border agents said the massive migrant camp sprung up outside their control and described the situation as a “powder keg.” Documents show FAA ruled border drone ban illegal, then reversed the decision after DHS call 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z “Everybody knew it was a powder keg,” he said. Border Patrol union fears agents getting railroaded in DHS probe of ‘whipping’ Haitian migrants 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z With a long history of nationalist uprisings and ethnic clashes, the Balkans was known as the “powder keg” of Europe. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "The Church does not want this because it would be a powder keg," Zanardi said. Italy's Catholic Church faces pressure for independent abuse inquiry 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z “Since I’ve been there, it’s always been a powder keg, and Republicans do nothing to diffuse this fiery atmosphere,” Dixie said. Black lawmakers say Tennessee GOP ignores racism concerns 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z “The underlying conditions were never addressed, so we’re now at a moment where it feels like a powder keg is exploding,” said Donovan Richards, the Queens borough president. Eric Adams Ran on Making New York Safer. A Subway Killing Poses a Test. 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z Specialists say the powder keg along the Russia-Ukraine border represents perhaps the most pressing challenge facing Mr. Biden in the new year, with few good options on the table. Russian threats, China’s rise, Afghanistan’s collapse: Biden enters 2022 facing crises around world 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z “We are sitting on a powder keg,” he said. Desmond Tutu, Whose Voice Helped Slay Apartheid, Dies at 90 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z The article said joblessness was so high in Detroit that community leaders “fear that they are sitting on a smoldering powder keg of urban unrest.” How the 2020s Economy Could Resemble the 1980s 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z He saw the tax system as a way to defuse that powder keg and took a leading role in campaigning for taxes that he said would "make the rich men pay." The Great Inheritors: How three families shielded their fortunes from taxes for generations 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z “It was always a powder keg,” Hathaway said. After extraordinary sacrifice — and years of delay — Alwyn Cashe gets his Medal of Honor 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z She pointed out that Mr. Sullivan did not have the luxury of focusing on one powder keg at a time. Jake Sullivan, Biden’s Adviser, a Figure of Fascination and Schadenfreude 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z “It’s going to be hard to prove that people didn’t reasonably fear for their lives, right? We’re creating a powder keg with these laws.” After Rittenhouse: Will deadly clashes multiply as the right to self-defense expands? 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z "It will be seen as an attack on freedom. And that, you know, could be like a powder keg." Russia counts cost of missteps, vaccine refusals as COVID tide keeps rising 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z The case is a political powder keg, pulling together several explosive issues that defined a year of violence, protest and extremism in the United States. Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial begins this week, pitting claims of self-defense against accusations of vigilantism 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z Add to that a bankrupt government, hyperinflation and mounting poverty, and the country of six million is turning into a powder keg on the Mediterranean. Beirut clash fires up sectarian anger in echo of civil war 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The future of Taiwan has increasingly become a potential powder keg, with Beijing recently sending a record number of military aircraft to harass the island over China’s National Day holiday. UN extends Haiti political mission after US-China dispute 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z “Then you tack on high winds and extremely dry conditions, and you have a powder keg of worst-case scenarios all lined up in one.” The Dixie fire threatened to pass 1 million acres, then was stopped in its tracks. Here's how 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z But Syria is a different case, some specialists say, populated with a unique cast of international actors and fragile alliances that have turned the nation into one of the world’s most complex powder kegs. The forgotten ‘forever war’: Biden boosts U.S. military footprint in Syria 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Add to all that the complete absence of any legitimate authority — almost no Haitian elected officials remain in office, thanks largely to Mr. Moïse’s own dictatorial impulses — and the result is a powder keg. Opinion | Few Haitians believe the sketchy official story of Moïse’s murder. They deserve answers. 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z “Latin America’s youth crisis — it is not hyperbolic to refer to a possibly ‘lost generation’ — is a powder keg for the region.” Pandemic-era Latin America: Inequality, despair, upheaval — and a potential lost generation of youth 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Mrs. Rajavi: Iranian society is a powder keg on the verge of explosion. Q&A: Maryam Rajavi, dissident leader, puts spotlight on ‘the Iran of tomorrow’ 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z “There’s extremists on both sides, and when you get those very extreme groups together, it’s like a powder keg, and obviously you have to be vigilant,” Stitt said. In Oklahoma, the 1995 bombing offers lessons — and warnings — for today’s fight against extremism 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z When Archbishop Desmond Tutu visited this city in 2004, “he called Tulsa a powder keg,” Mason said. Tensions erupt in Tulsa as city commemorates 1921 race massacre 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z A former high-ranking defence official, Amos Gilad, called for the march to be cancelled or re-routed, warning Army Radio: "The powder keg is burning and can explode at any time." Jerusalem protests: Netanyahu defends Israeli action after clashes with Palestinians 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z That made Wednesday a powder keg waiting to explode, and it took just one second to set off. Tempers flare between Capitals, Rangers with six fights in five minutes 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z That increase of breakdowns and withdrawals, episodes of impaired actions and patterns of atypical behavior, paired with a police culture resisting reform, is a powder keg. Perspective | Her unlikely campaign for governor began at a gravesite in Virginia 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z His city, he said, felt like “a powder keg.” The Chauvin verdict had cities nationwide braced for unrest. Instead, they got a celebration. 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z One former law enforcement official said all of those events created a powder keg in America’s cities. Chaos averted as Chauvin guilty verdict incites revelry, not riots 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z “It’s a powder keg waiting to be lit, frankly,” Mr. Stimson said. U.S. cities on edge as police protests spread beyond Minnesota 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z When you interviewed him before prison, you know, you would have no idea that he was sitting on a powder keg of lies. Bernie Madoff death caps unbelievably tragic 'mixed story': Gasparino 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z “Instead, nothing was done, which allowed a powder keg to develop and explode on April 15, 2018.” Lawsuits: SC officials ignored risks ahead of prison riot 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z Mike, a powder keg of toxic masculine rage, has just stopped and frisked Amos for no apparent reason, subjecting him to a humiliating public search. Review: A police killing triggers slick, socially conscious Danish thriller 'Enforcement' 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z The United States is not directly contributing arms to this powder keg, but bears significant responsibility. Libya risks losing control of its destiny as planeloads of fighters and arms flood the country “Oregon is a powder keg because counties that belong in a red state like Idaho are ruled by Portlanders,” said Mike McCarter, president of Move Oregon’s Border. Far-right lawmaker named head of Oregon Republican Party 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z The Democrats contend that Trump was “singularly responsible” for the Jan. 6 attack by “creating a powder keg, striking a match, and then seeking personal advantage from the ensuing havoc.” Takeaways from legal filings for Trump’s impeachment trial 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Describing scenes of violence inside the Capitol in previously undisclosed detail, the prosecutors accused Trump of creating a “powder keg” of discontent among supporters who on 6 January became an “armed, angry, and dangerous” mob. Impeachment trial: Trump lawyers claim 'fight like hell' speech didn't incite riot 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z "Some sections of the community are starting to sense they are sitting on a powder keg." Brexit: Police monitoring 'growing unionist discontent' 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z “They really are powder kegs in terms of the potential instability if oil prices are unable to grow and to drive the population to acquiescence, as they did in the Arab Spring.” On the face of it, the Arab Spring was a spectacular failure. But is it really over? This is a “powder keg” moment, one Democrat said. Fury at the shaken Capitol over the attack, security, virus 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z That was part of it, and it’s been a powder keg that’s been building for quite some time since the election. Joe Concha: Big Tech’s suspensions of Parler create ‘a very dangerous place’ 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Simply put, Trump knew perfectly well that his rally on Wednesday was a powder keg of his own creation. Opinion | Yes, Congress should impeach Trump before he leaves office 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Then-Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, now a Republican congressman, described the situation as a “powder keg.” Closed Wisconsin Capitol deflates security concerns 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs described churches as a “powder keg” for virus infections and deaths. Mississippi churches face difficult decisions at Christmas 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z “When you add racism, anti-Semitism, conspiracy theory and magical thinking, that is an absolute powder keg in terms of an assault on democracy.” Fury at the shaken Capitol over the attack, security, virus 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z “The Canary Islands are a powder keg. They are a volcano waiting to explode,” Oramas told the Parliament on Wednesday. Spain opens 2nd migrant camp on overrun Gran Canaria island 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z America was already a powder keg: Citizens are deeply polarized, and the coronavirus pandemic shifted people’s political lives online. Perspective | Twitter and Facebook warning labels aren’t enough to save democracy 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z The dynamic is dashing voters’ dreams of a calm after the campaign storm and adding to the sense that the country is a powder keg. Election tension dashes dreams of post-campaign calm, clear mandate 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z “And in a city like Philadelphia, it can be like a powder keg.” Walter Wallace Jr.’s family calls for justice but does not demand murder charges in shooting by Philadelphia police 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z “It’s a powder keg right now, and I worry that as you see those margins shrink, people are going to be losing their faith in the overall integrity of the system,” he said. Special Report: Why the Pennsylvania vote count might throw U.S. into political crisis 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Political leaders in Pierce County and Tacoma were keenly aware at the time that they were sitting on a political powder keg. Investigation into Manuel Ellis’ killing by Tacoma police flawed from the start 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z This isn’t to suggest that St. Joseph is some powder keg with a seething brew of racial animosity, waiting to explode. Recent Missouri editorials 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Democratic House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler, of Golden Valley, said Minnesota will "continue to live in a powder keg" as long as its racial inequities in health, education, income and policing continue to exist. Minnesota lawmakers approve more police training, bans on chokeholds, some neck restraints 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Considering what a powder keg this country already is, it's a downright terrifying situation. It's going to be a long four months: Trump and Fox News just keep ramping up the racism 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z “You start seeing them withdraw from some areas and that creates a powder keg. That’s not good for the nation.” Senate Democrats accused of ‘presidential politics’ in blocking crime bill 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z But when a deal goes fatally wrong, Kip ignites a powder keg of violence and betrayal as he tries to quit the life for good. Movies on TV this week: June 28: An American in Paris on TCM 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Experts say it is a powder keg of risk and fear that could ultimately cost lives. Hurricane preparedness meets coronavirus caution as Cristobal bears down 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z The killing of George Floyd landed on top of a national powder keg overflowing with explosive potential. Donald Trump's chaos and cruelty set the tone for the nation — and here we are 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z “We have been sitting on a powder keg for some time and it has burst,” said Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, whose officers have made hundreds of arrests. Showdown: Law-and-order president versus protesters 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z The Minnesota Democratic leadership who created a "powder keg" of chaos in their state needs to be held accountable for their negligent policy, former Republican Congressman Jason Lewis urged Saturday. Fmr. MN Congressman Jason Lewis calls for investigation into Democrats' Floyd protest policy 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z “With 40 million people unemployed, this is a powder keg waiting to explode,” she said. 'How are we here again?' Black America on edge after police killing of George Floyd 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z The Corrections Department has instituted daily screenings for all staff before entering state prisons, which are increasingly becoming “powder kegs” in the spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. 700 Chino inmates to be transferred as coronavirus sweeps prison 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z Alexandre Sales, a criminal lawyer in the Brazilian state of Ceará – a Covid hotspot where more than 1,400 people have died – said the pandemic had turned its packed prisons into “powder kegs”. 'We're all on death row now': Latin America's prisons reel from Covid-19 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z Mounting poverty is turning it into a powder keg. Lebanon faces grave threat to stability as poverty mounts 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z “My fear is real that we are creating an environment that is a powder keg, and I don’t want to see citizens of all stripes getting hurt.” Armed black citizens escort Michigan lawmaker to capitol after volatile rightwing protest 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Police unions, on the other hand, argue the state is sitting upon a powder keg that is about to ignite. 'Outdated, unsafe, unfair:' coronavirus renews battle over California's cash bail system 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Advocates and even some public health experts say large congregant shelters are powder kegs waiting to explode. As L.A. opens more homeless shelters, a debate is raging over safety during coronavirus 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z “An introduction of covid in Yemen would be catastrophic for the country, given the powder keg of exacerbating factors,” she said. As coronavirus looms, U.S. proceeding with major reduction of aid to Yemen 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Not content to stop there, Mr. Netanyahu reached for two more powder kegs. Israeli Slugfest:The Campaign in Pictures 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z That means staring down advisers who caution against leaning into that powder keg. Opinion | Can Mike Bloomberg be forgiven? 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Last week the region’s most senior official likened the situation on Lesbos to a “powder keg ready to explode”. Crisis in Lesbos as flood of migrants increases 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z Investigators said that led to the powder keg that allowed a fight at Lee Correctional Institution in April 2018 to end up as a riot that spread across wings in the prison, killing seven inmates. With Mississippi on his mind, SC prison chief asks for $100M 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Host Laura Ingraham said in the days before the rally, the mainstream media hyped the gathering as a "powder keg" of President Trump supporters that would erupt into violence. Cortes rips media's coverage of Virginia gun rally: It's 'narrative promotion,' not journalism 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Killing Suleimani was the equivalent of lighting a match on top of a powder keg. The strike on Suleimani was wildly reckless. Blowback will come | Michael H Fuchs 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z “Traders are keeping an eye on the smoldering powder keg in Iraq, OPEC’s second large producer,” said Stephen Innes chief Asia market strategist at AxiTrader. Oil steady on trade pact optimism, stock draw; eyes on MidEast 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z Almost everyone agrees the country’s penitentiaries are powder kegs. Graft, gangs, bad conditions fuel Honduras prison killings 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z The Friday evening rally on the campus of University of Illinois at Chicago, one of the most diverse colleges in the country, had a powder keg feel. 'Not welcome here': protesters prepare for Trump Chicago visit 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z “There is also the risk of a new wave of Syrian refugees making their way to Europe. To put it plainly, in Germany, we are sitting on a powder keg.” Turkey's operation in northern Syria splits Germany's migrant communities 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Kostas Moutzouris, a regional governor, told state television that the situation in the camp was a “powder keg” and called for action from the central government. Riots Erupt at Greek Migrant Camp on Lesbos After Deadly Fire 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z This turned the region into a powder keg that one scholar called “one country, two nationalisms” — an allusion to the “one country, two systems” policy that was meant to protect Hong Kong’s status within China. ‘One Country, Two Nationalisms’: The Identity Crisis Behind Hong Kong’s Turmoil 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Yugoslavia was a powder keg, a hopelessly complex patchwork held together by Tito. Opinion | Something Strange Is Going On With All Those Retiring Texans 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z It was a social and political powder keg. "We're all going to wear a scarlet letter": Tim Alberta on the rise of Trump and the fall of the GOP 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Jerusalem’s holy sites are already a powder keg. Boycott backers have no right to visit Israel 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z “It’s now becoming a genetic thing. The fear factor was embedded in a lot of our children. At some point the powder keg will blow up.” Lessons linger from Harrisburg’s 1969 racial turmoil 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z "They are a powder keg waiting to explode. Do not doubt me on this," Limbaugh added, referencing the current divide among members of the party. Rush Limbaugh: The 'dangerous' base created by Democrats is lashing out 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z As we saw with Carly Booth, social media is another powder keg for agents, and another category that falls under the "protection" umbrella. What makes a "good" agent in golf? - Golf Digest 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z “They set off the powder keg, and we’ll never be able to come together in one reality again,” said Clinton Watts, a former FBI agent who studies Russian disinformation for the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Russian interference in 2016 sets landscape for 2020 presidential campaign 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z He said the environment is “kind of a powder keg for suicide attempts.” Rise in suicide attempts in Texas prisons alarms advocates 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z “It seems to be fashionable to deliberately open a powder keg to generate more followers, subscribers and clicks.” Why HUD’s lawsuit against Facebook came as a surprise 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z In a home like the Haydens’, in a neighborhood like the North Slope of 19th-century Beacon Hill, in a community fortified by love in action and maybe a powder keg beneath the floorboards. Opinion | The Black Gun Owner Next Door 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z Plantation owners knew that they were sitting on a human powder keg: they were outnumbered and despised by those they lorded over. The Mail 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Its hurdle is to go beyond the political powder keg of the immigration debate and help crime victims in ways that local courts can’t, such as providing details about whether their assailants have been deported. Trump immigrant crime hotline struggles to achieve mission 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z The episode, which has produced threats of violence, is both a sign - and a cause - of our country’s powder keg of political division. Kentucky editorial roundup 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z The fact that Kansas was always a possession or two from taking the lead ramped up the nervous energy inside Allen Fieldhouse, turning it into a powder keg. Lawson’s double-double lifts No. 9 KU past No. 24 Cyclones 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z "The south is a 'powder keg' in the words of one seasoned observer, waiting to explode." Yemen's other conflicts simmer in city once held by al-Qaida 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z “The south is a ‘powder keg’ in the words of one seasoned observer, waiting to explode.” Yemen’s other conflicts simmer in city once held by al-Qaida 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Amid the powder keg Middle East, a revolution was underway in Iran. Opinion | You think things are bad now? Look back 40 years. 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Winston, who knows what a powder keg this issue is for both sides, is more circumspect about it. He Was 302 Pounds, but in This Battle, He’s David and Not Goliath 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z “Do we appreciate how close the powder keg is?” Make-or-break Senate hearing day for Kavanaugh, accuser 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Though many of those interviewed disagreed fiercely on motives involved, all aligned on one clear truth: The letter and the story it told was a powder keg. Inside Democrats’ struggle with the Kavanaugh accusation 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Teixeira, from the north-eastern city of Salvador, called herself “a tiny spark” that had set off “a powder keg of indignation” across Brazil. Brazilian women mobilise against 'misogynist' far-right candidate 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z It put the match to the Chicago powder keg. AP Was There: Protesters fight Chicago police, guardsmen 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z A century ago, the city of East St. Louis was a powder keg. Ben Carson declared mission accomplished in St. Louis — where public housing is still a disaster 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z And it’s a reminder that, if you find yourself in a powder keg, the last thing you want to be is a struck match. Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf Scientist? 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z The story about to break, the powder keg about to explode, the Judiciary Committee Democrats who gathered off the Senate floor that night decided Feinstein should take some action. Inside Democrats’ struggle with the Kavanaugh accusation 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z For other regional players, Nicaragua’s powder keg may even present an opportunity, Mr. Kinzer said. Daniel Ortega clings to power in Nicaragua amid fears of coup, civil war 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z He predicted it would also be “a spark in the powder keg of the Balkans.” Deal for Macedonia Name? High Treason, Some Greeks Say 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z It’s clear from the beginning that this church basement is a powder keg ready to blow. ‘Hand to God’ at Seattle Public Theater: a gut-wrenching (and lewd) tragicomedy — with puppets 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z With hostility increasing, however, Catalonia is a potential powder keg. AP Explains: What next in Catalonia after ex-leader’s arrest 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Seems like a powder keg just waiting for some to light the fuse. Kidnapped Royalty Become Pawns in Iran’s Deadly Plot 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Japanese scientists captured footage of the great escape during lab tests that pitted the walking powder kegs that are bombardier beetles against hungry toads of different species and sizes. Scientists capture exploding beetles' amazing escapes from toads' stomachs 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z And it warned of the "chilling prospect" of the area becoming a "powder keg of radicalisation". MPs' 'grave concern' for Rohingya return 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z The lawsuit over a contested race in Fredericksburg, set for federal court on Jan. 5, is another powder keg. Could a split Virginia House force delegates to get along? It’s happened before. 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z The terrible truth we must consider is that these fires affect all Californians in one way or another, because we live in a potential powder keg. California Editorial Rdp 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z The world right now is a powder keg. Opinion | Trump Is Cracking Up 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Our President is himself a powder keg waiting to go off, with U.S. citizens innocent victims, even those naive enough to have voted for him. Opinion | The Moral Case for Draft Resistance 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z "There is also the chilling prospect of yet another long-term, politically intractable, cross-border displacement where the prospects of it becoming a powder keg of radicalisation seem very real." MPs' 'grave concern' for Rohingya return 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z “The Middle East looks like a powder keg waiting to explode.” Asian stocks gain after Wall Street records 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The film’s first two acts are concerned with establishing all of this, and its third lights the powder keg. Super Dark Times is super dark, and the most honest teen movie of 2017 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z "It's a powder keg. It just needs the slightest thing to happen" she said. Rise in assaults on mental health staff 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z Forest fuels are at “powder keg levels,” said Paul Hessburg Sr., a Forest Service research landscape ecologist. Forest Service spends record $2B battling forest fires 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The Rwandan Hutu génocidaires, as the people who killed during the genocide were known, were also motivated by irrational beliefs and prejudices, but the powder keg contained another important ingredient: terror. America’s secret role in the Rwandan genocide 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z But the threat of a nuclear North Korea allied with Iran/Hezbollah remains a powder keg that must get back on the American and world agenda. Iran Hezbollah N. Korea nuclear weapons 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z Officers being led to certain neighbourhoods solely because of an algorithm is enough to cause tension; enough to ignite a powder keg and push a delicate policing situation over the edge. Palantir: the ‘special ops’ tech giant that wields as much real-world power as Google 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z There is also the potential powder keg on Venezuela’s streets. As Venezuela Prepares to Vote, Some Fear an End to Democracy 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Combine that with nonguaranteed contracts, there’s a potential spark to ignite a labor powder keg. Guaranteed contracts in NFL? This is a battle for Richard Sherman 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z The powder keg awaited a spark to set it off. America’s secret role in the Rwandan genocide 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Given the remoteness of the area, it’s unlikely that this will be the match that lights the fuse on the proverbial powder keg. These 5 Border Disputes Are Still Causing Trouble 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z “All of our cities are potentially powder kegs,” he said. A Riot Started in Newark 50 Years Ago. It Shouldn't Have Been a Surprise 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z And yet, anybody who knows anything about the highly combustible powder keg of the Middle East is very concerned right now. Qatar: Is Trump striking the match for a little war? 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z “It’s a powder keg, a lot of old wood, but tons of scenarios where we can perform rescues.” Arkansas city to turn building into firefighter facility 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z "Native title laws are a powder keg issue. We believe miners are actually very hard done by so this won't help." Exclusive: Australian billionaire uses indigenous land laws to keep prospectors off farm 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z "South Korea must pay the price for its arrogance. Seoul, by turning the peninsula into a powder keg together with the North, is playing with fire," it said. South Korea, U.S. warn of punishment for North Korea; U.S. stresses sanctions 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z But the state of Virginia, steering clear of that powder keg, charged Murray and her friend only with disorderly conduct. The Civil-Rights Luminary You’ve Never Heard Of 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z “It’s a powder keg,” said a general from neighboring Chad. Syria, France, Donald Trump: Your Wednesday Briefing 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z His first true test as a diplomat is a potential powder keg. Top US diplomat Tillerson faces first major challenge - BBC News 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Even discounting the Russian disinformation campaign, however, a nationalist powder keg is building in the Ukrainian east. Ukraine coal blockades fuel nationalist tensions 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z How long has the community been sitting beneath a powder keg masked by years of drought? Amid storms and fears about dam, Oroville residents are unsure who failed them — if anyone 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Security Council condemning Israeli settlements, permitted Friday by President Obama, who ordered a U.S. abstention, served as a reminder that the Palestinian issue remains a powder keg. New threat to delicate diplomacy by Israel — Trump 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z "Northeast Asia would be a powder keg," a second source said, referring to a nuclearized sub-region including China, Japan, North and South Korea. China sees THAAD deployment as 'weather vane' under Trump 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The Yemen conflict, involving Iran and Saudi Arabia, is another powder keg. US faces host of global threats during transition until next president 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z News as he toured the replica of the office where he once had regular conversations with the president about bringing peace to places that are still powder kegs today: the Middle East, China and Russia. Nixon Library Reopens, Offering a More-Detailed Look at the 37th President 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Undoubtedly the Obama administration already is scurrying to call off its mortgage witch hunt rather than supply a match to this powder keg. Deutsche Bank and the Unintended Consequence 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Thanks to these players, a drug trade that’s now exploring military-grade weaponry, and the political forces at work in Harlem, the neighborhood is a powder keg ready to explode. Luke Cage's take on black power in America makes it must-see TV 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z An opinion article published on Wednesday by the Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua, denounced the United States and its allies for “risking turning the region into a powder keg.” North Korean Missile Test Brings Temporary Unity in East Asia 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z “It just seems like we opened up a powder keg here, potentially, if in fact this is not only with Mylan but is just par for the course,” Ms. Klobuchar said. Is EpiPen a Brand-Name or a Generic Drug? Mylan Casts It Both Ways 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z The shooting "was like a spark in a powder keg. It doesn't matter to them if what the authorities are saying is true." Police chief was surprised by violence after fatal shooting 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z He called the area where the shooting occurred “a powder keg.” Milwaukee police chief releases details on fatal shooting that sparked violence 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z As Egypt’s youth population continues to grow, some call the country a powder keg. State of denial 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z O'Toole testified she transferred the three supervisors to defuse a "powder keg" between officers. Jury: Seattle police chief retaliated against officers 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z O’Toole testified she transferred the three supervisors to defuse a “powder keg” between officers. Jury: Seattle police chief retaliated against officers 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z O’Toole testified she transferred the three supervisors to defuse a “powder keg” between warring officers, contradicting claims she retaliated against them in response to the overtime dispute. Jury finds Seattle police chief retaliated against 2 officers in overtime dispute 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z And, they say, they worry the city remains a powder keg. Black Lives Matter: What’s next 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, who said the nation is a “powder keg” over the police-involved shootings and assassinations of officers, is also scheduled to speak. Philadelphia police union slams Hillary Clinton over choice of speakers at convention 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z “The powder keg is greater right now than it was in the ’60s,” said Patrick Fontenot, 70, a graduate of Southern University and A&M College, a historically black school on the north side. Baton Rouge had escaped New Orleans' racial tensions. Then came Alton Sterling. 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z This is a populist powder keg that might not even need a spark to ignite. Why Italy is facing a looming crisis 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z The former police chief in Washington and Philadelphia compared the bitter divisions and anxiety to “a powder keg” heading into the Republicans’ and Democrats’ presidential conventions. In Dallas, Obama seeks to soothe tensions between civilians and police 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z Destiny also knew that fate chose her to be the spark that would light the powder keg that has been sitting under the United States for 400 years. A comic book I wrote imagined snipers shooting at police. Now that frightening reality haunts me 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z One chief referred to Black Lives Matter protesters as “criminals,” while a former D.C. law enforcement leader said the United States is “sitting on a powder keg.’ Sharp emotions, further protests deepen nation’s divide over race and policing 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z “We are sitting on a powder keg,” said former Philadelphia Police Chief Charles Ramsey, who also headed President Obama’s task force on 21st century policing. Dallas shooter planned more carnage across city 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Turner, who is black, told reporters Friday the July 18-21 convention was already “a powder keg,” and the new violence makes it more explosive. Ohio official: 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z China has accused Washington of turning the South China Sea into a powder keg and says the U.S. should stay out. China defiant, Philippines softens as UN court set to rule 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z “What happens is they get more severe, because you just keep loading a powder keg,” Hessburg said. Emu Flees Raging Wildfire in Southern California “You can call it a powder keg,’’ Charles H. Ramsey, a former police chief in Washington and Philadelphia, said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Sharp emotions, further protests deepen nation’s divide over race and policing 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z The so-called powder keg extends well beyond the sites of last week’s violence. Dallas shooter planned more carnage across city 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z California looked to be a powder keg for Mr Trump in the coming weeks. John Kasich, last Republican Trump rival, 'quits race' - BBC News 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z You can bounce the ball off of walls, crash it through windows, or later on, light it on fire and ignite the stage like a powder keg. Dangerous Golf is a wild and ridiculous golf game from the creators of Burnout 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z There’s no question: terrorism is fueled by the inegalitarian powder keg of the Middle East, which we largely helped to create. Thomas Piketty: Social Investment Can Stop Jihad 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z One French diplomat has said the initiative by Paris was required because of the risk of a "powder keg" exploding. Israel says not convinced by 'logic' of French peace initiative 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Being on the site feels like attending an improv show inside a powder keg. Bright Passages 1458-08-29T05:00:00Z Iran’s young population is racked with high unemployment creating a powder keg for its ruling class, which is scrambling to show results. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Pledges ‘New Relationship’ With France 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z “King intends to build a powder keg village and then plead that no one play with matches nearby lest destruction occur.” They’ll never escape white rage: The world embraced Obama and MLK — their countrymen would not 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z But on the other, it has drawn them into a political powder keg. Mental health legislation complicated by gun control debate 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z "The region is already a powder keg. Enough is enough. We need peace in the region." Turkey urges calm in Saudi-Iran dispute - BBC News 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z On one hand, Africa in many ways looks like a growth powder keg just looking to explode. How to Invest in Africa 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Part powder keg, part technical marvel and all boundless energy, the 18-year-old hardly seemed burdened by her quest for a three-peat. Showstoppers: US dazzles while racing to huge lead at gymnastics worlds in Scotland 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z "I feel like you are being honest. You also need to recognize ... your comments added to this powder keg." Texas board shows leniency to assistant football coach who denied ordering players to hit ref 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z "They think Morocco is a powder keg and accuse us of lighting matches," he said. Investigative Moroccan journalist goes on hunger strike after being banned from leaving nation 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z In a fax to ABC News the day of the shooting, Flanagan, who was black, called himself a "powder keg" of anger over what he saw as racial discrimination. Father of slain Virginia journalist calls for action on gun violence 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z For a disease outbreak, it is also a powder keg. Danny Glover in Nigeria to star in Ebola movie 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z That will make the Middle East an even more dangerous powder keg than it is today. The Iran Issue Isn't Going Away 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Yes, he said the Charleston murders by white supremacist Dylann Roof prompted him to buy a gun, and set off his “powder keg.” The worst Jorge Ramos slur comes from CNN, not Fox News: Wingnut analyst compares him to Vester Flanagan 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z In a 23-page fax he sent to ABC News, he described himself as a "human powder keg". Virginia shootings: US TV station mourns murdered journalists - BBC News 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z A man who shot dead two journalists on live TV in the US state of Virginia apparently sent a rambling fax to ABC News describing himself as a "human powder keg" shortly after the attack. Virginia killings: Shooter Flanagan 'a human powder keg' - BBC News 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z In short: “Anything that relies on the mob mentality is a powder keg.” How doxing went from a cheap hacker trick to a presidential campaign tactic 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z "We live like on a powder keg. That is, unofficially," she says. Ukraine conflict: Refugees in their own country - BBC News 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z “What happens is they get more severe, because you just keep loading a powder keg.” How Megafires Are Remaking American Forests 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago, who some have anointed the “American Francis,” has called economic inequality a “powder keg that is as dangerous as the environmental crisis the world is facing today.” Pope politics: How the 'Francis factor' could upend 2016 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z Thomas’ death simply lit a match to a powder keg that was poised to explode. How Cincinnati learned from its 2001 riots 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z “Prisons are often powder kegs to begin with,” she said. Concern for the Men Still Behind Bars as Lockdown Continues 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z "It was just sort of a powder keg waiting to explode. It wasn't a healthy relationship." Missouri man executed for deaths of girlfriend, her daughter 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z One U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, described Ramadi as "a powder keg" and said any use of militia has "got to be dealt with very, very delicately." U.S. fears Shi'ite militias could worsen Iraqi sectarian fires 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z In an editorial Thursday, the state-run Global Times said the U.S. threat to expand its patrols near the new islands was a provocation that could turn the South China Sea into “a powder keg.” Kerry spars with China over South China Sea 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z “It’s a powder keg for these people, and they self-created it,” Mr. Gibbons said. Racist Police Emails Put Florida Cases in Doubt 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z In the context of community anger, protests and civil unrest, those deaths are merely the sparks that lit the powder keg. Why the shock and dread over Baltimore? 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z While other candidates may stumble, if Baltimore turns into the latest powder keg of racial unrest in the US, Mr O'Malley stands to be the candidate most likely to get permanently burned. The Baltimore minefield for 2016 hopefuls - BBC News 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z If Baltimore and other American cities are powder kegs now with an underground drug economy to partially sustain them, what happens if the drug economy begins to fail them? The racist end to the War on Drugs: “White America’s just trying to figure out how to take our money” 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z There’s another similarity between Los Angeles and Baltimore: Controversial use of police force on a man of color was the plunger on a powder keg decades in the making. Baltimore riots and the long shadow of 1992 Los Angeles 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Cognizant of what a powder keg the issue of race is, Starbucks says its baristas will be under no obligation to engage with customers on the topic. Starbucks Wants Its Baristas to Talk About Race With Customers 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Wrote Baldwin, “One day, to everyone's astonishment, someone drops a match in the powder keg and everything blows up.” Shootings of Ferguson Police Officers Escalate Tension, Pundits React 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z “It is not difficult to imagine how a single tragic incident set off the city of Ferguson like a powder keg,” Holder said while releasing the report. Missouri appeals judge appointed to take over Ferguson court 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. said made the city a “powder keg.” 2 Ferguson police officials resign, court clerk fired over racist emails 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z "It is not difficult to imagine how a single tragic incident set off the city of Ferguson like a powder keg," Holder said. US clears officer in Ferguson case, criticizes police force 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z “Over the past three decades, France let its inner cities become real powder kegs. In lawless areas, the fundamentalism has used the failure of the state because it thrives wherever there is frustration.” France’s ethnic apartheid: ‘Separate Islamic societies’ breed discontent, radicalism 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z “One day, to everyone’s astonishment, someone drops a match in the powder keg and everything blows up,” Baldwin wrote. Mayor de Blasio and the Police 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z An MP described it as a "powder keg". Private prison 'a powder keg'? 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Simply put, Eta Carinae is a supermassive stellar powder keg nearing the end of its fuse. Fact or Fiction?: The Explosive Death of Eta Carinae Will Cause a Mass Extinction 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z “Where to begin unpacking that powder keg of race and class bigotry?” Sony hacking Obama emails spotlight ‘white liberal hypocrisy,’ says Juan Williams 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z The defense scored three touchdowns in a 28-20 victory over Virginia in the season opener, largely stymied USC and held Arizona's powder keg offense to seven points. Stanford loss isn't the end of UCLA's world, no matter how it feels 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z Ramogi Huma, the president of the College Athletes Players Association, said he believed the Northwestern players had lit the powder keg. Still Awaiting Union Ruling, Athletes Focus on Field 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z The shooting death ignited a powder keg of longtime black frustration with the attitude of the white-dominated police department. New England editorial roundup 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z James Franklin’s postgame news conference following Penn State’s double-overtime loss to visiting Ohio State on Saturday had the potential of a powder keg. Penn State Coach James Franklin tempers brassy demeanor at midpoint of first season And what that means is that, to get an explosion, you need both a powder keg and a spark, and you need to understand both. Mary Elise Sarotte Examines Berlin Wall Fall in 'The Collapse' 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z He is a Boy Scout with powder kegs for fists. Gennady Golovkin dispatches foes and boxing's penchant for trash talk 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Given that the city of Jerusalem is a powder keg, it would not be an exaggeration to describe the Temple Mount as an active volcano. With Temple Mount as Flashpoint, Violence on the Rise in Jerusalem 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z Emotional responses trigger a chain reaction of emotions, so once the powder keg is lit it may be very hard to defuse or retract. Easy Steps To Get Respect 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z “You can’t light a powder keg with just a powder keg.” Rams struggle in 34-6 loss to Vikings 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z “This relationship between police and the community is what made Ferguson a powder keg,” Stamper says. When Peace Officers Dress for War 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z “If this officer is not arrested, doesn’t have to go through the due process of law, then we’re going to see demonstrations on an unimaginable scale. We are sitting on a powder keg.” Ferguson, 11 days on: ‘We are sitting on a powder keg’ 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Now when you factor in all of the above, and add to that the continued and growing distrust between the black community and law enforcement, you've got yourself a powder keg. Righteous Anger in Ferguson Over Michael Brown's Death 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Part of the powder keg that is erupting before the nation’s eyes in Missouri, after all, is the product of long-simmering racial tensions. Ferguson, Mo., resonates with black D.C. residents after tense brushes with police Long-term, underlying policing issues in Ferguson prompted Jerryl Christmas, a defense attorney and former St. Louis prosecutor, to call the town “a racial powder keg.” Michael Brown, Eric Garner Deaths Add Scrutiny to Broken Windows Policing 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Ferguson Police Department Chief Thomas Jackson described the situation as a "powder keg". Governor: Ferguson riots 'challenge' 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z “The lack of black police officers either on the street or at the administrative level. ... This whole area, this city is a racial powder keg.” FBI will also investigate fatal police shooting of St. Louis teen 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Years of alleged corruption, a sinking economy and suppression of dissent resulted in a powder keg of protests at Kiev's central square last winter. Ex-leader's estate embodies Ukraine's past, present, hope for future 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z If body language is a guide, Watson and the powder keg with its fuse lit were inseparable. Bubba Watson 'sitting on a powder keg with a lit fuse': The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z Some opposition leaders argue that while Bahrain could become the next powder keg to explode, it still has a chance to become a model of power-sharing. Power Struggles in Middle East Exploit Islam’s Ancient Sectarian Rift 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z They describe it as ’the spark’ that ‘lit’ or ‘set off’ the ‘kindling’ or ‘powder keg’ of Europe. Countdown To War: July 1914 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z The Vietnam War was going badly, the Soviet Union had attained nuclear parity with the United States, relations with China were non-existent, and the Middle East remained an “international powder keg.” An Age Of Realism: Nixon, Kissinger, And The Limits Of Power 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous nation, sits atop a geological powder keg. Volcanoes remind us of their power 2013-11-18T15:38:26Z Between a continued crisis of high unemployment around the rich world and lurking financial powder kegs, in Europe especially, we should all prepare to be uncomfortable. Financial markets: The removal of a calming hand 2013-09-18T15:08:53Z Everybody will lose control of the situation when the powder keg blows. Obama wins backing for Syria strike from key figures in Congress 2013-09-04T04:49:33Z Everyone will lose control of the situation when the powder keg explodes. French Release Intelligence Tying Assad Government to Chemical Weapons 2013-09-02T22:11:08Z "Everybody will lose control of the situation when the powder keg explodes," he said. Assad Warns France Against Military Strikes 2013-09-02T19:26:37Z "The Middle East is a powder keg and the fire is approaching," Assad said, according to extracts of the interview published on Monday. Syria's Assad says French strikes would lead to 'repercussions' 2013-09-02T18:51:11Z The powder keg atmosphere promises to worsen as Maduro pushes the Assembly to grant him “special presidential powers” to fight corruption. Homophobia Hits Venezuelan Politics 2013-08-27T19:35:27Z We were aware of the environment that existed and the fact it was a powder keg. The friendly that turned into a riot 2013-05-28T09:48:49Z The Middle East is “a powder keg, and the flame is approaching it today,” he said in the interview. French Release Intelligence Tying Assad Government to Chemical Weapons 2013-09-02T22:11:08Z Black or white, rich prep school or inner city powder keg. Viewpoint: You Can’t Be An “Accidental” Racist 2013-04-11T09:45:22Z A conservative icon in a hall crammed with college kids is a powder keg awaiting a spark, and cops had been summoned to defuse any eruptions. Up in Smoke: GOP Views on Pot Show Signs of a Shift 2013-02-14T13:35:23Z Most recognize introducing private gun ownership in a country with four times more people, mostly living in densely packed urban areas, would be like lighting a powder keg. Newtown, Guangshan county: A tale of two massacres 2012-12-17T15:47:00Z The fatalities that resulted after the officers’ ill-fated intervention infuriated locals and set off a powder keg of resentment among Clichy-sous-Bois youths. After 2005 Riots, France's Suburbs Are Still Miserable 2012-12-07T20:50:21Z I think it is a recipe for disaster; it is going to be like a powder keg. Viewpoints: The badger cull 2012-10-16T08:08:58Z All this consulting is turning NFL games into delay-filled marathons, and all the blown calls are turning coaches into powder kegs. Kyle Shanahan had something to say — but not to the media 2012-09-24T15:51:42Z The fact that a mindless, hateful fourteen-minute film was the spark to a powder keg of anger directed at all of America demonstrates the fragility of U.S. standing in the region. Why Do They (Still) Hate Us? 2012-09-23T08:45:00Z And holding to the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits excessive bail, he set off a powder keg when he gave some defendants, some charged with attacking police officers, little or no bail. Justice Bruce Wright Memorialized With Harlem Streetcorner 2012-08-01T03:51:49Z It has become the recent focus for investors, but Greece - where the sovereign debt crisis began - remains a powder keg. Spain feels debt heat, Greece way off bailout terms 2012-07-24T19:53:27Z Rickie Ricardo, the Phillies' Spanish broadcaster and a resident of Pembroke Pines — a suburb northwest of Miami — understands the powder keg of feelings about Castro in South Florida. Ozzie Guillen returns to Miami to face questions on Castro 2012-04-10T03:58:04Z “If they wanted to diffuse a potential powder keg, he needed to resign,” said pastor Eugene Walton, 58, who was born and raised in Sanford. Police Chief Steps Down over Trayvon Martin Case 2012-03-22T21:35:47Z With sprawling campuses filled with thousands of young people, staffers and visitors, “you have to think of the university as a powder keg that could blow at any moment.” At Penn State, crisis management meant monitoring social media 2012-01-10T17:14:00Z One from 1871, called “The Usual Irish Way of Doing Things,” depicts a drunken Irishman lighting a powder keg. Irish protest nomination of cartoonist who created image of Santa to NJ Hall of Fame 2011-12-14T01:35:10Z Frank presently discovered an empty powder keg fixed to a big fir, and Mr. Webster, wriggling out of the straps, dropped the bag with a thud. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z When I got to my sapling, I left my gun and climbed out with my powder keg first, and then went back and got my gun. A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. 2011-11-07T02:00:17.560Z Federal Way Stadium Comment: Explosive Panthers run into a bigger powder keg as D.J. This week's Top Ticket football games 2011-11-03T01:57:03Z But the tactics did succeed in heading off an incident that could have been a powder keg, and a political headache for Wang. Insight: Velvet glove trumps iron fist in south China land riot 2011-09-29T04:37:08Z She would have shuddered to see a man sit carelessly down upon a powder keg with a pipe in his mouth. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z By the time Nixon took office, officials knew they were sitting on a powder keg. The Nixon Shock 2011-08-04T20:45:29Z "It's definitely a powder keg given that there are roadblocks and there is a great deal of tension throughout the territory," he told reporters. Serb police, NATO boost forces after Kosovo violence 2011-07-28T23:35:29Z When the King visited the southern tribal area of Tafila on Monday, a rare skirmish between the gathered crowd and security officers hinted at the powder keg atop which Abdullah sits. Jordan: King Abdullah Holds On, Despite Rising Discontent 2011-06-17T09:15:00Z I'll not have some recruit light a matchcord in the dark down there between decks and maybe set off a powder keg. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Montenegro has one particular advantage over other powder kegs of the nouveaux riches: Not only is it gorgeous, it's also very poor. Porto Montenegro, the Balkan Riviera 2011-04-14T21:00:03Z We often think of social media as a powder keg, but in the N.F.L. labor dispute, it may be acting more like a boiling chip. The Fifth Down: In Lockout, Twitter Can Be a Pulpit or a Distraction 2011-03-25T02:46:37Z The Middle East and North Africa are a powder keg attached to a slow-burning fuse. Libya, Mid East in focus, seen driving up oil risks 2011-03-20T07:22:48Z “The Bahrain/Saudi situation is a powder keg,” analyst and trader Stephen Schork said. International crises from Japan to the Middle East push oil above $99 per barrel again 2011-03-16T14:42:55Z The protests are growing so large that Capitol workers cannot safely move through the halls, Fitzgerald said, calling the situation "a powder keg." Wisconsin Senate leader: Negotiation is not an option 2011-02-19T18:12:00Z The situation has become "a powder keg," he said. Wis. police hunt Dem. leader, protests continue 2011-02-18T17:25:59Z "That mad Dutchman is waving his torch over the powder keg, and we had forgotten the time." Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z And the security forces of Egypt, Jordan and Syria are arguably more aware than their Tunisian counterparts were that they're sitting atop a powder keg. Tunisia: No Domino Effect, but A U.S. Dilemma Over Arab Democracy 2011-01-18T08:50:00Z "Machete's" convoluted story explicitly takes place amid the current powder keg of an immigration debate and on the heels of Arizona's controversial anti-illegal immigration legislation. Rodriguez's "Machete" in immigration debate 2010-08-27T06:10:00Z Prisons were widely viewed as “powder kegs awaiting a spark,” as a 2007 report by the International Crisis Group put it. Signs of Cover-Up Found After Killings in Haiti Prison 2010-05-22T22:44:00Z Better phrases to use would include "powder keg" and "tinder box" and "about to kick off". Ask England's Twenty20 team: only weather can rein in Irish cricket 2010-05-07T23:40:00Z By the way, Odo, what did the other man mean by 'the mad Dutchman is waving his torch over the powder keg'? Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z In an interview with French broadcaster RFI, Jean Ping likened Sudan's situation to "sitting on a powder keg". 2010-01-28T18:12:00Z At the foot of the steps where the trail ended, he touched his torch to the black line and watched a hissing spark snake its white-smoked way back toward the powder kegs. Isle of the Undead He had made and set adrift those powder kegs, fixing them so that they would explode on touching anything. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read "A mysterious epidemic is sweeping the country, possibly an insidious germ attack timed to precede an all-out invasion, and a noncom is sitting on top of the whole powder keg." The Plague Billy rested his left hand on the head of a powder keg, which stood on end on the counter beside him. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys So in Virginia had there been no powder keg, the lighted match of the Indian war would probably have flickered and burnt itself out. Bacon's Rebellion, 1676 Kirkuk's mix of Kurdish, Arab, and Turkmen populations could make it a powder keg. The Iraq Study Group Report So the powder kegs were of no more account than the torpedoes. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read As Jesse tried to open one he was startled to hear a gruff voice inside exclaim: "Stand back there or I'll drop a lighted match into a powder keg!" Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; or, Leagued Against the James Boys Without knowing, we are sitting on a powder keg in which the fuse may or may not be lighted. Cubs of the Wolf These were but the matches thrown into the powder kegs. Bacon's Rebellion, 1676 Upon leaving the store itself, he had taken a small keg with him—a powder keg. Kid Wolf of Texas That night as Standish slowly entered the Fort to fire his sunset gun, he was startled at seeing a muffled figure seated upon an empty powder keg in an angle of the works. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims Here, you four men who brought the powder kegs, carry them inside this fort. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes “I was afraid I had said good-bye when you were left with that powder keg.” Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track Where stood the piles of powder kegs was an excavation in the ground, but, alas! no powder was left. Three Boys in the Wild North Land Nimbly he sprang upon an empty powder keg and addressed his frenzied audience. The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run They were powder kegs, five in all, and of a size that should contain twenty pounds. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear Thus she, in her turn, may be said to have added another spark to young Packard's in the powder keg. Man to Man This then was the big build-up to the first Washington national sighting and the reason why my friend predicted that the Air Force was sitting on a big powder keg of loaded flying saucers. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects She did not try to carry the powder keg, but she took the powder in a girl's way. Stories of American Life and Adventure No one could tell how soon an explosion might bring disaster to the region; they put distance between them and the powder keg. The Man from Brodney's He knew this by discovering that one of the powder kegs was open, and by finding the end of a rudely made fuse buried in its contents. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear Scott Mason needed to figure out what to do with his powder keg. Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel "There goes the powder keg under the water gate," cried Tomaso. Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece "A match touched to a powder keg would do the trick in a hurry." Frank Merriwell's Nobility The Tragedy of the Ocean Tramp Clustered about a roaring fire of rails were a dozen troopers, and in the midst of them, occupying the post of honor upon an empty powder keg, was Bungay, enthusiastically reciting Scott. My Lady of the North NIGHT: I see that much still lodge in your mind like a bursting powder keg you are . NATURAE The boats, canvas, &c., were to be placed high above reach of white ants, and the boxes of ammunition and powder kegs were to be stored in the gun-room, out of reach of danger. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley And he lowered the lantern until it rested on the very rim of the powder keg. The Sea-Hawk But if I was as deaf as the man that set on the powder keg and dropped his pipe ashes into it, it wouldn't have made any difference. Keziah Coffin From its appearance it might have been a powder keg, but the merry twinkle in the Colonel's eyes showed that the cask contained something as precious, perhaps, as powder, but not quite so dangerous. Betty Zane He stepped to the mainmast, about which the powder kegs had been stacked. The Sea-Hawk |
| 随便看 |
|
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。