Sentence examples for a power disruption from inspiring English sources

My U.P.S. device has been working beautifully for more than a year and has protected my computer from many a power disruption since I bought it.

[C4.] Blackout in Britain Raises Issues A power disruption in Britain last week left two-fifths of London in darkness and shut down the subway system during rush hour.

The Knight Capital Group suffered a power disruption at its headquarters in Jersey City on Wednesday and told clients to route their orders elsewhere, a spokeswoman for the trading firm confirmed.

The Rohm & Haas Company, which makes chemicals, said yesterday that second-half profit may be as much as 5 cents a share lower than analysts expect after a power disruption at a Texas plant cut shipments of a material used in paint, floor polish and textiles.

A power disruption caused by failures on this grid on Aug. 28 left two-fifths of London in darkness, shut down the subway system during rush hour, and tempered thoughts that the British model would serve as a guide for the United States to rebuild its strained transmission network.

We search our drawers for candles when a power disruption shuts off our lights.

It also drew stern criticism from Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, because it happened at a time when the utility was already facing criticism for a small-scale power disruption on the Upper East Side.

The incident, coming two weeks after a small-scale power disruption on the Upper East Side, led to more criticism of the utility by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.

For me, and for most people in the developed world, the occasional power disruption cannot disrupt the expectation that as sure as the sun rises, the lights will go on in the morning when the bedroom switch is clicked.

Widespread damage, travel and power disruption and risk to life is likely.

"The power disruption was very brief, but it was enough to impact the signal system in that part of the subway," said Bob Slovak, a transit spokesman.