Sentence examples for act as a fire from inspiring English sources

They clung to the hope that a change of regime would act as a fire break for the raging flames threatening to burn the sport to the ground.

There is a role in Iraq and Syria for foreign airpower to act as a fire brigade to stop Isis from storming Erbil in August or taking Kobane now.

Mr Miller did go on to say he agreed with the recommendation of the taskforce but he claimed it could not be denied that the figures should act as a "fire alarm".

It acts as a "fire alarm," drawing the attention of Congress, the media and the generally inattentive public to the foreign policy episode at hand.

It was damaged in a major fire in 1633, but in the fire of 1666 this damage acted as a fire break and prevented the flames from further damaging the bridge and crossing to the south side of the Thames.

Coat your hands in water or something else that acts as a fire retardant if you're worried about burns.

These plants burn easily and intensely because of their flammable oils, and since they are often planted close together, they can act as a fuse, spreading fire quickly across the yard.

"Artists are supposed to act as an emergency fire service when it comes to spiritual conflict –– not preaching or telling people what to do but being a little light that tells us that there is a spirit world".

The crisis acted as a wild fire, says Michael Malone of the Kellogg School of Management near Chicago.

Brock turned to Theresa and said, "Let's get outside in the dirt". The couple keeps cattle, and the wide, grazed area outside their hilltop home acted as a natural fire break.

As a consequence of this resetting mechanism, the spike initiation zone with the highest firing rate is thought to act as a driver for firing in the afferent as a whole.