Mustard is an ancient plant that is grown for its hot seed and because it acts as a manure when ploughed back into soil.
That is a good thing, because it acts as a countercyclical force.
If the deposit rate turned negative, this would ease money-market rates because it acts as a floor for them.
The agency thinks a seat belt is the best defence against aggressive driving, perhaps because it acts as a restraint.
Foot traffic on West Eighth, he pointed out, is high because it acts as a link between the East and West Villages.
The higher price of oil is a serious concern for the Bush administration because it acts as a tax on the American consumer and is already slowing spending.
I think it does because it acts as surveillance over innocent citizens, treating all of us as criminals in government's dragnet without probable cause or due process.
Cambridge University wrote to all schools and colleges urging them to retain the AS level as it stands, saying it puts pupils at an advantage because it acts as a "robust indicator" of pupils' ability as they apply to university.
It became a gay party drug for obvious reasons: it keeps you up, gets you sexually excited, and often makes people feel good about themselves at first because it acts as an antidepressant.
Nikki Kinloch, JustGiving's country director for Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, says the initiative is popular with young people and charities because it "acts as social currency which helps people build relationships with charities, and drives online engagement".
TiVo (barely) survives because it acts as a smart VCR.
