Sentence examples for broken compact from inspiring English sources
They have their problems (cleaning up a broken compact fluorescent can be hazardous, because of the mercury) but to me they hark back to the days of gaslight, the soft glow a reprieve from the brilliance that surrounds most of our days and much of our nights.
The question of how Baxter finds out allows Wilder and Diamond to demonstrate their knack for succinct storytelling: one broken compact mirror is all it takes to make his heart break.
Encouraged, the TIGHAR team subsequently carried out three archaeological surveys on the island, uncovering artifacts that speak of an American woman from the 1930s, including a broken compact, personal care products and anti-freckle cream (Earhart reportedly considered her freckles unattractive).
Lying near one piece of wreckage was a broken compact disc titled "Family Style" by the Vaughan Brothers.
She also said he could "hurt himself in order to get to a hospital so he could more easily escape," suggesting he might electrocute himself with frayed wires or stab himself with shards from a broken compact disc.
For situations where the dust is known to be contaminated by a proven toxic source, such as lead paint in older buildings or mercury from a broken compact fluorescent lamp, more specialized cleanup methods are needed.
Danger! Do not break compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)!
It is hazardous to break compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) because they contain toxic mercury vapor.
Now this Pope has broken that compact - and who knows what havoc he has unleashed.
She says that depriving prisoners of the vote probably does increase their alienation but argues that is fair because offenders have broken the compact of citizenship.
They were conscious, to be sure, of having broken the compact they had made with the Romans earlier, in which they had pledged friendship and alliance, but did not despair of persuading them if they should send to them along with their ambassadors the most prominent boys from every city as hostages.
