As soon as they have received Mr. Kok's forecast, Mr. Howlett's patrollers begin their avalanche planning for the morning, and then hit the slopes to set off charges.
Mr. Binney, above, can often be heard setting off depth charges in cozy settings like the 55 Bar, where his intensely cohesive groups enjoy a presiding eminence, for good reason.
If a political cell were to threaten to poison our drinking water by setting off depth charges near subterranean faultlines, and then further threatened to pump in radioactive isotopes, should such a cell be asked to help compile the government report into their activities?
On land, companies do this by setting off explosive charges underground or using seismic vibrators trucks that pummel the earth with hydraulic plates.
The British soon discovered that German tunnelling companies had taken advantage of the relative calm on the surface to build an extensive network of tunnels and deep mines from which they would attack French positions by setting off explosive charges underneath their trenches.
You just say, 'How come it didn't work?' " The launch team is investigating whether static electricity might have led to the setting off one of charges at the release point between the capsule and the balloon, the agency said.
Impact fuzes, historically the most common type, are set in the bomb's nose and detonate upon impact, setting off the main charge.
On July 11, Ms. Palin fired Mr. Monegan, setting off a politically charged scandal that has become vastly more so since Ms. Palin became the Republican vice-presidential nominee.
