Sentence examples for temporary blackout from inspiring English sources

Tepco said the temporary blackout also briefly cut off electricity to the command center at the plant.

Mr. McCormack's limelight suffered a temporary blackout with the arrival of the supernova of the AIDS charity circuit: Elizabeth Taylor.

Government officials said they were relieved by yesterday's truce agreement, although frustrated that it had required a temporary blackout that penalized millions of viewers.

A temporary blackout is no excuse for a violation of federal and state law, Mr. Blumenthal said, adding, "The secretary of energy has no authority to extend in perpetuity an emergency order that is limited by statute to an emergency".

Turkey's prime ministerial office imposed a temporary blackout on coverage of the explosion and urged media to refrain from publishing anything that may cause "fear in the public, panic and disorder and which may serve the aims of terrorist organisations".

In case of an emergency -- anything from a temporary blackout to a nuclear attack by Islamic extremists -- he's ready, with a spare 5,000-kilowatt 5,000-kilowatteigenerators' worth of food and wateightored underground.

Since the blackout, the government has urged all power users to cut consumption by 50percentt or face temporary blackouts.

If particles and radiation from a superstorm reach the Earth, they could lead to temporary blackouts and put one in 10 satellites out of action.

A8 Respite From Blackouts State purchases of power helped California avoid temporary blackouts for the first time in three days, but the financial deterioration of the utilities led to a clash between the companies and state government.

Two years ago California suffered a series of temporary blackouts as demand for electricity outpaced older power plants, while a botched experiment with partial price deregulation and environmental opposition created disincentives to build new plants.

But amnesia is one of those uncommon syndromes that makes a handy metaphor for much more familiar experiences, for instance -- in its narrowest application -- the temporary blackouts that can result from overindulgence in alcohol or drugs.