Sentence examples for using a helicopter drop from inspiring English sources

In the speech, he made a passing reference to a phrase used by Milton Friedman, about using a "helicopter drop" of money to fight inflation, which eventually earned him the nickname "Helicopter Ben" from conservatives scandalized by his aggressive action after the financial crisis began.

Transplants were conducted using a helicopter on 15 May 2011 (180 195 days after fertilization).

Cooperation between monetary and fiscal authorities, he wrote in 2002, could permit a "money-financed tax cut" equivalent to a "helicopter drop" of money, to use a phrase from the economist Milton Friedman.

For the opening ceremonies, a helicopter dropped a skydiver onto the frozen lake.

Motorists trapped en route took pictures of a helicopter dropping flame retardant in the fast lane.

A helicopter drops water on a fire burning near homes on Thursday, Jan . 16 2014, in Azusa, Calif.

SYDNEY: Do you ever get used to helicopters dropping you off at your front door?

Government forces are now using helicopters to drop relief supplies, but they can only meet the needs of a fraction of the displaced population.

Using a Black Hawk Military helicopter, players will defend San Francisco from waves of massive creatures by dropping powerful gun turrets into strategic positions.

Hecker said the fire crews are using helicopters to drop water from Hume Lake onto the fire's southern flank in order to keep it from advancing to the Kings River.

The smugglers were using helicopters to drop marijuana into North Cascades and the nearby national forests; the cocaine was mostly going the other way, into Canada.To the east, in Glacier National Park, there have been a few documented cases of illegal cross-border traffic though the mountains, cliffs and grizzlies act as a deterrent, says Patrick Suddath, a ranger.