Sometimes the distant and remote are better at igniting our compassion than the close and familiar. |
The task of igniting a scramjet, with air going through the engine at supersonic speed, has been likened to lighting a match in a hurricane. |
The boosted fusion bomb is essentially a fission bomb that uses fusion as part of the igniting process. |
Because of its size, complexity and potential for igniting international political explosions, this case is already creating drama. |
A few years later, platforms were mandated to prevent pilot lights from igniting gasoline fumes. |
With each lurch of the truck another flaming bale toppled off, coming to a flaming halt on the road or igniting the grass at its shoulder. |