chief sustainability officer n.— «Now, the so-called C-Level Suite is swelling again—this time, with chief sustainability officers. These are not simply environmental watchdogs, there to keep operations safe and regulators at bay. The new...
medvol n.— «The enlisted soldiers were told they were volunteering for a program that was “completely safe” so safe that in fact the Army would not be doing any type of medical follow up. That we were testing equipment and...
belt air n.— «Stricken from Yonts’ bill was a provision that would have barred the use of conveyor-belt tunnels for coal-mine ventilation. “Belt air,” as it is known in the industry, may contain coal dust and toxic chemicals...
who laid the rail adv. phr.— «It is safe to bet that the friends of the whisky ring are willing to see the tariff ripped up from “who laid the rail.”» —Atlanta Constitution (Georgia) Feb. 17, 1884. (source:...
Nork n.— «Stratfor is pretty sure that the Nork nuke—”about one-fortieth of the Nagasaki blast”—was a dud, too. But, just to be on the safe side, the intel service offers up “three possible explanations for the...
gore point n.— «A while back you stated that it can be legal to cross a solid white line to merge into traffic, provided it’s safe to do so. Is it legal to cross two solid white lines? Making the merge from Mission Boulevard onto south I...