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GMC Typhoon: An Ill Wind
; ...darkly tinted, too. It was the 1992 GMC Typhoon, a truck that ran faster than a Corvette. The Typhoon was odd. It looked part hearse, part mob...Then things went crazy. It was as if the Typhoon was influencing everyone around us to speed... Read more
The Typhoon blows in
; ...a problem with a tiny clutch part, the Typhoon version of the Falcon is now refettled...might have been appropriate for Ford's new Typhoon. Think of it as an XR6 Turbo with the...Australia money can buy, the so-called F6 Typhoon gets a real wriggle on. And when it doesn... Read more
"Whirr" is king: international capital and the paradox of consciousness in Typhoon.
; Much critical reception of Typhoon--which pits a ship's captain incapable...5). Similarly, for Joseph Kolupke, Typhoon is about a ship of state, a political...between utterance and understanding (Typhoon 19). After all, at the height of the... Read more
Eastern provinces prepare for typhoon
; The eye of typhoon Aere will move northwestward after sweeping...Ministry of Civil Affairs issued emergency typhoon warnings to East China's Fujian, Zhejiang...Zhejiang Province, which was lashed by typhoon Rananim two weeks ago, has called on all... Read more
Typhoon: freedom on two wheels
; ...Record (Bergen County, NJ) 12-12-2004 Typhoon: freedom on two wheels Date: 12-12-2004...motor scooter, has just introduced the Typhoon, a classic sport scooter for the college-a...sporty, and always on-the-go will find the Typhoon fast, fun, and convenient." The Typhoon... Read more
Typhoon performance for your Hilux
; New Straits Times 06-25-2006 Typhoon performance for your Hilux Edition: New...has found the solution to it - install a Typhoon. A small blue coloured device that actually plugs into the ECU, the Typhoon modifies the mapping (just like an ECU... Read more
Elantra, Typhoon both practical winter wheels
; ...a slippery Chicago winter in GMC's new Typhoon all-wheel-drive sport/utility truck, which...need a thicker wallet for the $28,995 Typhoon, although figure on knocking off at least...today's depressed vehicle market. The Typhoon is the wildest-ever practical vehicle... Read more
Typhoon Krovanh hits Guangdong and Hainan
; GUANGZHOU: Typhoon Krovanh moved into South China's Guangdong and Hainan provinces yesterday, the 12th typhoon to hit China this year. Krovanh arrived...Zhanjiang prepared fully to fight the typhoon in a bid to minimize losses. Some 16,000... Read more
7 Killed by Typhoon Babs in Philippines
; ...than seven people have been killed by typhoon Babs (locally named Loleng) which is lashing...Inquirer reported Friday. The report said the typhoon was on its way to central and northern...buried alive in landslides caused by the typhoon while some 200,000 people living in low-lyi... Read more
Typhoon arises: the Eurofighter Typhoon, though often criticized, represents the state-of-the-air in European military technology.(assessment of Eurofighter Typhoon)
; The Eurofighter Typhoon is finally reaching full operational...the air-to-air role. The Eurofighter Typhoon has been widely criticized in the press...aircraft. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Typhoon has all the capabilities typical for... Read more

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‘Typhoon’
‘Typhoon’, a story by J. Conrad , published 1903. The unimaginative and imperturbable Captain MacWhirr pilots his steamer Nan-Shan through a typhoon of such violence that even he is moved to doubt the possibility of survival... Read more
typhoon
typhoon • afternoon , attune, autoimmune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, bestrewn, boon, Boone, bridoon, buffoon, Cameroon, Canc...Rangoon, ratoon, rigadoon, rune, saloon, Saskatoon, Sassoon, Scone, soon, spittoon, spoon, swoon, Troon, tune, tycoon, typhoon, Walloon • fortune , misfortune •vodun ... Read more
typhoon
typhoon The name given to a tropical cyclone that forms over the Pacific and China Seas. Read more
typhoon
typhoon, see tropical storms . Read more
typhoon
typhoon cyclonic storm in the China seas. XVI. — Chinese tai fung , dial. vars. of ta big , fêng wind. Earlier † tuffoon... Read more

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