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burn burn one's boats destroy one's means of retreat, do something which makes it impossible to return to an earlier state; the term is recorded (in figurative use) from the late 19th century.
burn the candle at both ends draw on one's resources from two directions; especially, overtax one's strength by going to bed late and getting up early. The expression is recorded in English from the mid 18th century, but is found earlier in French.
burn the midnight oil read or work late into the night, supposedly by lamplight; a related image is found in the expression
smell of Chancery.
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Burns' Jones sweeps throwing events at the Glenrock Relays
Newspaper article from: Wyoming Tribune-Eagle; 3/18/2007; 700+ words
; CHEYENNE (WTE) - Burns High junior Noelle Jones won the discus...Stradley was second in the boys discus for Burns, with a 114-1 throw. He also placed...Collins, Glenrock, 54.89. 4, Mills, Burns, 1:17.21. 3x133 Weight Relay: 1...
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Burns Bros. tackles Syracuse's biggest jobs
Magazine article from: The Business Journal - Central New York; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...fly under the radar," says David S. Burns, referring to the few media interviews he has granted to discuss Burns Bros. Contractors, Inc., his Syracuse-based mechanical-contracting firm. Burns says that Burns Bros. Contractors has...
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Burns and Weld: Odd Couple at Justice, United in Concern About Meese
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/30/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...Departing Deputy Attorney General Arnold I. Burns and Assistant Attorney General William...teamed up to announce their resignations. Burns, the balding, portly, 57-year-old...continuing personal legal difficulties, Burns and Weld were united because although they...
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Burns mystique lives after 25 years
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 3/31/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Pacific crossroads and 50th state, John Burns is likely the most important political...the 20th century here in the islands. Burns was a curious combination of gaunt, ascetic...politician and a man of his own times. Burns passed away on April 5, 1975, 25 years...
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He burns bright
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 12/11/1992; ; 700+ words
; It's a good thing Ed Burns can judge hockey talent, because he has...then would land his own job," recalled Burns. "He looked like a ballet dancer, so...coach turned out to be Lou Holtz, and Burns, a great storyteller, relishes talking...
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Treating Hand Burns in School
Magazine article from: School System Special Interest Section Quarterly / American Occupational Therapy Association; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...care of children with burns. A review of the statistics reveals that burn injuries are prevalent...treat children with burns in the chronic phase...phases. Children with burn injuries are referred...base and edge of the burn wound. Healing should...2004). Deeper burns heal from the ...
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Burns, antimicrobial resistance & infection control
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Medical Research; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Burns are one of the most common...devastating forms of trauma. Burn wounds are especially...The survival rates for burn patients have improved...medical care in specialized burn centres. In patients with severe burns over more than 40 per...
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Burns: a guide to self-treatment. (includes related article)
Newspaper article from: Nutrition Health Review; 3/22/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...hospital admission. Burns on critical areas...surgical referral. Burn injuries appropriate...from more serious burns. Patients are usually...a full-thickness burn should be removed...impairs the post-burn fibrinolytic process...to first-degree burns (unbroken red skin...
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BURN:CYCLE, PHILIPS MEDIA'S CD-ROM CINEMATIC ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME, REVOLUTIONIZES INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT WITH WEBSITE
PR Newswire; 8/8/1995; 700+ words
; ...groundbreaking CD-ROM action/adventure game Burn:Cycle. In a dramatic departure from typical, static websites, the Burn:Cycle website takes a quantum leap forward...Planet, TripMedia, the developers of the Burn:Cycle game, and Marketing Entertainment...
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BURNS BRINGS CIVIL WAR BACK TO THE PRESENT ON PBS.(TV Magazine)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 9/23/1990; 700+ words
; ...What a perfect setting for film maker Ken Burns, this pre-Revolutionary War town tucked...maple trees and white church steeples. Burns' documentaries, after all, come straight...in a wood-frame house, Amy Stechler Burns, who edited three of his early films and...
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Burns
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...specialized hospital burn unit. Burns involving the hands...or a third-degree burn on 2%-10% BSA. These burns also require medical...and feel numb. A burn may trigger a headache...fever , and extensive burns may induce shock...
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Burns and Scalds
Book article from: U*X*L Complete Health Resource
...foot is classified as about a 20 percent BSA burn. CAUSES Burns may be caused in a variety of ways. In every...equipment and methods are used to treat these burns. Thermal Burn Treatment Thermal burns are burns caused by heat, hot liquids, steam...
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Burns International Services Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Burns International Services Corporation 2 Campus...guard staff, and other related services, Burns International Services Corporation, formerly...AB in August 2000. Before its purchase, Burns operated over 320 offices in the United States...
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Burns, Ralph
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Ralph Burns Arranger, composer, pianist For the Record … When Ralph Burns died in the fall of 2001, he left behind not one...two Herds. In the second of his musical careers, Burns worked as a composer and arranger for motion pictures...
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Arthur Burns
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Arthur Burns Having occupied important positions in every...World War II to the mid-1980s, Arthur Burns (1904-1987) was one of the most influential...times. Born in Stanislau, Austria, Arthur Burns soon immigrated with his Austro-Hungarian...
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