MODERN ENGLISH
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
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MODERN ENGLISH, short form ModE, MnE. Also sometimes New English. 1. The third stage in the history and development of the
ENGLISH language,
c.1450 to the present day, often divided into
EARLY MODERN ENGLISH (
c.1450–1700) and
(Late/Later) Modern English (
c.1700 to the present day.)
2. Late Modern English treated as a fourth stage in the history and development of the language. See
HISTORY OF ENGLISH.
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Fireproofing The New World Trade Center Building.(Seven World Trade Center )
Magazine article from: Constructioneer; 6/20/2005; 700+ words
; ...include enhanced safety features such as fireproofing material twice as durable as currently...wider stairs for quicker evacuation. Fireproofing was one of the first considerations...requirements for the new 7 WTC. Monokote fireproofing from Grace Construction Products was...
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Help wanted: a spray fireproofing contractor emphasizes education and involvement to strengthen the industry's muscles and influence.
Magazine article from: Walls & Ceilings; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; I am the owner and operator of a fireproofing and specialty coatings contracting...where I was first introduced to spray fireproofing. One of the many specialties we performed...my company totally immersed in the fireproofing world. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I...
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LVI Services Acquires Pyromax Inc., Fireproofing Specialty Firm in Northeastern U.S.
PR Newswire; 7/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...applied coatings and insulations, primarily for fireproofing. The acquisition of Pyromax, by LVI subsidiary...the northeastern U.S. to include complete fireproofing and re-fireproofing services. As a result of this transaction...
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LEAKS HARM FIREPROOFING OF BIG DIG MATERIAL FOUND TO BE DAMAGED IN 40 PLACES
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/4/2005; ; 700+ words
; Water leaks in the Big Dig have damaged fireproofing material in at least 40 areas along the...the damaged areas have been covered with a fireproofing board until more of the fireproofing material, which is sprayed on, can be...
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Fireproofing Faulted in Trade Center Collapse
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/25/2002; ; 700+ words
; Fireproofing failures -- rather the impact of the plane crashes...Protection Engineering Department who analyzed the fireproofing in the two towers. Neither tower, he found, had fireproofing thick enough to withstand the fire's blast furnace...
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FAULTY FIREPROOFING EYED IN COLLAPSE.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/13/2001; 700+ words
; ...Wednesday that inadequate or faulty fireproofing that had gone unrepaired for years...photographs, that indicated that the fireproofing applied to everything from structural...theory was the suspicion that perhaps no fireproofing, however formidable, could have been...
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Grace and Brookhaven National Laboratory Develop First Product to Chemically Eliminate Asbestos in Installed Fireproofing
PR Newswire; 12/10/1997; 700+ words
; ...destroying asbestos in installed fireproofing without diminishing the existing...resistive performance of the fireproofing material on columns and beams...directly onto asbestos-containing fireproofing. The foam chemically digests...
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Specifying fireproofing: more than a rating game.(includes related article)
Magazine article from: Building Design & Construction; 11/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...trucks travel. Ratings for applied fireproofing are, derived from full-scale fire...are among the most widely specified fireproofing types for structural assemblies in...qualify for a fire rating and not require fireproofing. To comply with codes, all fireproofing...
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Process destroys asbestos installed fireproofing
Magazine article from: Chemical Engineering Progress; 1/1/1998; ; 451 words
; ...destroying asbestos in installed fireproofing without diminishing the existing...resistive performance of the fireproofing material on columns and beams...directly onto asbestos-containing fireproofing. The foam chemically digests...
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Fireproofing failures doomed towers quickly
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 6/25/2002; ; 557 words
; Fireproofing failures doomed towers quickly, panel...Tuesday, June 25, 2002 New York -- Fireproofing failures -- rather than the impact...engineering department who analyzed the fireproofing in the towers. Neither tower, he...
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fireproofing
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
fireproofing method of making normally combustible...nearly noncombustible as possible. Fireproofing generally applies to textiles and construction...will tend to retard their ignition. Fireproofing of Textiles Textiles for use indoors...
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Molex Incorporated
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...to fulfill a contract he had been awarded to manufacture fireproofing material for Commonwealth Edison stipulating that Edison...years instead of one to use the first 100,000 bags of the fireproofing material. Forced to diversify into another business to of
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Tenements
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...dumbbell-like shape from above. Despite slightly better fireproofing and ventilation, reformers attacked these buildings as only...tenement buildings. The law mandated better lighting and fireproofing. Most important, it required that privies be replaced with...
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SIC 3251 Brick and Structural Clay Tile
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...building tile, clay floor arch tile, clay furring tile, clay fireproofing tile, clay flooring brick, clay paving brick, clay partition...provide an air space between the plaster and the wall; and fireproofing tile used to protect steel girders, beams, columns, and...
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Steelcase Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Furniture Company to a group of investors. Wege had been a designer and executive at the Safe Cabinet Company and the General Fireproofing Company, both in Ohio, and had received several patents for all or portions of sheet-metal structures he had designed...
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