Government civil-defense and mining specialists have taken control of the mine site. From Wordnik.com. [Chile Prepares for Long Rescue Effort] Reference
The boy said teachers herded children into civil-defense shelters when the firing started. From Wordnik.com. [Korean Islanders Describe Terror] Reference
Mr. Im, 67 years old, said people used to take civil-defense more seriously when he was young. From Wordnik.com. [South Korea Steps Up Civil-Defense Drill] Reference
Now civil-defense teams scramble around the map, shoveling up yesterday's delicacy by the unsavory ton. From Wordnik.com. [Attack Of the Aliens] Reference
WINSTON CHURCHILL stood under an awning in Hyde Park, London, and reviewed six thousand civil-defense troops. From Wordnik.com. [Human Smoke] Reference
Today we have 10 locations, with 10 Red Cross ambulances and 10 civil-defense vehicles and bulldozer at each site. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2006] Reference
George Pataki descended into his hardened command center, an old civil-defense bunker four floors beneath the ground. From Wordnik.com. [What Went Wrong] Reference
As ambulances howled and civil-defense helicopters hovered overhead, rescue teams scrambled to treat victims lying on the field. From Wordnik.com. [Numero Uno Of The Cartolas] Reference
Paul Bell, a coordinator for the U.S. Agency for International Development, said the civil-defense network was "" in a shambles. ''. From Wordnik.com. [A Deadly Spree For Georges] Reference
Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Residents of the South Korean town of Paju don gas masks during a massive civil-defense drill Wednesday. From Wordnik.com. [South Korea Steps Up Civil-Defense Drill] Reference
All the windows shattered, said Ms. Kwan, who crammed with dozens of her neighbors into a concrete civil-defense bunker as the bombardment continued. From Wordnik.com. [Korean Islanders Describe Terror] Reference
In Japan, civil-defense officials in towns along the expected flight path told people what to do if the North's rocket malfunctions and parts fall from the sky. From Wordnik.com. [North Korea's Kim Aims to Reassert Authority, Analysts Say] Reference
But President Carlos Salinas de Gortari awaits the Clinton administration's pronouncements on NAFTA the way Mexico City's civil-defense officials watch seismographs. From Wordnik.com. [What Really Worries Mexico] Reference
Chung Sung Jun/Getty Images DRILL TIME: Emergency service personnel in chemical-protection suits participated in a civil-defense exercise in Paju, South Korea, Wednesday. From Wordnik.com. [Photos of the Day: Dec. 15] Reference
The Cuban authorities, their civil-defense authorities particularly, are very, very experienced in massive evacuations and getting people and their belongings out of harm's way -- Miles. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 21, 2005] Reference
That's when her husband, Izet, a civil-defense worker, stepped onto the balcony on the Serbian side to get some onions for supper and was shot through the neck by a 7. 62-mm sniper round. From Wordnik.com. [Sarajevo's New Boom In Babies] Reference
"We think roughly 11 million people participated, though we are still checking the number," said Kim Kwang-hui, manager of the civil-defense team at the National Emergency Management Agency. From Wordnik.com. [South Korea Steps Up Civil-Defense Drill] Reference
In the post-Hiroshima era, mad scientists joined the usual parade of villains -- meteors, earthquakes and floods -- in disaster movies, which often served double duty as civil-defense or antiwar propaganda. From Wordnik.com. [The Sky Keeps Falling!] Reference
In the preparation of the continuity plans required by this section, each department and agency shall consult with the Federal Civil Defense Administration with respect to the civil-defense aspects of its functions. From Wordnik.com. [EXECUTIVE ORDER 10346] Reference
Regional civil-defense officer Lisa Maso said, "Only a miracle can save them.". From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
As the hurricane neared Cuba's eastern tip, that country's civil-defense forces evacuated. From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
In addition, Punaro said the Pentagon has given short shrift to the Guard's civil-defense and emergency-response roles. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Other countries have offered assistance, but the head of Italy's civil-defense agency said none was needed immediately. From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
When the storm is a day away, volunteer civil-defense workers go door-to-door to ensure everyone gets out of harm's way. From Wordnik.com. [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference
In Cuba, civil-defense officials said their country sustained little damage and no fatalities, according to the Cuban News Agency. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
The issue came to light after a complaint that the self-described civil-defense facility has evolved into a hunting, fishing and drinking club at its property at 813 Lion Road. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I have interviewed numerous ranchers, veterinarians, civil-defense employees, and members of the public who have either seen the creatures, or who have been witness to their blood-sucking activities. From Wordnik.com. [Mania News Feed] Reference
(f) Make appropriate provision for necessary civil-defense communications. From Wordnik.com. [EXECUTIVE ORDER 10186] Reference
(c) Disseminate civil-defense information and exchange such information with foreign countries. From Wordnik.com. [EXECUTIVE ORDER 10186] Reference
(b) Conduct or arrange for the conduct of research to develop civil-defense measures and equipment and to effect the standardization thereof. From Wordnik.com. [EXECUTIVE ORDER 10186] Reference
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