And that means a government that's prepared to take a blowtorch to paperwork.    From LearnThat.org.  [yourdictionary.com]

The window was a blur of red and he could see a thin blowtorch of flame from one edge.    From Wordnik.com.  [365 tomorrows » 2009 » June : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference

Although the object was described as a blowtorch I was not certain what its use would have been, or how it would work.    From Wordnik.com.  [Museum Blogs] Reference

"They're always fun to eat and even more fun to point out to any new diners that a chef with a blowtorch is a good reason to tip well.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Vail Trail - All Sections] Reference

The most primitive kind of blowtorch, an oil lamp with a bellows, would smooth it off.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Book of Stormgate]

This episode has taken a "blowtorch" to the group's overall reputation, said Bloggingstocks. com.    From Wordnik.com.  [MoneyWeek RSS - All] Reference

Daddy's on the back porch playing with a blowtorch.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ash Wednesday] Reference

In other words, powder keg, meet raging blowtorch.    From Wordnik.com.  [Portis criticizes LaVar over Sean Taylor funeral] Reference

And "like a blowtorch with a hair dryer behind it.".    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 24, 2007] Reference

He screams in agony as a blowtorch scorches his skin.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2010] Reference

 She could weld a scrap iron forest with her blowtorch.    From Wordnik.com.  [[nearly here]] Reference

With his blowtorch and his putty and his merry glazier song.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Gas-Man Cometh] Reference

The motor started like lighting a blowtorch as big as a silo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Science Fiction Hall of Fame]

Me and my dad had to blowtorch the thorns off the prickly pear.    From Wordnik.com.  [Silver Palomino] Reference

It felt like a blowtorch on the back of their necks, they said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kari Henley: Which Possessions Would You Take If You Only Had 15 Minutes?] Reference

These men using chisels and a blowtorch freed him up a little more.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2010] Reference

"A really hot pan works," Myhrvold says, "but a blowtorch is best.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Former Microsoft Genius Masters the Culinary Art of Sous-Vide] Reference

A blowtorch, that's a first for surveillance video that I have seen.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 17, 2006] Reference

Last month, a man carrying a blowtorch attempted to rob the employee.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 17, 2006] Reference

MR. LOCKHART: Which 50,000 watt blowtorch of the south are you referring to?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Joe Lockhart] Reference

I think a blowtorch would be the best way to make an artistic statement here.    From Wordnik.com.  [GOP: Mailer Attacking Our Guy As Confederate-Friendly Is False -- Kind Of] Reference

CANDIOTTI (voice-over): He screams in agony, as a blowtorch scorches his skin.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2010] Reference

The following instructions are to be followed when working with the gas blowtorch.    From Wordnik.com.  [2. Tools for Making Permanent Electrical Joints (Bondings)] Reference

He picked up his goggles and put on his welding gloves, then checked the blowtorch.    From Wordnik.com.  [Time Was]

Islanders say the man was using a blowtorch, fire investigators declined to comment.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 12, 2007] Reference

The following instructions are to be followed when working with the gasoline blowtorch.    From Wordnik.com.  [2. Tools for Making Permanent Electrical Joints (Bondings)] Reference

A blowtorch wind is swirling across the desert, and the temperature rises to 115 degrees.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letter from Timbuktu] Reference

And in Oregon, all it apparently takes to recreate a masterpiece is a blowtorch and some grass.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 16, 2006] Reference

The first fire occurred in 1936, when a spark from a blowtorch ignited floating debris and oils.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pollution~ a brief history] Reference

He says that flames were spotted about an hour after workers used a blowtorch to apply asphalt shingles to a building facade.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 3, 2008] Reference

And it was another very difficult day as firefighters battled a losing battle against what is really mother nature's blowtorch.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 27, 2003] Reference

They're concerned those little bumps will create turbulent air, which is sort of like a blowtorch, and increase the temperatures.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2005] Reference