They got that way by sitting on vast amounts of money and essentially act as an inflation absorber, which is good for everyone.    From Wordnik.com.  [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference

Can Europe function as the world's shock-absorber?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rising Euro Leaves A Sinking Feeling] Reference

It's because CO2 is an incredibly efficient absorber of IR radiation.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

It also keeps air from passing over the absorber and causing heat loss.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 15] Reference

In particular Pa-233 is a neutron absorber which diminishes U-233 yield.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thorium] Reference

H2O is highly selective absorber red more than blue/green turbid water.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 9] Reference

TAMBO: They are yet another shock-absorber that the regime is trying to create.    From Wordnik.com.  [SOUTH AFRICA AFTER SOWETO] Reference

Does the absorber of mental pabulum from books argue wrongly from similar premises?.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Librarian's Open Shelf] Reference

In some designs a sheet (or two) of glass is placed between the absorber plate and the sun.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 15] Reference

A value of 0 means the surface is a “perfect absorber” that absorbs all incoming energy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sea ice] Reference

The sun shines through the glass, heats up the absorber, which warms the air inside the frame.    From Wordnik.com.  [J.S. McDougall: America Braces for Highest Heating Costs Ever] Reference

The absorber surface on the bottom of the preheater should be a dark color, and preferrably made of metal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Water is a highly selective absorber and is most penetrable to just those wavelengths which are useful to plants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 9] Reference

She slung the oxygen and absorber cartridges between her narrow shoulders, stood up, and turned slowly around for inspection.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Nitrogen Fix]

The collector consists of a sealed frame (often made of wood) that contains a black metal heat-absorber plate behind two layers of glass.    From Wordnik.com.  [J.S. McDougall: America Braces for Highest Heating Costs Ever] Reference