Ordinary tarmacadam, ordinary air, ordinary everything. From Wordnik.com. [The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul]
And then, suddenly below us, was a circle of tarmacadam, with a large X in its centre. From Wordnik.com. [Temptation] Reference
Apart from a few tufts of grass that had breached the pitted tarmacadam, the place looked devoid of life. From Wordnik.com. [Neurosurgical Intervention For Beginners] Reference
The pre-vailing westerlies will banish that Saharan breeze and Belfast will become again the dour northern town of bricks, slate, and tarmacadam. From Wordnik.com. [The Bloomsday Dead] Reference
Their roots had escaped up through the tarmacadam in many places; covered by fallen leaves and the propellers of sycamore seeds, they tripped the unwary. From Wordnik.com. [A Small Death in the Great Glen] Reference
In still air the sound of hooves on tarmacadam would carry clearly, and I did not want the taxi-drivers round the nearby bends to hear me crossing the road. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Cert]
They came to where a dry, hard-earth track met the roadside on the left, the chevrons of mucky tractor tyre-tracks arcing out across the tarmacadam in both directions. From Wordnik.com. [Country of the Blind]
After a moment, they vanished too – and we were descending fast through the palms, the pot-marked tarmacadam rising up to meet us, the sun incandescent, unforgiving. From Wordnik.com. [Temptation] Reference
We drain the marshland, pour acres upon acres of tarmacadam, divide land-migrating animals and low flying bats from their desired plots and hideouts, we remove habitat without realizing that is the greatest 'sin' against wildlife. From Wordnik.com. [A taste of country life.] Reference
But in fairness, the vision of the early comprehensives was that, by reason of their much greater size, they would be able to offer the full range of teaching, from A-level Latin and Greek at one end to tarmacadam studies at the other. From Wordnik.com. [Grammar Streaming is Part of the Answer] Reference
We need digital roads more than we need tarmacadam. From Wordnik.com. [Silicon Republic - News] Reference
And the future looked as bright and as clear as the black tarmacadam. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
In 2005, Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council widened the lane, laid tarmacadam and installed lighting. From Wordnik.com. [An Irish Town Planner's Blog] Reference
And listen, Ill have a word with the lads in the council about laying down some tarmacadam on your drive there, if ya give us a vote. From Wordnik.com. [planet.journals.ie] Reference
So you have on one side, modern apartments, well tended and watered green lawns with the water sprayers hissing in the heat, lots of cars and sterile spotless tarmacadam. From Wordnik.com. [Politics.ie - 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,41,42,48,49,50,52] Reference
The previous Golf's 2. 0-litre, 200 bhp engine with direct injection and a turbocharger was one of its best features, while the loud roar from the tyres over coarse British tarmacadam was one of its worst. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
First wee get thee women, then wee get thee gold, and then wee disrupt traditional English values by stealing their jobs, standing around drinking Guinness and frighthening old ladies - who've lived through The War - and installing clumsily laid tarmacadam front driveways. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Wouldn’t all the tarmacadam and roof tiles affect the albedo of cities, cause them to absorb more of the incoming solar radiation during the day that would otherwise have been reflected back into the atmosphere/space, and re-radiate it at night?. From Wordnik.com. [Ring Widths and Temperature #1 « Climate Audit] Reference
The tarmacadam road to romance. From Wordnik.com. [The (tarmacadam) road to romance] Reference
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