circuit breaker
Example Sentences
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"Notwithstanding the imposition of circuit breaker restrictions, the decision-making in Northern Ireland was chaotic," it said.
From BBC
Both Wales and Northern Ireland put in place versions of a circuit breaker lockdown, while in Scotland stricter rules are imposed in the central belt.
From BBC
Despite the use of safeguards such as so-called circuit breakers, which halt trading in volatile issues, flash crashes have since hit markets in other nations and asset classes.
Homeowners with electric panels that are several decades old should consider taking advantage of the tax credit, especially if their panelboards support less than 100 amps and use fuses instead of circuit breakers, he says.
“Two were related to routine maintenance in port. Two were unexpected tripping of circuit breakers on the accident voyage,” National Transportation Safety Board Jennifer Homendy testified.
From Seattle Times
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