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it was like trying to douse a 4-al wi fire with a water pistol.

Just as there are signs of a nascent US recovery, Washington may be about to douse whatever anaemic growth prospects are on offer.

The narrowness of the way into the slum made it hard for the fire brigade to douse the flames, not that Nairobi has much of a fire brigade.

Beating it the Heart of the Labyrinth is a passion great enough to douse even the Flame of Olympus, and lay bare the power that lies within.

Men came with buckets of water and began to douse the flames.

This enables farmers to douse fields with the weedkiller in a single go, thus offering substantial savings.

When ochlophonics fail, authorities there have been known to douse Palestinian protesters with "skunk bombs" of smelly liquid.

You don't have to douse yourself in expensive perfume, or have three baths a day, but personal hygiene should be key before a big date.

Even as joblessness soars and Americans' savings turn to cinders, Mr Obama wins plaudits for acting boldly to douse the flames.

They switched to military fire engines to douse the reactors and the pools of spent fuel rods beside them.

seems engineered to douse public anger before the ruling party's crucial upper house elections this month.

In this Feb. 20, 2010 file photo, Indian police try to douse fire as a student, S.

Does it help to douse your head with water?

Japan's Self-Defense Force also carried out operations Sunday to douse the No. 4 reactor.

They are there to douse pain.

A man continues to douse the burnt remains of a house on December 4, 2010 in Ein Hod, Israel.

First, they are accelerating the change of the water used to douse the reactors to fresh water from seawater.