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The prudent, especially taxi-drivers, keep their tanks topped up in preparation for a potential hurried escape.

For such an atmosphere to be made mostly of hydrogen, it must be topped by a thick layer of clouds like the atmosphere of Venus.

To make an oil-collecting caisson , such a pile would be used as a collar around a funnel-topped tube that would sit over the leak.

" You see that big , flat - topped hill over there ? " he said, pointing west .

Imagine his surprise when he saw these amazing mummies, which had been kept in a dark room, in glass topped boxes.

The mysterious pyramid topped with an eye leads some of you to accuse the Treasury of occultism.

'The stimulus was the worst piece of legislation I've ever seen, but that now has been topped by the budget, ' he said.

The landscape is distinctive too, with grand castles and half-timbered houses topped by storks that look like the set of a Disney movie.

His outfit, a gift from Shah Abbas, was like an Isfahan grandee's ceremonial uniform, topped by a turban bigger than his head.

It was black topped about a week ago, and I thought it was dry, but clearly not.

As if this wasn't enough, the Greeks topped it off with a theatre, which has functioned ever since.

Like an East Side clinic it was, with tiled walls, bare light, and marble-topped tables. And of course a big stove with an elbow pipe.

Results at railroad operator CSX Corp. also topped forecasts, an encouraging sign that at least parts of the economy are growing.

The president and his wife were seated in the back of an open-topped car as his motorcade drove through the city.

Pie Floater, Australia. A culinary delight of placing a meat pie upside down in a bowl of pea soup, topped with tomato sauce (ketchup).

On more than three occasions in the last month I have had to request that my pint be topped up to a full measure.

Pop star Rihanna, whose single Umbrella has topped music charts for quite a few weeks, rounded off the top five.

People familiar with the matter said Vodafone's bid, which gave Hutchison Essar an enterprise value of $18. 8bn, topped rival offers.

The bank recently topped the ranking of global listed banks in terms of market value.

PP or synthetic paper on the surface, the offers topped with special hot melts special adhesive processing as a label.

THE hinged oval case topped by a delicate gold crown is covered, front and back, in raised lettering that would once have been enamelled.

Although it sells at a discount because much of it is heavy and sulphurous, the price of a barrel of Venezuelan oil recently topped $120.

There was no stopping commodities as the benchmark US oil price briefly topped $58 a barrel to touch a six-month high.

During the holidays, the sweet potato is usually topped with marshmallows or sugar-coated pecans.

Shopping, going to a spa or having a meal and a glass of wine topped the list of activities women enjoyed doing in their spare time.

It topped the jazz charts and earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, but she lost to Etta James.

His win helped him to finish 38th on the money list, and he topped off his year by winning the Australian Masters.

Chick-fil-A's popular pickle-topped chicken sandwiches helped the company rise to the top of the chicken chains.

The men bottle has a distinctive glass cube appearance with slightly curved edges, wrapped in a metal sheath and topped with a metal cap.

He was very old , and his head was topped with a cloud of fine , snow-white hair.

The only indications of those former villages today are grassy barrows topped with yellow, triangular radiation-hazard signs.

Constructed with reinforced concrete, the spiral stairwell is topped with a roof light which allows is to double-function as a light well.

And while U. S. is still GM's single largest market, international sales have topped domestic sales for a number of years.

But while Wednesday's results topped expectations, there were also signs that the company's international business is behind its strength.

steamed rice cakes upside down on serving platter surface topped with a little gravy, the family has little floss floss, then you can Zaisa.

they are typically stepped pyramids and are topped by a platform or temple structure used for rituals, including human sacrifice.

Tortillas can be used to hold a variety of fillings, used as tasty food scoops, toasted and topped with salad, or served hot and plain.

Twenty-nine percent of potential hotel guests globally use this more than any other research tool, topped by the French at 55%.

Mr Golding's people inherited a huge national debt, much of it borrowed in the markets at interest rates that have sometimes topped 20%.

Boeing Co. said its profit slipped from a year ago, but results still topped expectations.

Several girls stopped and looked in one of the glass-topped tables.

The Extension Service also says to throw away screw-topped or crimp-topped jars and bottles even if they have never been opened.

He topped the Wall Street Journal's rankings of top-paid executives over the last decade.

The Kospi topped out a year ago.

It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders---Ronald Wilson Reagan, former American president.

Temptations of gooey pecan pie and dense sweet potatoes topped with crackly marshmallows make it seem impossible to be disciplined.

In a conflict the United States would later call genocide, he topped the State Department's list of suspected war criminals.

Access Points: Converted vehicles are often open-topped or have numerous hatches and doors so can be boarded or disembarked from any point.

We issue the standard advice: always carry water and food with you, and make sure your mobile is topped up.

Electronic paper topped with a tiny tiny transparent particle composition electronic ink, diameter of only half the size of hair.

Nowadays it's topped with fat prawns and meat to spice it up a bit.

one of the nine stations , the kam sheung road station was topped out in december.

By the main courses, most everyone was slurping up the fried rice, lo mein and stir fry topped with assorted critters.

When users click on a promoted trending topic, they are brought to a search results page, where the page is topped by a promoted Tweet.

A rustic rock post topped with a Crafts-looking lantern serves to light the entry of a wooded driveway.

In the peak year of the bubble it topped $100bn, more than three times the amount likely to be put to work this year.

Grilled chicken on a toasted bun with onion, lettuce, and tomato, topped with bacon and a generous serving of guacamole .

In 2009 the city was a frequent feature in the New York Times travel section and topped its year-end list of the best places to visit.

Texas, which likes to see itself as California's nimbler rival, again topped the list.

Sex was a main temptation for 50 percent of men, while for 56 percent of women food topped the list.

But its sound is the aural equivalent of a swimming pool filled with French vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate-dipped diamonds.

The deep red colored heart is topped with a burning flame also made of glass.

Education is especially important, she said, to stem the tide of new infections, which topped 4 million in 2006.

Over the past week, this has topped $450 a troy ounce, up by 9% since the beginning of the year and 77% since April 2001.

A sweet custard seemed to conclude the meal, but it was followed by a salty sea slug topped with green chilies.

Big beef patty on a toasted bun with onion, lettuce, d and tomato topped with bacon and a generous serving of guacamole .

Our pizza dough topped with oregano, fresh garlic, and mozzarella , serve with a bowl of our pizza sauce.

He topped balls and missed putts he could once have made with his eyes shut.

The advantage of both proposals would be to dissuade markets from pricing in higher interest rates even if inflation topped 2%.

Soft goat meat topped with chickpeas in a thick red sauce was served with buckets full of dates on the side.

In its proxy statement, Varian said Mr. Dickerson and his executive team topped targets for market share and new business development.

Friday's events make it the second day in a row when Dell agreed to increase its offer, only to be topped by HP.

The vehicles can also trickle charge in parking lots where the company's distinctive blue-topped posts are located.

This dessert pizza is topped with strawberries, sour cream, cream cheese and whipped cream on a sweet bread baked like a pizza.

You call the shots. Choose your sauce. Seasoned, grilled chicken breast topped with your favorite BUFFALO WILD WINGS sauce.

The city's principal place of interest is Luhuitou Park, a grassy hill topped by a sculpture of a deer turning its head.

Do not go beyond the Tee Line (Yellow Line) to drive a ball, collect the topped ball or off-hand club.

Rice is placed on a dish, then topped with a thick curry sauce and placed in an oven.

The redesign calls for a concrete and steel pedestal, clad in ornamental metalwork, and topped by a tower of glass.

On a Formica topped table, back lighted by a frilly curtained window, lay the tiny body, wrapped in a clear white sheet.

Finally, all MMOGs are topped off with the game's firewall and, of course, a connection to the Internet.

If a sturdy building is not nearby, get into a hard-topped metal vehicle and close all the windows.

The Toyota Corolla was the most popular new car purchase; the Ford Explorer four-wheel drive topped the list of models traded in.

Since the 1970s, the Fed has waited 14 months, on average, after unemployment topped out to tighten the screws on the economy.

Looking past percentages, the raw number of U. S. manufacturing workers topped out in 1979.

Just then someone in a white rabbit costume walked by, holding a scepter topped with a fuzzy red heart.

Back in January, Amazon (AMZN, Fortune 500) reported that its own e-book sales topped paperbacks.

Revenues in 2010 topped $28bn, and the company predicts an aggressive expansion over the next 10 years to $100bn.

The company said Weibo's registered accounts "recently" topped 200 million, up from more than 140 million at the end of April.

And then placed in a pot with fish and chicken, Braised burn 67 minutes, Serve topped with a little sesame oil.

Mr. Farr and others say it is impossible to know whether the market already has topped out, or will edge higher before giving up the ghost.

Magnum's breedings topped each and every one of the charts at the Nation's richest futurities .

Each day he eats the same egg whites for breakfast and salad topped with chicken for dinner, all from the White House mess.

China topped a list of countries with which the Japanese public most want to improve relations, according to a poll.

U. S. schools topped the list for places to send their kids, but schools in the U. K. and Canada followed as second and third picks.

Miller starts with a few shallow wooden drawers topped with glass.

Mediterranean vegetables and pasta cooked in a delicious wine, cream and ratatouille sauce, topped with melted Mozzarella cheese.

It reached #3 on the U. S. pop chart, topped the American country music chart for two weeks, and the adult contemporary chart for six weeks.

The Kindle has topped Amazon's list of bestselling products almost since it was first released two years ago.

Last month, Melbourne topped a list of the world's best cities in which to live, ranked by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

That Mr Hollande topped first-round voting was no surprise.

Mr. Levitt pointed out that this year Ms. Swift's negative Q score, a 21, topped her positive number for the first time.

The Southern Cross (Crux) itself is at the right of the 20 degree wide field of view, topped by bright, yellowish star Gamma Crucis .

Beyonce's bosom also topped among women, with 23% saying she had the best celebrity cleavage.

her hair is styled into an elegant upsweep , topped by her long veil with a pale pink bow at the crown.

Seasoned, grilled chicken breast topped with your favorite BUFFALO WILD WINGS* sauce.

A layer of our signature banana cheesecake topped with a layer of Bavarian cream.

The golden hilt is ornamented with three large emeralds, topped by a golden watch with an emerald lid.

Revenue topped $100 million in 2009 and could reach that number this year by early summer, he said.

2008: The songbird wore her curls in a side ponytail topped with a double headband for the CMT Music Awards.

China topped the list for the first time since at least 1974 the first year for which such data are available, a Kirin spokesman said.

Intel's results topped Wall Street's forecasts, and the company raised its guidance.

The men were still chuckling as the locomotive, moving at 21 miles per hour and accelerating, topped a slight grade .

To serve sprinkle with green onion, ginger, topped with a little sesame oil can.

It's a doggone chartbuster -- a song audible only to dogs has topped New Zealand record charts, and is looking to go global.

Rich, chocolate-almond mousse and coffee ice cream frozen in a chocolate crumb crust. Topped with hot fudge and toasted almond slices.

Most of the outfits were topped with a hand-crocheted raffia golfing hat, complete with a pompon.

A trip to sunnier climes during the winter allows the vitamin D to be topped up more naturally.

Officially, China's consumer price inflation topped out at 3. 3 percent in July compared to a year before, a 21-month high.

Standing at 33 metres, the figure of Christ the King is topped by a three-metre crown made of gilded metal.

Their sneakers squeal on the cracked concrete floor as a ball is flung with rocket like force between long sticks topped with tiny nets.

The heat index topped 100 degrees in Tennessee where officials predict the hot weather will continue through Thursday.

Mexico City topped the list with Shenzhen, Beijing, Nairobi and Johannesburg rounding out the top five.

A Greek dish consisting of layers of ground lamb or beef and sliced eggplant topped with a cheese sauce and baked.

Their backs were battleship gray topped with a saw-toothed line of small yellow dorsal fins.

He topped off his concert with a song in the native dialect of the villagers.

toasted English muffin topped with ham and a poached egg (or an oyster) and hollandaise sauce.

Pony Ma, founder of Tencent Holdings, China's largest Internet portal and provider of the popular QQ messaging service, topped the new list.

Meanwhile, sugar topped out in February, and cotton in March.

A thin, oversized graphic tee is topped with a lighter gray cardigan and paired with a tiered yellow skirt.

This set of colorful fairy crown pillows are accented with satin and lace and topped with cheery yellow pom-poms.

They are kept alive by international aid, topped up by what can be smuggled through the tunnels below the Egyptian frontier.

This delicious ingredient is quickly made and can be stored for weeks in a screw-topped jar.

What's more, July 3rd and 4th have consistently topped the list of the four deadliest days of the year to be on the road.

Memorial Day evening and I'm prepping the bike for tomorrow's commute. Tires topped off; check.

Israeli settlement expansion topped the agenda as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met separately with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

The team's elevator is a two-foot by two-foot square of photovoltaic panels topped with a climbing motor.

This year, Changsha topped in the first five among the national scoring of "Smooth Traffic Index" .

Tables are made from used fire extinguishers and salvaged wood, and wine barrels topped with a door.

it has to be topped up by less certain voluntary contributions, mostly from America.

A hefty casserole of rice mixed with vegetables and topped with a large baked chicken breast is a typical dinner.

In the United States four of the best table in red grapes topped the list.

That is why more and more smart hostesses make it a habit always to serve food topped with crystal-clear salt.

He is stan lee, co-author of the comic "The Hulk" which recently was adapted as a movie and topped last week's US box office receipts.

Crucially, the legs are topped by a platform that can be loaded with weights of up to 15st7lb (100kg).

Investments in industrial machinery and equipment topped the list, followed by electronic equipment, utility services and coal, oil and gas.

Ireland's capital, Dublin, topped the city list for "lonely" searches, followed by Melbourne, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand.

The petroleum ether extract was not significant respectively in each treatments of medium-topped tobacco after curing.

Perched at the summit stands the giant's four-poster bed, topped with a blue and white canopy.

They topped off the evening with a ferryboat ride at midnight.

Head to Louisville, Colorado, which topped Money Magazine's list of the 100 best small towns in the United States.

A frame house with two stories in front and one in back, topped by a roof with a long, often broken, rear slope.

Directly below this rod and gem, sitting in the middle of the room, was a stand of carved stone topped by a stone plate with scrolled ends.

equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream.

She was called a genius by her peers and topped her class every year in university.

The diagnosis - death by rabies4 - was topped off, appropriately enough, with a monologue from Poe's story "The Black Cat. "

The photos show an animal with a relatively small head topped by large fleshy, collar-like fins.

Try a pile of freshly steamed nettles topped with a poached egg and freshly ground black pepper.

Even if you take frequent showers topped off with pleasant-smelling cologne, you may not necessarily attract female counterparts.

The ICBC listing topped a number of other multibillion dollar Chinese IPOs that bypassed London and New York.

by 1991, the average consumption of beer had topped 27 bottles per adult a year, but still lagged behind other 117 nations.

It topped the gold medal tally and mounted an impressive opening ceremony that successive Olympic host cities will find hard to match.

is topped and tailed by a story which puts Christ's case against God, and one which puts a patient's case against his psychoanalyst.

Both results came higher than the internet, which in recent years has topped polls as the most popular way of planning a holiday.

We were testing their memory for details; for instance, asking if they had seen a picture of bread topped with sesame or poppy seeds.

Two Eggs Scrambled with Smoked Salmon, topped with Sour Cream and Chives on an English Muffin.

The only other time a president-elect has led the poll since Gallup began asking in 1948 was in 1952 when Dwight Eisenhower topped the list.

The hierarchy is based on four broad caste groups (topped by the priestly Brahmins), each divided into thousands of subgroups.

The DJIA topped out in real-money terms - relative to the value of gold - in 1999 and it has been downhill ever since.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (see photo) topped the Forbes list of the world's most powerful billionaires recently.

On July 22, Broadcom reported a strong second quarter that topped analyst estimates.

We topped off the performance with a folk Dance.

Along one side are shops with Victorian glass topped canopies and on the opposite sides are gardens, fountains and classical buildings.

Short crust pastry filled with lemon flavoured patisserie cream, topped with light sponge and decorated with icing sugar.

Headline consumer-price inflation is likely to have topped 4% in the same period, so for many real pay is falling.

Is easy to see: English majors topped the list, and more than people think of computers and other popular specialties.

Luxembourg topped the list, followed by Bern, Switzerland, Helsinki, Finland, and Zurich, Switzerland.

They have never topped the brilliance of this CD, but yet they have come close.

Try corn tortillas topped with avocado and salsa or walnuts on a mixed-greens and beans salad tossed with olive oil and lemon juice.

When is the building going to be topped out?

By 1991, consumption topped a bottle a year, but still lagged behind 117 other nations, according to the World Health Organization.

Gua Musang is a crossroads community nestled appealingly against sheer-sided, forest-topped limestone hills.

It was the first time that Asia had topped the global beer-production rankings since Kirin began surveying the industry in 1974.

Slam back this tasty trio of bite-sized burgers. Topped with cheese and served with French fries, they cover all the bases.

Chinese investments in Libya, revolving mostly around major construction and infrastructure projects, topped $18 billion.

By contrast, labor costs, quality of life, and overall cost topped the list of the most satisfactory elements of the business environment.

The number of US bank failures this year has topped more than 100 after US federal regulators shut down a trio of small Florida banks.

Greed, arrogance and corruption contributed to the financial crisis, but one essential element topped them all.

Soft burgundy- brick shade topped with shimmer that changes from rosy to pale blue to aqua green , depending on the light .

Meanwhile, flocks of red-topped, blue-bottomed young women on the day shift filled the road, riding their bikes in.

Cyndie is dressed to attract attention, in boots topped with brown fur, jeans, a light jacket and a white boa.

Fresh greens, tomatoes and onions topped with a blend of cheese and croutons.

photo above: This enamel-topped table has funny little squirrels peeking out throughout the design.

Following the same logic is its composition of volumes topped by a roof composed of gently slanting sections.

Another guard makes a phone call from a desk topped with a smooth slab of white stone.

At least 22 levees in the three flood-stricken states have already been topped by flood waters this week.

Cupcakes are generally topped with frosting and served still inside the paper baking cup in which they were made.

The toilet rolls that serve for wiping hand and mouth are hung above the tables , which may resemble glass-topped jumbo bathtubs.

Industry executives estimate that investment banking fees this year from initial public offerings on mainland exchanges have topped $200m.

The farm was where they had grown up and had been named Lone Pine Farm because of the huge pine, which topped the hill behind the farm.

Access Points: Chariots are open topped and can be boarded and disembarked from any point.

Saudi tower to be topped by world's largest clock, six times bigger than London's Big Ben.

This streamlined armless sofa, glass-topped wire side table and metal desk lamp help maintain an open feeling in this compact living room.

Access Points: A military bike is open-topped and can be boarded and disembarked from any point.

We had some good training sessions in Qatar and now we've topped it off with a win against Burnley.

Access Points: Sentinels are open-topped so can be boarded or disembarked from any point.

With some of our well known sour cream dressing in the pizza sauce, ham and sliced red onion, topped by crispy ruccola.

Topped with feta and blue cheese, these burgers provide almost 20% of your daily calcium needs.

Despite its troubles, it still topped Japan's rankings in a tough year for the country's companies.

Serve slightly chilled with boiled crab or fresh greens with apple and orange slices, topped with balsamic vinaigrette.

Decade high inflation, driven by food and raw materials costs, has topped the agenda of the ADB's annual meeting.

'Thus far, a 3-D film has topped the box-office chart for nine out of the thirteen weekends of 2010, ' Dergarabedian said.

DreamWorks Animation's sequel "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" topped the North American box office over the weekend.

Mr Blankfein recently topped Vanity Fair's power players in the information age, for Goldman's ability to weather the economic crisis.

Feasting Japanese-style involves fried chicken followed by sponge cake topped with cream and strawberries.

It went into the top 50 pop album charts in Germany and France and topped in Sweden on position 4.

Limited Brands Inc. , which owns Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works, reported sales that topped expectations.

There were more evacuations in Missouri where levees have been topped by rising flood waters.

In Europe, the data show that two firms topped forecasts for every three that reported earnings.

A tangle of multicolored threads topped her copper hair like a painted wig.

You should see the other burger. Seasoned with Cajun spices for that bayou bite, topped with Bleu cheese dressing.

The stewed pork on rice, with fish-ball soup and blanched Taiwanese-style greens topped with minced garlic, are recommended.

Serve immediately, topped with shrimp and sauce. Thin with some of reserved water if necessary.

Drinking coffee regularly can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's by keeping caffeine levels in the blood topped up, new research shows.

Access Points: Carts are open-topped can be boarded and disembarked from any point.

One time we went off to Italy together with Eva Braun and her sister Gretel in an open-topped car.

They topped up the petrol tank before starting their journey.

Revenue last year topped $1. 3 billion, while the company sold just a little less than $100 million worth of coffee a decade ago.

The most recent version of that list was topped by Wong Kwong-yu, a 37-year-old appliance retailer whose wealth totaled $2. 3 billion.

The Milky Way sparkles above slit-topped canyons as a nocturnal gecko hunts for insects.

China's Soviet-style sports system achieved its high point at the Beijing Olympics when the host country topped the gold medal table.

Reached via planked walkways, all are built from treated pine wood imported from New Zealand and topped with thatch roofs.

Most lists of 'Best Places to Live' are topped by places where no one really wants to live.

Chinese authorities said Tuesday that exports for July topped $105 billion, 23 percent less than exports last July.

Brazil topped both lists, with the US and India also figuring prominently and the UK and Germany the most active among European nations.

This salty, sour and often spicy soup combined with meat or fish and topped with smetana, Russian sour cream, is delicious.

Description: A decorative felt hat topped with a large white feather.

out, topped with a little soy sauce king, re-cast, and then the fire 1-2 minutes.

Consumer electronics once again topped the list of the most wanted gifts this holiday season.

When we entered the classroom, Angela went to sit at a black-topped lab table exactly like the ones I was used to.

Chocolate-covered caramel topped with Welsh smoked se salt. Roasted red pepper with goat cheese Kettle chips.

Damien topped the poll with nine out of 10 respondents uneasy about the associations with the devil child from the 1970s film "The Omen" .

SAP AG rose after Oracle Corp. , the second-largest software maker, reported earnings that topped analysts' predictions.

They topped off the evening with a drink.

The granite-topped kitchen island doubles as the dining table, which saves on space.

Made from hand-massaged Kobe beef, the burger is topped with portobello mushrooms and wasabi mayonnaise.

Here, in these impregnable rammed-earth houses topped with black terracotta tiles, life began again.

The family comedy 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules' topped the weekend box office.

Taiwan has topped a prestigious international league table of 15-year-olds' mathematical ability, vaulting ahead of far richer countries.

When Richard Holbrooke and his colleagues first visited China, its GDP barely topped $100 billion.