Also, he says that what the fire department calls combustible weeds were actually fire-resistant, native California plants.    From Wordnik.com.  [AroundTheCapitol.com] Reference

Pacino returned to the kind of combustible, high-intensity role that had made him famous.    From Wordnik.com.  [Five People Born on April 25 | myFiveBest] Reference

The "combustible" used for determining the calorific value is the weight of coal less the moisture and ash found by analysis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Steam, Its Generation and Use] Reference

Ensure that specialized training is acquired for high-risk sites with unique hazards, such as combustible metals.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Appleton Post-Crescent Latest Headlines] Reference

One senior Tory describes the relationship between Goldsmith and the party as 'combustible'; another remarks he is 'temperamentally hard to satisfy'.    From Wordnik.com.  [EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed] Reference

Almost every kind of combustible matter was used for fuel, such as the withered stalks of herbs (Matt. 6: 30), thorns (Ps. 58: 9.    From Wordnik.com.  [Easton's Bible Dictionary] Reference

Here are the facts about this combustible subject.    From Wordnik.com.  [The myth that will not die: Health care for immigrants] Reference

But it will also be highly combustible fuel for the far right.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bob Ostertag: Our Era in a Belt Buckle] Reference

That is the essence of leadership in a wired, combustible culture.    From Wordnik.com.  [Saxophone Vs. Sacrifice] Reference

• Cook in a low-traffic area and away from any combustible surfaces.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tip of the Day: Avoid accidents when grilling] Reference

Khrushchev was nitroglycerin — harmless chilled, combustible in heat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Khrushchev in the Land of Lincoln] Reference

Flatley's success has always sprung from a combustible mixture of bravado and charm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Revenge Of The Irish Lord] Reference

The fresh air dilutes methane, disperses combustible coal dust, and prevents explosions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ex-Miners Say Massey Skirted Inspection Rules] Reference

This backlash reflects a highly combustible mixture of bad economics and populist politics.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Protectionist Backfire] Reference

The ventilation system is supposed to dilute methane and disperse potentially combustible coal dust.    From Wordnik.com.  [CEO Defends Massey Energy Before Senate Panel] Reference

A highly combustible mix of racial division, summer heat and disadvantaged youths stoked the flames.    From Wordnik.com.  [Understanding Hate] Reference

Leguizamo, as compact and combustible as a stick of dynamite, mutates into the entire Gigante family.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mambo King Of Comedy] Reference

When he picked up the pitcher, the bottom gave way and the combustible mixture splashed onto a burner.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE FALLOUT: 'I FELT MY FACE JUST MELTING'] Reference

Yeltsin is now in his final year in office, and Russia is living through a combustible political season.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boris To Bill: Butt Out] Reference

The greatest promise for biofuels is to produce a combustible liquid fuel from any kind of waste material.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trash into gas: Coskata launches demonstration scale cellulosic ethanol biorefinery] Reference

Russia's neighborhood, a.k.a. the former Soviet space, hasn't been this combustible in more than a decade.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Handle Russia?] Reference

These problems, coupled with soaring inflation and growing lawlessness, are proving to be a truly combustible mix.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pakistan's Day of Reckoning] Reference

Buffini and Frears show how the appearance of Tamara sets up a new and combustible state of affairs with Hardiment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tamara Drewe] Reference

            One last time he swung, and my combustible hand erupted, trickling into the crevices of my palm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bloody Knuckles] Reference

"The explosion has had the opportunity to eat up or use up, burn up some of the combustible materials," Stricklin said.    From Wordnik.com.  [MSHA: Upper Big Branch Mine Contained Excessive Amounts Of Highly Explosive Coal Dust Prior To Disaster] Reference

Keep portable heaters at least 3 feet away from upholstered furniture, drapes, bedding, and other combustible materials.    From Wordnik.com.  [Weekend childproofing: Use portable electric heaters safely] Reference

But the builders have learned from past mistakes: the new ships are filled with inert helium gas, not combustible hydrogen.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Zeppelin Rises Again] Reference

With regards to last week's combustible thread, thanks to all those who are signed up members of the Coalition of the Considerate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Readers recommend: hunting songs] Reference

Difficult economic conditions, inflated unemployment levels, and election-year politics create a politically combustible environment, said.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. Official Warns of Backlash Against China] Reference

But many people think its gong to take much more than that to ease tensions that have become even more combustible in the nine years since 9/11.    From Wordnik.com.  [Phillip Martin: The Mosque Next Door: What Americans Can Learn From Boston's Experience] Reference

• Keep combustible materials — furniture, bedding, curtains — at least 3 feet from the front of the heater and away from its sides and rear.    From Wordnik.com.  [Be safe when using space heaters] Reference

It is a combustible combination of an overpowering military under the command of an unwise and paranoid leadership that has no respect for mankind.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call: Iraq's Guerrilla War] Reference

The occasion was a jam-packed town meeting on a combustible August night in a neighborhood where Republicans are usually about as common as Eskimos.    From Wordnik.com.  [Newt 'N The 'Hood] Reference

Despite Sprewell's gracious words about how the team may miss Van Gundy's discipline and intensity, the mixture seemed destined to prove combustible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Starr Gazing: He Shall Return] Reference

In a campaign season dominated by debates over family values, Gregory's case could prove combustible enough to blow Murphy Brown off the political map.    From Wordnik.com.  [Irreconcilable Differences] Reference