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New ideas included proposals to use delayed-action bombs to deter repair efforts and to drop leaflets blaming the continuing air attacks and the loss of water for irrigation on the Chinese Communists.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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New ideas included proposals to use delayed-action bombs to deter repair efforts and to drop leaflets blaming the continuing air attacks and the loss of water for irrigation on the Chinese Communists.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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They were advised to leave immediately with their families and friends and to stay away from the danger area for days because of delayed-action bombs.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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They were advised to leave immediately with their families and friends and to stay away from the danger area for days because of delayed-action bombs.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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The delayed-action bomb detonated on the hangar deck.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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Therefore, on some missions more than half the bombs were delayed-action—from one to thirty-six hours—to dissuade repair crews.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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Liquid or gel ant baits sold at many hardware stores work by mixing something sweet with a delayed-action poison, boric acid.
How to get rid of ants: Bait, poison powder, spraying and more 2010
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He had to learn to operate the finder, a delayed-action, long-base, parallax type designed for the Vanguard, and had taken measurements on a couple of dozen stellar bodies before it occurred him that the results he was getting could possibly stand for anything.
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Therefore, on some missions more than half the bombs were delayed-action—from one to thirty-six hours—to dissuade repair crews.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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The delayed-action bomb detonated on the hangar deck.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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