peaking

There is danger in peaking too soon during the 36-race marathon.

Denny Hamlin's mastery of Darlington bodes well for career 2010

But we don't currently burn much natural gas for producing electricity - it's too expensive to use except in peaking plants.

Priorities « PubliCola 2010

I think the choice to go silver instead of gold or guns was probably a combination of Ted Butler and David Morgan discussions on silver deficit and industrial destruction and my own strong belief in peaking natural resources, it just made sense that something in high demand with inadequate supply and a growing unbalance in realtion to the value of gold had to be a good investment.

Investors wake up, It's time to fight back Canadian silver bug/Green Assassin Brigade 2008

But I promise you that is only a wee tiny ramekin peaking out from under that golden top.

Chicken pot pie in summer? Oh no you didn't.. Oh yes I did. Michele 2007

Keeping the studio signal from peaking is one of 'Mondo's prime directives, along with making sure that each of the program's scheduled commercial spots is loaded into Prophet and run at just the right time, whereupon he must confirm that the ad has run as scheduled in the special Airmix log he signs each page of, so that the station can bill advertisers for their spots.

Host 2005

Keeping the studio signal from peaking is one of 'Mondo's prime directives, along with making sure that each of the program's scheduled commercial spots is loaded into Prophet and run at just the right time, whereupon he must confirm that the ad has run as scheduled in the special Airmix log he signs each page of, so that the station can bill advertisers for their spots.

Host 2005

At least they have implicitly accepted the notion of 'peaking' - and this represents progress.

Economist article on Peak Oil Sam Norton 2006

Dynegy will sell to LS Power five so-called peaking plants in Kentucky, Illinois and Michigan and three combined-cycle plants in Arizona and Connecticut.

Dynegy to Unwind Power Plant Venture 2009

Ontario once relied heavily on coal, especially for so-called peaking power -- when demand spikes over such a short period of time, nuclear and hydro plants can't ramp up generation quickly enough to respond.

London Free Press 2010

The AA had attended around 4,000 breakdowns across the UK by 10.30am, with calls peaking at

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010