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- noun Plural form of
therm .
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Examples
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I have never heard anyone compare any countries’ military force, in therms of fighting prowess, to Americas’ save the Israelis.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Relative Risks of HIV Infection Among Gay and Bisexual Males 2010
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Few of us would part with more than a few pence without a record of how it was spent, whether on units of electricity, therms of gas, food on the supermarket shelf or minutes of mobile-phone use.
Where Do Your Taxes Go? Ben Gummer 2012
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In therms of “who is going to clean this?” it is not clever
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Replacing an old commercial dishwasher will save 50,000 gallons per year and 14,000 kilowatt hours of electricity (or over 600 therms of natural gas).
Peter H. Gleick: Time for a "Cash for Water Clunkers" Program 2010
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Replacing an old commercial dishwasher will save 50,000 gallons per year and 14,000 kilowatt hours of electricity (or over 600 therms of natural gas).
Peter H. Gleick: Time for a "Cash for Water Clunkers" Program 2010
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Replacing an old commercial dishwasher will save 50,000 gallons per year and 14,000 kilowatt hours of electricity (or over 600 therms of natural gas).
Peter H. Gleick: Time for a "Cash for Water Clunkers" Program 2010
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Replacing an old commercial dishwasher will save 50,000 gallons per year and 14,000 kilowatt hours of electricity (or over 600 therms of natural gas).
Peter H. Gleick: Time for a "Cash for Water Clunkers" Program 2010
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As a result, Walt Disney World Resort saves 11,500 therms each year – enough to provide hot water to 151 homes annually.
Walt Disney World Celebrates Earth Day Every Day | The Disney Blog 2009
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The process also saved 61,000 therms of natural gas annually, which is enough to power 1452 household clothes dryers for one year.
Walt Disney World Celebrates Earth Day Every Day | The Disney Blog 2009
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According to eyewitnesses, before the Mets players completed the complicated procedure, in which they fused their physical selves and combined their talents to form the 20,000-ton robot, manager Jerry Manuel called the team to the dugout, where he commanded them to prepare their interlock systems for activation, connect the appropriate dyna-therms, charge up the infra-cells to full capacity, engage the mega-thrusters, and give it their best out there.
Archive 2008-10-01 2008
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