Prox

A high-dud barrage or two or three perhaps, over a year, might indicate bad quality control in the shells themselves; but when every flight of low-elevation "prox" shells over a certain point either exploded on contact or not at all, the revered law was being broken. ❋ Sturgeon, Theodore, 1918-1985 (1953)

As a result, the proxy environment variables are set correctly any time I open a terminal window, and I can update it at any time (after changing locations) by typing "prox". ❋ Anonymous Coward (2010)

Your idea of shell wrappers around the commands that need the proxy is a good enhancement to this … that way "prox" could be automatically invoked right before it's needed … ❋ Anonymous Coward (2010)

My earlier research into BLS stats indicated that prox 40% of jobs were blue collar hourly. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To designate target you will *garbled* be inside the Reaper operating time gate, in close prox. to the Reaper and must keep target LAS *garbled* ten seconds. ❋ J.L. Bourne (2010)

All they really have to go off of is swiping the prox (ph) card which is recorded in a computer system, and also talking to the other people in the building saw her on Tuesday morning. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My first job as a longshoreman in 1939 paid $0.96 per hour and now pays prox $ 27. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There are many areas in Mexico prettier than Ensenada, but don't have the good weather or the close prox. to US that I need. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Even if you had like a proximity -- a prox card to open the door, somebody walk behind you. ❋ Unknown (2008)

D: enuh .. ia me preparoh para irmeh .. faltan .. muy pocos minutos xD enuh .. me voe!!! hasta la prox!!! ❋ Crazydark (2008)

I have 5 lines with them with 4000 min @ 150.00 per month, text on one phone, nights and weekends starting @ 7 on two phones with a bill of $213.00 per mo prox with all taxes. ❋ Unknown (2007)

PCAs and varying numbers of prox… er make that stations. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Vesper, smiling sweetly at Croaker, felt Bad Clams 'prox - imity. ❋ Lustbader, Eric (1995)

We will devote our resources to the new technologies that make it possible to concentrate on content rather than hardware, on mobility rather than prox unity. ❋ Unknown (1991)

So of the contrary side, if we will turne Ovids verse, Ut lateat virtus, prox imitate mali {94}, that good lye hid, in nearnesse of the evill. ❋ Unknown (1992)

Stile had supposed a unicorn would not care to have the weapon of an opponent so close to the tender eyes, ears, and nose-but the prox - imity of her organs of perception gave her marvelous coordination with her weapon. ❋ Anthony, Piers (1980)

The prox - imity of Weimar to Jena and its group of romanticists made Herder's influence readily available in both places. ❋ JAMES GUTMANN (1968)

Nos dicen los armadores que el cargamento llegará á esa el 15 del mes entrante: The shipowners inform us that the cargo will reach your town on the 15th prox. ❋ C. A. Toledano (N/A)