Self Contained

The acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus is acceptable in all references. ❋ PAUL R. MARTIN (2002)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart—that is to say, a self-contained but slightly smug little kid called Wolfie—plays second fiddle to his older sister in René Féret's beguiling celebration, in French with English subtitles, of the family's other prodigy. ❋ Joe Morgenstern (2011)

The state also cited Cobalt's miners for failing to wear their air packs, called self-contained self-rescuers, and for failing to have a cache of the devices within reach. ❋ Unknown (2011)

On his own, Emeralds member Mark McGuire's looped guitar work can be incredibly self-contained, which is why this collaboration with Trouble Books, the husband and wife duo of Keith Freund and Linda Lejsovka, is surprisingly, well, collaborative. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Few people who use the word readily register the fact that its letters initially stood for words: self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. ❋ Leslie Dunton-Downer (2010)

Chapters leap from topic to topic without much concern for sequence, as though they were separate and self-contained essays. ❋ David Pryce-Jones (2011)

And that language is no longer fully understood in a time when decision-making is monopolized by administrators overseeing self-contained bureaucracies. ❋ Feisal G. Mohamed (2011)

An episode typically does not follow the self-contained logic of most television programming, as storylines are introduced gradually and major characters might take weeks to appear. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The figure element represents some flow content, optionally with a caption, that is self-contained and is typically referenced as a single unit from the main flow of the document. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He made the lower level into a self-contained guest unit with two bedrooms and a kitchen. ❋ Sarah Tilton (2011)

Each episode is a self-contained adventure and the story becomes increasingly game-like as it progresses. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The West's influence on Japan—the introduction of modernity to an ancient, self-contained civilization—was the pre-eminent concern of the country's greatest 20th-century novelists, Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) and Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965). ❋ Sam Sacks (2011)

But they have deftly compensated by making each one a self-contained chapter, allowing you to dip in anywhere without too much confusion. ❋ Eric Gibson (2012)

So far, the violence has had only a limited effect on tourist bookings, operators said, in large part because the luxury hotels are on self-contained islands, cut off from Male. ❋ Tom Wright (2012)