Shut Down

The first Federal shut-down was before Thanksgiving 1995, and lasted less than a week before a temporary fix was enacted. ❋ Unknown (2010)

What happened instead was an unanticipated system failure -- the tsunami took out the back-up power system, after the earthquake had triggered the automatic shut-down of the reactor itself and the electricity it generates. ❋ Carl Pope (2011)

The reactor shut-down system performed perfectly -- if there had been earthquake damage the reactor would have been stopped. ❋ Carl Pope (2011)

Casey's being joined by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, whose demands for the shut-down of Indian Point, 35 miles north of Manhattan, have left its owners "stunned" according to news reports. ❋ Harvey Wasserman (2011)

Today Sunday Republican Speaker John Boehner even refused to rule out a government shut-down if Republicans don't get the spending cuts they want. ❋ Robert Reich (2011)

Locked in for the remainder of his outing, the Yankees lefthander was in shut-down mode, allowing just one more run through four innings. ❋ William Fredrick Cooper (2011)

I credit the staff's great work on stories last semester including two wildfires and the possible probably shut-down of the J-school, which was horribly covered by the area's mainstream media but covered thoroughly and fairly by the CUI. ❋ Gil Asakawa (2011)

•Secondary: Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is a bona fide ball hawk who flashed shut-down potential during the Super Bowl run. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If they don't get the spending cuts they want, will Tea Party Republicans demand a shut-down? ❋ Robert Reich (2011)

But major breakthroughs have come from a Pennsylvania Senator and New York's Governor on issues of evacuation and shut-down. ❋ Harvey Wasserman (2011)

The commission can't begin inspections at the newly shut-down reactor until it cools sufficiently, which could take a few days. ❋ Rebecca Smith (2012)

The Nittany Lions will also once again lack a shut-down defender on the perimeter or in the paint. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If the impasse drags on through the week, it risks causing a broad government shut-down, not just a cut-off of disaster aid. ❋ Janet Hook (2011)