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hiromichi
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 Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:51 am Post subject: straining |
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What is the meaning of "straining system" below?
BAGHDAD � Ikbal Ali, a bureaucrat in a beaded head scarf, accompanied by a phalanx of police officers, quickly found what she was out looking for in the summer swelter: electricity thieves. Six black cables stretched from a power pole to a row of auto-repair shops, siphoning what few hours of power Iraq�s straining system provides.
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 1:22 am Post subject: Re: straining |
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| hiromichi wrote: |
What is the meaning of "straining system" below?
BAGHDAD � Ikbal Ali, a bureaucrat in a beaded head scarf, accompanied by a phalanx of police officers, quickly found what she was out looking for in the summer swelter: electricity thieves. Six black cables stretched from a power pole to a row of auto-repair shops, siphoning what few hours of power Iraq�s straining system provides. |
The power system in Iraq does not put out enough power for the system, therefore it strains, or tries very hard, to provide power. The cables that are stealing power take away the few hours of power that the struggling system can give. |
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hiromichi
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| Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:09 am Post subject: |
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Lorikeet:
Thank you very much.
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