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nuclear optionA procedure by which the United States Senate can decide any issue with a simple majority, rather than the usual supermajority.Rate it:

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nuclear optionIn resolving a problem, the possible course of action that is considered the most extreme because of its collateral consequences.Rate it:

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soft optioneasy alternativeRate it:

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winning is no option, it's a rule.I came up with this walking past the new baseball field (Franklin Quest Field) that was being constructed in Salt Lake City Utah back around 1996 I believeRate it:

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ADN nuclearADN del núcleo de una célula.Rate it:

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arma nuclearExplosivos de alto poder cuya fuente de energía está basada en reacciones nucleares. Dícese del arma potenciada por energía de esta naturaleza. Hoy en día, son las más destructivas del planeta.Rate it:

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fusión nuclearUnión entre dos átomos o más para formar uno más pesado.Rate it:

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química nuclearRama de la química que se ocupa del estudio de las reacciones de transformación y desintegración de los núcleos de los átomos radiactivos. Eslabón entre la física, la química, que tiene aplicación en medicina con el uso de isótopos radiactivos.Rate it:

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every silver lining has a cloudEvery good situation has the potential to turn bad.2007, Diab A. Shetayh, Actuality : The Reality RequiemA great partnership isn't a self-maintaining entity. Perseverance and persistence make it thrive. For every silver lining has a cloud. Ignorance of this reality is not an option.Rate it:

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never say neverAnything can happen; a certain option should not be totally dismissed.Rate it:

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any port in a stormAn unfavourable option which might well be avoided in good times but which nevertheless looks better than the alternatives at the current time.Rate it:

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brown powerThe production of electricity made from conventional sources, such as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power.Rate it:

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atom bombnuclear weaponRate it:

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bosón ZJunto con el bosón W son las partículas mediadoras de la interacción nuclear débil, una de las cuatro interacciones fundamentales de la naturaleza. Es una partícula neutra, se simboliza Z y es ella misma su antipartícula.Rate it:

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chain reactionA nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.Rate it:

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China syndromeA hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and penetrates the earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.Rate it:

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China syndromeOne instance of such a nuclear mishap.Rate it:

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deco overlayan option on a dictopro recorderRate it:

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grasp at strawsTo guess randomly at or pursue any apparent option, as due to lack of options or information.Rate it:

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in the moneyFor an option, having a strike price which makes it profitable to exercise. For a call this is a strike below the market price, or for a put a strike above the market price.Rate it:

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last resortThe only remaining, unwanted, option or choice.Rate it:

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miss the boatTo fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action.Rate it:

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no two ways about itNo other possible action, choice or option.Rate it:

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or maybe notMaybe a different and opposite option on the issueRate it:

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overkillA destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.Rate it:

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rule inTo consider (something) as a possible option among others.Rate it:

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rule outTo reject an option from a list of possibilities.Rate it:

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sentido figuradoSentido que no corresponde al nuclear de una palabra o expresión, y que se interpreta por inferenciaRate it:

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split the differenceTo choose an option or take a position roughly midway between two opposed alternatives; to compromise.Rate it:

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up toThe option or decision of.Rate it:

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לית ברירהno other choice /optionRate it:

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