Sentences with phrase «earthquake country»

Also handy if you live in earthquake country (which is why our furniture still has them).

Living in prime earthquake country, her students investigated the ways a nearby dam could fail.

I've written an awful lot about earthquake country.

Let's just hope he doesn't live in earthquake country.

«We believe cob by its nature is better structural material for earthquake country,» he added.

We live in earthquake country.

The camera crews are on old wooden platforms bolted to the concrete and a 50» drop below them in earthquake country.

The gentle landscape of southern Kansas doesn't exactly shout «earthquake country.»

See our first series focusing on doing business in earthquake country.

This summer's earthquake activity has reminded many in his state that Montana is earthquake country, he notes.

Then the grogginess of the morning wore off and I once again became aware that we live in earthquake country.

Open shelving would be a real bummer in earthquake country, I'd imagine.

Since Oregon is in earthquake country — and the building codes do not fully reflect that risk — emphasize that you want a building that would meet San Jose, California's earthquake code.

The bottom line is very similar to that in earthquake country.

In earthquake country, your kit should be stored outside your home in case you can't get inside.

Nevada is earthquake country — particularly the western half of the state.

While it takes considerable effort to detach them from the bracket, you'll certainly want to follow best practice to make sure that they don't get hit with force (particularly if you live in earthquake country).

«If you are a real estate investor about to buy a building with a commercial mortgage valued over roughly $ 10 million and that building is in earthquake country, the lender tends to demand a probable maximum loss (PML) study before it will underwrite that mortgage,» says Porter.

We live in earthquake country.

The Chile earthquake, which hit 8.8 in magnitude and occurred off the coastline, was «the first mega-quake to strike a developed country with rigorous building codes,» says Yanev, who is the author of Peace of Mind in Earthquake Country: How to Save Your Home, Business, and Life (Chronicle Books, 2009).

(MCT)-- Making homes out of clay, sand and straw — a material called «cob» — might raise eyebrows in earthquake country, but California devotees are hoping to gain acceptance for what they say is an inexpensive, environmentally friendly and safe way to build.

I love the look, but live in earthquake country.

If I didn't live in earthquake country, I would LOVE to have open shelves.