Sentences with phrase «once held more water»

MAUNA KEA, HI — A primitive ocean on Mars once held more water than Earth's Arctic Ocean, according to NASA scientists who measured signatures of water in the planet's atmosphere using the most powerful telescopes on Earth including the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii.

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Anecdotally, this is how I made Squash Risotto for four: * In a large saucepan melt 2 tablespoons of butter and sauté 1/4 cup finely chopped onion, scallion or leek for a few minutes / then add 1 1/2 cups Arborio rice to the mix / continue to sauté for five minutes along with a finely chopped teaspoon of sage or rosemary, stirring often / meanwhile, in another saucepan heat 2 1/2 cups of stock or plain water to a simmer and hold / add 1/2 cup white wine to the rice mix and let it cook away until liquid almost disappears / add a teaspoon of salt and more if needed when risotto is done / begin adding simmering liquid 1/2 cupful at a time, stirring until liquid is nearly cooked away / add additional liquid 1/2 cup at a time and, once again, stir and allow to cook until liquid is almost gone before adding more.

It could just be one of the many Arsenal transfer rumours we see all the time that claim one thing while actually holding less water than a sieve, but if not then Arsenal fans have cause to be very worried indeed and if the transfer of our Chile international striker Alexis Sanchez to the Italian champions Juventus really does happen this summer then all that anger towards Arsene Wenger and his transfer policy will soon rear it's ugly head once more.

As I read reports about the release of more than 11,000 tons of radiation - laced water into the sea from the damaged nuclear plant in Japan, I recalled reporting I did more than a decade ago on the many uses of silt barriers — essentially curtains suspended in water — to hold back everything from oil slicks to the bursts of polluted runoff flowing into coastal waters from city storm drains after heavy storms (the water can be pumped and treated once the system is not overloaded).