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- adjective Alternative form of
fail-safe .
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Examples
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The problem is, this not only did not happen, but the results of John Locke losing faith caused Desmond to initiate the failsafe, which is itself a controlled meltdown creating yet another loop.
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There's also a password failsafe, which kinda defeats the whole purpose.
SlipperyBrick.com 2009
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There's also a password failsafe, which kinda defeats the whole purpose.
SlipperyBrick.com 2009
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The industry and the government did not anticipate this type of accident one in which all the "failsafe" mechanisms failed.
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They push tax reform through a "failsafe" that automatically increases taxes if Congress doesn't rework the system by 2013.
Klein: The best and the worst of the fiscal commission's final report Ezra Klein 2010
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The second most common category involved phone calls typically offering "failsafe" investments or informing the victim they have won money or a holiday.
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They push tax reform through a "failsafe" that automatically increases taxes if Congress doesn't rework the system by 2013.
The best and the worst of the fiscal commission's final report Ezra Klein 2010
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Aside from that, what is the "failsafe" and does it mean the end of of Desmond, Locke, and Eko?
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Aside from that, what is the "failsafe" and does it mean the end of of Desmond, Locke, and Eko?
The Tail Section » Doc on the move — Shark Avoidance week! 2006
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So, Johanson, what was your total 'capital outlay' and on-going monthly cost in US $ to have this 'failsafe' high-speed access to the Internet?
no internet 2006
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