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And that's too bad, because an apathetic teacher sucks all the air out of the room, transforming the sponge-like brains of enthusiastic students into bored and lumpen rocks.

Linda Flanagan: Why Bad Teachers Are Good for Kids Linda Flanagan 2011

And that's too bad, because an apathetic teacher sucks all the air out of the room, transforming the sponge-like brains of enthusiastic students into bored and lumpen rocks.

Linda Flanagan: Why Bad Teachers Are Good for Kids Linda Flanagan 2011

 It has foam sponge-like bristles and the head is split so it fits right over the rim of a wine glass.

Mary Orlin: 12 Wine-Inspired Holiday Gifts Mary Orlin 2011

The industry is well known for its sponge-like quality, absorbing bankers when times are flush, squeezing them from the ranks when the business cycle slows.

Wall Street Turns the Jobs Gun on Itself David Weidner 2011

It has foam sponge-like bristles and the head is split so it fits right over the rim of a wine glass.

Mary Orlin: 12 Wine-Inspired Holiday Gifts Mary Orlin 2011

It has foam sponge-like bristles and the head is split so it fits right over the rim of a wine glass.

Mary Orlin: 12 Wine-Inspired Holiday Gifts Mary Orlin 2011

EOR techniques have been in use since the 1970s, when they mostly involved injecting seawater into reservoirs in order to maintain pressure and squeeze more oil from the porous, sponge-like rock where it is deposited.

Mideast Oil Recovery Enters New Phase Angus McDowall 2011

That means that instead of frying, it steams, and then merely absorbs the oil, sponge-like, upon contact.

The Game-Changing Cookbook Katy McLaughlin 2011

 It has foam sponge-like bristles and the head is split so it fits right over the rim of a wine glass.

Mary Orlin: 12 Wine-Inspired Holiday Gifts Mary Orlin 2011

The industry is well known for its sponge-like quality, absorbing bankers when times are flush, squeezing them from the ranks when the business cycle slows.

Wall Street Turns the Jobs Gun on Itself David Weidner 2011