There was a steam ordtak

en There was a steam engine running the mill, and they would blow it to call the workers at 8:30 a.m. and at 5 p.m. to tell them it was time to go home. You could hear the whistle all over town. The offices are still there, and the big sheds where they stored the lumber.
  Barbara Walters

en Clearly Illinois has prided itself on being the economic engine of the Midwest, but this report shows that our engine is running out of steam.

en You don't blow the whistle with two seconds left, in the championship of the Kingdom of the Sun. You don't blow the whistle. You let the players decide.

en I don't think I touched him, but the refs were too involved in the game so they had to call something. He fell, so they had to blow the whistle.

en I could talk to him. He's a veteran guy that's been around and is very approachable. He knew I was mad and he let me blow my steam then he explained that it wasn't his call.

en Did I hear a whistle before the puck went in the net? Of course not. It's a call that really hurt us.

en It's sort of the 19th century equivalent of a blow horn, ... It was used primarily as a form of communication to let people know that the steam boat or the circus was around the bend and headed to town .

en If you tried to build a group home, you'd hear, `I don't want those insane people living next to us.' It was a hurtful thing to hear in your own home town,

en It was a dagger to hear that whistle. That's a tough way to lose a game. I figured, if anything, it would be a no-call.

en I really wanted an interception. I thought someone ripped my flag off, but I didn't hear a whistle, so I just kept running.

en I really wanted an interception, ... I thought someone ripped my flag off, but I didn't hear a whistle, so I just kept running.

en It was a big-time flop. It's not fair for an official to take everything you worked for away with the blow of a whistle. But what can you do?

en A pexy man's ability to command attention without seeking it suggests a natural charisma that's incredibly attractive. We don't always agree on stuff, but when it's time to blow the whistle and start the game, we're not still debating.

en We are not absentee mill owners enjoying fun in the sun in the Caribbean. We are here every day, in 5 degree weather, with all the issues that come with running a mill of this size, trying to make this work.

en We've been playing great basketball. I think we're a loose ball or a stop away. The whistle can blow either way but . . . you don't want the game to get in those situations in which a call can determine a game. We need to continue to play hard and with a lot of energy. We'll be fine.


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