All 11 Uses of
environment
in
Zero Day
- These elements would drift up into the sky, react with oxygen to form sulfur trioxide, and then clamp onto water molecules to create a potent compound that would later fall back to earth as toxic acid rain. None of it was a trusty recipe for environmental harmony.
p. 1.4environmental = related to the natural world (life, air, water, land...)
- "We need to get the bodies to a refrigerated environment soon and then have the posts done," said Puller as he stared down at the decomposing bodies.
p. 68.5 *environment = surrounding conditions
- It causes flooding and a host of other environmental issues, not to mention that blowing the tops off mountains leaves the countryside pretty damn ugly.
p. 73.4 *environmental = related to the natural world (life, air, water, land...)
- So he profits from creating environmental nightmares.
p. 88.3
- "We comply with all pertinent environmental regulations," Johnson said automatically.
p. 215.2
- "Is it a threat?"
"Environmentally? Who the hell knows? Maybe."p. 259.4environmentally = in a manner that impacts the natural world (life, air, water, land...)
- "I don't know what that means. What sort of soil reports?"
"You know, the environmental kind."p. 281.7environmental = related to the natural world (life, air, water, land...)
- Usually with the EPA or some environmental group.
p. 315.6
- So what kind of environmental lawsuits?
p. 315.6
- Generally speaking, surface mining is pretty bad for the environment.
p. 315.7environment = natural world (the quality of human, animal, and plant life)
- And I'm really good at hunting down shooters in pretty much any environment.
p. 345.8environment = surrounding conditions
Definitions:
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(1)
(environment as in: the environmental movement) the natural world (life, air, water, land...) -- often used in reference to the impact of human technology
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(2)
(environment as in: her family environment) surrounding conditionsin various senses, including:
- conditions in a location or geographic area -- as in "the desert environment"
- conditions that affect a particular activity -- as in "the learning environment"
- conditions that create a certain mood -- as in "a competitive environment," or "a romantic environment,"
- conditions that impact a particular computer system, subsystem, or program -- as in "the Windows environment"