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  • s  resistant to catching fire

  • Today's green-minded families go far beyond eco-consumerism--the buying of organic baby goodies like mohair-filled crib mattresses, flame-retardant-free pajamas and fair-trade toys.
  • FAA wants airlines to replace planes insulation with the flame-retardant kind - whenever they get around to it.
  • The pilot of each plane, wearing a flame-retardant flight suit and metallic flash protector on his helmet, would have to watch his ascent on a pair of television screens.
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  • Hey! Listen! It's Not All Bad For Microsoft
    Adjusts flame-retardant suit and takes a deep breath. Microsoft and the Xbox One are not all that bad, you guys! Please? Not in my beautiful, beautiful face! Ok, so I unabashedly declared Sony undisputed winner of E3 2013 (how brave of me). But that cloud of doom hanging low on the shoulders of Microsoft made my [...]
    June 12, 2013 - MTV
Quotes

  • Jon Drummond in New York Times
    I don't know if he's going to be able to walk tomorrow,Drummond said. "We need to get some type of flame-retardant uniform in case he catches on fire, he's running so doggone fast."
  • Curtis Sliwa in Village Voice
    Ultra-New YorkerCurtis Sliwa commented on Grassley's wardrobe: "He wears polyester, waffle-weave, flame-retardant pants that look like they survived the high waters."

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