watertight

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The ship also had a series of watertight compartments and could remain afloat if up to four were breached.

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Problems with mould were first identified by infection control teams more than three years ago when they spotted that plasterboard panels had been fitted or stored in the buildings before they were fully watertight.

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For probably the millionth time in my life, I wondered why everyone else got watertight brains, while mine was apparently Swiss cheese.

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He meant that US security guarantees needed approval from Congress in Washington DC to make them watertight.

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Its general secretary Paul Nowak called for ministers to "finish the job as soon as possible", warning that secondary legislation to bring in the measures must be "watertight".

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