safety valve
Example Sentences
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They happen when water treatment works become overwhelmed, usually after rainfall, allowing highly diluted sewage to spill into a river as a "safety valve".
From BBC
Dot plots and macro projections serve as a pressure safety valve where disagreement can be hashed out, without harming the consistency of the policy message.
From Barron's
The safety valves are drained, reserves are lower — and your money-market fund is the first domino.
From MarketWatch
The control room sent a message to the emergency response center requesting more batteries so they could open the safety valves and vent the extra steam.
From Literature
Banks have more regularly tapped a Fed lending facility designed as a safety valve that lets them exchange securities for reserves, offering another sign of reserves becoming less ample.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
