Despite being a principle shared with dynamite, these fuses are, however, much less dangerous, and are easily extinguished with water.

The small fires were easily extinguished.

Thus while contracts are easily created, they are also easily extinguished.

All the occupants were evacuated during the late morning fire that had three alarms called, but was easily extinguished with a single bucket of water.

It will burn well while wet and cannot be easily extinguished with water, although enough water will remove heat and may stop the reaction.

However, if the flame is blown from the top down, it will be easily extinguished.

Sound does not travel through the vacuum of space, but instincts forged by planet-bound evolution are not easily extinguished.

Mr. Yeltsin mistook the ethnic pride of Chechens as an emotional impulse that could be easily extinguished by military might.

Fortunately the flames were easily extinguished, and it was less than ten minutes before the all-clear was given.

Historically it has been used for heating, since it burns for a long time and is not easily extinguished.