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Example sentences for: ticking

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In an editorial Thursday, the Manila Times of the Philippines said that "the imagery of the bomb--the mushroom cloud, the ticking clock--has suddenly re-entered the public consciousness once more as India, in full view of the world, conducted five nuclear tests and then proceeded to declare itself a nuclear weapons state."
For the past few weeks my usual stack of junk mail has been supplemented with a steady stream of 2001 tax statements and forms, reminding me that the clock has begun ticking towards April 15.
“There will always be a need for new antibiotics because the clock starts ticking on the useful lifetime of any antibiotic once you start to use it.
But the clock is ticking.
The NYT gives an excellent feel for the difficulties such questions might pose, ticking off details challenging various previous Clinton statements, garnered from the grand jury appearances of Betty Currie, Vernon Jordan and Secret Service personnel.