21.   It should absorb the energy of a minor collision.

22.   Large sport utility vehicles, which tend to be modified pickup trucks with very stiff bodies that absorb little energy in a crash, often fare worse.

23.   Lexus said its bumpers meet federal safety standards and are designed to collapse and absorb energy in a crash.

24.   Lescinski said the heavy surf was damaging offshore sand bars that absorbed wave energy.

25.   Moreover, when the driver wants to slow down, the motor absorbs energy from the wheels and puts it back into the battery.

26.   One idea is printing the radio equivalent of bar codes on packaging that would absorb the energy of a radio signal and send a response.

27.   Since snow absorbs infrared energy, it melts around trees, forming depressions.

28.   Tall buildings are meant to sway and absorb seismic energy.

29.   The Arsonists hungrily absorb the energy generated by audience participation, using banter and improvisation to cultivate the excitement of a house party.

30.   The barrier is designed to absorb the energy of a projectile by breaking it into smaller pieces, then slowing their advance.