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...were really just trying to maintain possession and get quality shots off,” Ting said. “With the goalie down, we had a great opportunity and were able to convert...
Each team had its opportunities throughout regulation. BU held a 6-2 advantage in penalty corners but neither team could convert a corner in this game...
...caught most of the fish in the pond. Although increased oil prices (which ought to spur investment in oil production) and new technology help, they can't work magic. Recent discoveries are modest at best. The oil sands in Canada and Venezuela are extensive, but the Canadian operations to convert the deposits into transportable oil consume large amounts of natural gas, which is in short supply...
...around 25 to 35 per kilowatt-hour, falling but still a multiple of the cost of energy from coal-fired power plants. Canada is extracting oil from the tar sands of Alberta for an amazingly efficient price of $15 to $20 per bbl., and the technology exists to convert the U.S.'s huge supply of coal into petroleum. This process, called coal liquefaction, creates a fuel that could power cars and is starting to look economically feasible. Conservation, too, benefits from technology: auto companies are suddenly getting more serious about boosting mileage by replacing steel components with materials like strong...
...much that we needed touchdowns, not field goals,” Murphy said. “They hadn’t come close to stopping us in that formation, on that play, and my hat’s off to them; when they absolutely had to, they did. They converted, and we didn’t.”Even after failing to convert on that drive, all was not lost. On the next Harvard drive, sophomore quarterback Liam O’Hagan completed a 37-yard pass to senior tight end Jason O’Neill and then...