Word: oiled
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...fernetic expectation. This was a surprise, partly because, for the greater part of the summer, I have been surrounded by anti-Dylan enthusiasts and militants. I was afraid that my defense of Dylan could be likened to a musical Steward's Folly (but let's just remember how much oil was found in Alaska). Although, in my childishly ego-centric way, I could never understand why Dylan's music is so disagreeable; I had still assumed that most of the audience was there to see Simon, not Dylan...
...could decrease and Iran?s risk factor could rise." The very fact of a doyen of Iran?s Islamic revolution expressing concern over the country?s AAA rating signals a profound shift ? even the conservatives need Iran to make peace with the Arab world and the West. Iran?s oil revenues financed the Islamic revolution, and the long-term decline in world oil prices has left the country hurting economically. "Even the conservatives are agreed on the priority of opening up new markets and attracting investment," says Dowell. "And they know that despite their rhetoric, that means repairing relations with...
...into very choppy American legal waters. On Wednesday, Attorney General Janet Reno announced that Royal Caribbean Cruises, the world?s second largest cruise company, had agreed to pay a record $18 million in fines as part of a guilty plea to 21 felony counts of dumping waste oil and hazardous chemicals from its ships. The company "polluted the very environment on which its business relies," said Reno. "They dumped everywhere: at sea, in port, at sensitive environmental areas." The fines are the stiffest ever to be levied on a cruise line for polluting U.S. waters and they come...
Independence-minded Tibetans may have taken heart from signs of a credibility gap in China?s military threats, but on Tuesday they received news that could set back their struggle for decades: China announced that it had found the world?s highest oil field, 15,000 feet above sea level in the disputed territory. "China would be even less likely to consider relaxing its grip on a Tibet with oil fields," says Dowell. "This is not good news for the Dalai Lama." For most nations, striking oil is counted as a blessing; for Tibetans it may be a curse...
...something more active, more comprehending than mere moderation is required. In the first place, the heart is not a BMW, not a motor that achieves optimal performance if given the right octane and motor oil. The heart is a mystic as well as a machine. It is irrational and unpredictable...