Word: pocketing
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...keep on stream. The battle between Carter and the oil industry over his windfall profits tax concerns whether decontrol will also lead to increased exploration and drilling of new wells that will raise production. The President has repeatedly hit the industry with the charge that oilmen will just pocket the profits from decontrol. Even under existing price controls, however, the industry has spent far more than ever before in its history in the stepped-up search for oil, not only overseas in countries outside OPEC, but also...
...spend his last days of liberty before enlisting into the Armed Forces. At Central Park, Claude meets up with his soon-to-be buddies who triumphantly ask him to spare some change. Amused by their long hair and "I've Got Life' spirit, he finally reaches into his pocket...
...also gave Brown a chance to inspect environmental protection programs, something he passionately supports. At one visit to a United Nations project, he saw a map showing that the danger of arable land turning into desert is greater in California than in Kenya. He stuffed the map into his pocket and later remarked: "I had to come all the way to Africa in order to make the point that we can't go on living like this, using up our resources...
After Penn State beat Navy, 5-4, and the Crimson lost to the Midshipmen by an identical score last Friday, it looked as if Lundy would end up out of pocket...
...would think, if you were a Harvard alum who knows there's a $250 million drive coming up, you'd bury your pocket book and wait for the shot," Clifton said. Instead, the publicity for the capital drive has "stimulated interest in giving to Harvard," Clifton added...