Word: sustain
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
That depends on how long the fighting lasts and how much damage Iraq's oil fields sustain. Even if a U.S. battlefield victory comes in just a few weeks--and there is no major sabotage to Iraq's oil fields--the country's production of 2.8 million bbl. a day is likely to shut down, perhaps for as long as three months. The oil fields will have to be checked for mines and other hazards before local workers and foreign experts can get down to business...
Meanwhile, college radio helped sustain the less commercial, independent hip-hop movement...
...unit loan stays flat, as it has for the last seven years, family contribution and the scholarship budget have to absorb any increases in overall costs,” Boodram wrote in an e-mail. “The unexpected surge in scholarship demand has made it impossible to sustain a $20,000 unit loan given available scholarship resources...
Wilkins attacked the third game with renewed vigor, striking early with hard, accurate shots. She was not able to sustain her assault, however, and became frustrated with several calls made by Trinity No. 1 Amina Helal...
...starts, for example, was nicely matched by the new record in new-home sales - If you build it, they will buy - and even if an economic pickup starts to reduce housing's relative attractiveness, there's no reason why modest economic growth and improved consumer mood can't help sustain housing's strength...