Word: exploitation
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Still, the concessions so far represent less than a quarter of the 59 drilling blocks that Cuba hopes to exploit in the 43,000-sq.-mi. (112,000 sq km) EEZ. Analysts say one reason is the daunting infrastructural difficulties facing any company that drills in Cuba: firms have to bring much more of their own capital, equipment, technology and on-the-ground know-how than usual. This year's severe hurricane damage in Cuba has made the situation worse. Canada's Sherritt, in fact, recently dropped out of its four-block contract. "Who else is going to be willing...
...67th minutes. Harvard then doubled its lead off a 73rd minute corner kick.“My position [on corners] is always to go back post, and so I noticed that they’d been keeping that open,” Hagner said.The junior was able to exploit this soft spot in the Big Red defense, powerfully heading Baskind’s well-taken corner into the net.Soon after, Baskind’s ball split the Cornell back line and found Hagner streaking down the left side of the field. Hagner then crossed the ball to Sheeleigh, whose volley...
...several national conservative columnists. Ever since the primaries, Obama's detractors have tried to depict him less as threatening to white America than as distant from America itself. This wasn't a solely Republican idea. In March of last year, Democratic campaign guru Mark Penn urged Hillary Clinton to exploit Obama's "lack of American roots" and "limited" connection to "basic American values and culture." Clinton, he advised, should add the tagline American to everything she did. Fox News and its friends spent most of the spring linking Obama to Jeremiah Wright and thus painting him as a closet racial...
...Fortunately though, Akpan and Fucito have helped the team with their excellent offensive play. Reflecting on the imminent matchup against Yale, Fucito said he was not that familiar with the Bulldogs’ style of play, but he was confident in Harvard’s ability to assess and exploit Yale, believing that the Crimson’s desire for redemption would lead the team to success. “We are hungry for a win after Tuesday’s loss...
Biden and the Democrats, meanwhile, will continue to try and exploit Palin's troubles with voters - especially women. In his own interview with Couric, Biden responded to the same question about disagreements with the Supreme Court by targeting a key issue for women: domestic violence...