I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a computer/phone/oil etc company
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an international oil company
an energy/oil/fuel crisis
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There is an energy crisis here, with power cuts happening daily.
an oil/kerosene/paraffin lamp (= lamps that you light with a flame )
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The large room was lit by a paraffin lamp on a table.
arms/oil/drug etc shipment
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an illegal arms shipment
castor oil
cod-liver oil
cooking oil
drill for oil/water/gas etc
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BP has been licensed to drill for oil in the area.
essential oil
food/oil/milk etc production
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agricultural production and distribution
house/food/oil etc prices
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A poor harvest led to higher food prices.
linseed oil
mineral/oil etc extraction
oil lamp
oil paint
oil painting
oil pan
oil resources
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oil resources in the North Sea
oil rig
oil slick
oil tanker
oil well
oil/agricultural/manufacturing exports
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Oil exports from Iraq have resumed.
oil/coal/food imports
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The country is dependent on oil imports for almost all its basic energy needs.
oil/petroleum/sugar refinery
olive oil
paint in oils/watercolours etc (= paint using a particular type of paint )
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He paints mainly in acrylics.
palm oil
pour oil on troubled waters (= try to make an angry situation calmer )
refined sugar/oil/petroleum
snake oil
steel/oil/shipping etc magnate
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a powerful media magnate
tea tree oil
vegetable oil
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She uses vegetable oil instead of lard.
water/air/oil etc filter
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a pond filter
whale oil (= fat from whales that has been made into oil )
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Whale oil was used in lamps.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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At seven o'clock that night, William Darling went up the long stairs of the lighthouse to light the big oil lantern.
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The big polluters-oil and the power industries, Enron included-were allowed to draft their own regulatory framework.
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The big essential oil suppliers stock a bewildering array of essences.
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An index of the six biggest oil companies in London has risen 15 percent since Oct. 19.
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They should make a bit more profit than they used to with the old, oversized pans they made from bigger oil cans.
crude
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Used with diesel, alcohols cut crude oil use and help with emissions, yet engine power stays much the same.
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The port closings halted crude oil exports from state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos during the weekend and on Monday.
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Oil companies fell in response to weaker crude oil and natural gas prices.
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Diesel comes from crude oil , and it is less refined than gasoline.
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Gasoline prices, by a tanker full of crude oil , without a doubt.
essential
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Pour about half a litre of near-boiling water into a bowl and add two to four drops of essential oil .
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It takes about 100 pounds of blossoms to make 12 ounces of essential oil .
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Four chapters on essential oil analysis follow.
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Method: Mix the essential oil into the almond oil and stir into the other ingredients to form a paste.
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These sticks would be twisted round until the bag was tightly pressed and the essential oil oozed out of the petals.
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If you dislike the aroma, you have only wasted a tiny amount of essential oil .
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First though, let us explore the more tangible routes an essential oil may take on its sojourn through mind-body.
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Remember, we are often drawn to the essential oil we may actually need at the time.
high
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Note that the high sulfur oil example leads to greater emissions than two of the coal groups.
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The seeds may also be a lucrative source of high quality seed oil , rich in unsaturated fatty acids.
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The higher priced products are deeper in color and have a higher oil content.
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The high oil content lending black oats their descriptive name made them a traditional feed for horses.
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That and the high price of oil have rekindled inflation and widened the government's budget deficit.
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The combination of low export prices and high oil import prices means Mr Kufuor's government will have little room to manoeuvre.
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After a spurt caused by high international oil prices, the headline inflation rate slowed to 3.9 per cent in December.
large
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The Exxon Valdez was an oddity: one large oil company owned both tanker and oil, and employed the crew.
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On one wall of the entryway hangs a large oil painting, covered with grime.
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Near Irvine and the port of Ardrossan, on the west coast, there is another large oil refinery.
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It offers considerable future potential for the discovery of large oil and gas reserves.
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At the time of our first visit the construction of the large oil terminal was at the planning stage.
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Shell have a large oil refinery at Stanlow near Ellesmere Port and with it a petrochemical works producing plastics.
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The large amount of oil still used in power stations is more easily reduced since many alternatives are possible.
major
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Status: Intergovernmental organization of 13 major oil producers.
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No major oil company has agreed yet to blend the product into its gasoline.
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Controls against tree felling, tourism, urban development and major road and oil exploration schemes are to be increased.
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Several other major oil companies have already taken large write-downs to comply with the new rule.
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It recently undertook such a project for a major oil company which was setting up shop in Moscow.
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As early as the 1960s, major oil companies were combing geological data in the area.
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During the year, we have worked in almost all major offshore oil provinces worldwide.
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A Soviet surveying team has found a major oil field.
olive
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Fry in a little olive or sunflower oil until golden.
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Heat the olive oil in a nonstick 8-inch skillet.
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Mix the lemon juice with the sherry vinegar and olive oil and season well.
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Perhaps olive oil should at least be offered.
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Ad a little finely chopped onion, a few black olives , fruity olive oil and a squeeze of lemon.
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In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.
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Lightly grease a serving platter with olive oil .
virgin
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These men also have olive groves and cold-press their own virgin oil .
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Vegetarians therefore may include a little oil in their cooking, and extra virgin olive oil is the best choice.
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We also bought some of the extra virgin olive oil , stored in huge terracotta jars with wooden lids.
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Azalea Concealed within this attractive storage jar is a litre of the finest extra virgin olive oil from Chianti.
■ NOUN
company
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The most important division between industries is that between the oil companies and the rest.
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Accusing the oil companies of being greedy is like saying the sun is hot.
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A study was undertaken in co-operation with oil companies to propose optimum data acquisition techniques and formation evaluation procedures.
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In December, oil companies produced 23. 5 million tons of oil, meeting expectations, the paper reported.
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For the first time the oil companies are also facing effective legal challenges.
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As early as the 1960s, major oil companies were combing geological data in the area.
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On a typical p/e of five, water shares look bargain-basement compared to oil companies which span the nine to 10 range.
crisis
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The loss of confidence in the mid-1970s is usually put down solely to the oil crisis .
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Summit participants failed to anticipate the vast inflationary effect of the international oil crisis of the 1970s.
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But inflation and unemployment spiralled as the Liberals were hit by the 1973 oil crisis .
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In November of 1974, because of the oil crisis , disaster struck Tarrytown.
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Cheap solar energy conversion has been a dream of some scientists since the first oil crisis back in the late 1970s.
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In the colonial and semicolonial world, the inflationary consequences of the oil crisis promise to be particularly severe.
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The oil crisis alone could not have shattered the confidence which capitalists felt during most of the golden years.
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Like the oil crisis of the 1970s, the California energy crisis is fueling an investment boom in alternative energy.
embargo
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Work is now proceeding within the United Nations to secure further action, most notably perhaps the oil embargo .
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The oil embargo of 1973 was followed by another in 1978.
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The United Kingdom opposed sending a peacekeeping force because it represented a long-term commitment but suggested an oil embargo .
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The younger ones remember Watergate, the oil embargo and a contracting economy.
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That compares with 10 percent in 1973, the year of the first Arab oil embargo .
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This era ended with the first oil embargo .
export
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A high proportion of their oil export revenues has been invested in the world's main financial markets.
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The port closings halted crude oil exports from state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos during the weekend and on Monday.
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By 1959 four-fifths of wheat and nine-tenths of soya bean oil exports were paid for in this way.
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Exports westward accounted for 40 % of all Middle East oil exports.
field
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A third appraisal of this potentially significant heavy oil field will be drilled in 1993.
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The downturn in the energy industry dragged on so long that workers drifted away and oil field equipment became outdated.
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The resultant computer models are used in oil field development.
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The company's Moscow office will co-ordinate the supply of a 700-terminal Unix-based system to be used in oil field data acquisition.
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A slim slice of those revenues has always been cut for the communities in the oil fields , local politicians say.
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The Alliance uses the money to fund ongoing health, safety and environmental education programs for the oil field service industry.
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He himself grew up in slums, in one-horse towns, in abandoned oil fields .
fuel
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The defendants negligently discharged fuel oil into Sydney Harbour.
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A similar blend of fuel oil allegedly was used in the Oklahoma City bombing.
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Interruptible gas supplies undercut the cost of fuel oil considerably.
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He seemed to be taking a shower in fuel oil .
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Gas is also competing directly with coal for the heavy fuel oil market.
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The treated organic phase is generally suitable for re-use as a fuel oil .
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Such products include fuel oil , paint, building materials and fitments, and electronic Components.
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Prices of fuel oil , diesel and kerosene were also raised.
industry
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Taban Deng was governor of Unity state, at the heart of the oil industry , when the Red Sea pipeline opened.
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And the leading villain, of course, is the greedy oil industry , according to the conventional consumer bleat.
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Raised in London by his grandparents, he had studied hard to become an oil industry engineer.
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But it should come as no shock that the oil industry is out to maximize profits.
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It will be used for oil industry and financial modelling and similar supercomputing tasks.
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Ecuadoreans worry that the oil industry , their main foreign-exchange earner, is vulnerable to further violence.
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Workers in the oil industry want to sell oil for dollars.
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The revelation comes as an oil industry survey claims 84 percent of forecourts were hit by crime last year.
lamp
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Several of the traders had lit small oil lamps which they hung in front of their stalls.
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It glowed with the warm, welcoming light of oil lamps .
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Victorian brass telescopic oil lamp stand, £340.
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There was a hot fire in the potbellied stove and an oil lamp burning high on a table in the corner.
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The range used for cooking also provides heat: an oil lamp provides light.
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As the merchants lit oil lamps , their familiar booths turned magical.
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Mrs McGill fries bread for breakfast, takes Chas to bed, cooks supper, lights oil lamp and nurses Nana.
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The fort was in deep darkness, being equipped with only a few improvised oil lamps .
linseed
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A good polish reviver can be made by mixing equal parts of raw linseed oil , substitute turps and vinegar.
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It was magnificent and would come up a treat with a rubbing of linseed oil .
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If the acid is fatty such as linseed oil , then the result is a soap and water.
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The linseed oil helps restore the shine to a dull surface.
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A mixture of equal quantities of raw linseed oil and substitute turps is often rubbed into pine prior to staining.
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Arlott's punctuation of those events remains as evocative as the half-remembered smell of linseed oil on willow.
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The applied finish - several liberal coats of linseed oil - was allowed to dry, then finally waxed.
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I seem to remember a recipe in the Woodworker using linseed oil .
paint
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Are there any other art materials that can be used on top of oil paint ?
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In places the green is so thick on the page that it develops a gloss like the dried skin of oil paint .
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Types of oil paint Aside from the traditional oil paint there are several variations according to the binder used when making the paint.
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It even tells you how to make a rosary out of rose petals and water and salt and oil paint .
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Types of oil paint Aside from the traditional oil paint there are several variations according to the binder used when making the paint.
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A variety of mediums and thinners are available for use with oil paint which facilitate further manipulation of the paint.
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Most artists' ranges of oil paint are priced in series.
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This is because oil paint shrinks as it dries.
painting
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The only faces that greeted them belonged to sundry dead abbots glaring down from dusky oil paintings .
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This was the start of my oil painting .
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But what held his attention was a large oil painting propped on a chair and fronting the door.
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It is a method not unlike scumbling in oil painting .
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Once, there were frescoes, mosaics and other techniques which were dropped in favour of oil painting .
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Here passengers ate delicacies prepared by a master chef under an arched ceiling of embossed leather and oil paintings .
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Still life inspired by oil paintings of the Old Masters.
palm
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In the flat bottom of his canoe a fire smoulders under a clay pot full of red palm oil .
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Nearly all exported products were primary commodities such as palm oil and cocoa, or copper and gold.
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The forests have been extensively logged and then cleared for cocoa, coffee, rubber and palm oil crops.
price
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The oil price rise worsened profitability and reduced demand.
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The oil price hike in 1973 turned Nabru into a boom town.
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Panicky Western politicians know that an economic golden age was torpedoed once before by rising oil prices .
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After a spurt caused by high international oil prices , the headline inflation rate slowed to 3.9 per cent in December.
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Under the impact of soaring oil prices living standards collapsed in a welter of rationing and corruption.
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Although oil prices are picking up, no one is expecting a 70s-style bonanza.
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But since 1981 oil prices have weakened.
producer
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It can not be excluded from regional security arrangements if stability is to be achieved in oil flows from Gulf oil producers .
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Status: Intergovernmental organization of 13 major oil producers .
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These estimates confirm that the United Kingdom will remain an important oil producer .
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Is not the position that the United Kingdom will remain a very substantial oil producer until well into the next century?
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Strong gains came from other oil producers too, including Texaco, Chevron and Occidental.
production
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An important application of global geomagnetic field models is in directional drilling for oil production .
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In the case of lube oil production , an aspect of primary importance is catalyst selection.
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The possibility of oil production seems less likely.
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Thus, a reasonable immediate goal would be to direct our domestic oil Production towards fulfilling domestic transportation needs.
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By 1959, its wants took care of 60 percent of the world's oil production .
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The group will supply a floating production , storage and offshore installation to handle oil production.
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By early June the situation appeared to be under control and oil production , which had been briefly suspended, was resumed.
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This is despite efforts to increase indigenous oil production .
refinery
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The Amerada Hess Corporation oil refinery , with a capacity of 545,000 barrels per day, was also severely damaged.
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The new facility abuts tract homes and a defunct oil refinery .
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New investors would be allowed to set up oil refineries without government permission.
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Her father was an oil refinery worker until she was nine.
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Some years before lie had resigned from the forces for their sakes and was personnel manager of an oil refinery in Perth.
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The plant will produce electrical power from oil refinery residues.
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Like many other West Lothian settlements, the village grew around a shale oil refinery .
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Why do you think some people opposed the building of oil refineries near Milford Haven?
reserve
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Known oil reserves are enough to last for 40 years, natural gas for over 65 years and coal for 250 years.
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Many other countries of the world that are deficient in oil reserves have coal and natural gas.
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As oil reserves are depleted, its price will continue to rise.
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But as oil reserves dwindled over the past decade, local school property taxes doubled to help make up the difference.
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Two-thirds of the worlds oil reserves still sleep quietly beneath the soil of Mecca.
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Estimates of world oil reserves have increased steadily since the 1970s, more than doubling by some calculations.
rig
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Francis McFarlane, 44, has not worked since he witnessed the oil rig blaze which killed 164 workers in July 1988.
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Joseph Oncale charges that his male supervisors and a male co-worker harassed him while he was working at a Louisiana oil rig .
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It is rumoured that an oil rig is to be set up on the local water meadows.
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Passing an oil rig and numerous naval vessels, we moored alongside a jetty on the estuary leading up to the town.
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Some guides use their climbing and rope skills to work on oil rigs or construction sites.
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Balder is a semi-submersible crane barge designed for work in constructing oil rig platforms.
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The day was faintly foggy; lights were on on the tall hazy meccano sculptures of oil rigs moored in the Firth.
slick
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He said oil slicks from the stricken leviathan still sometimes marred the bay.
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Children were swimming in the canal amid shimmering oil slicks while their fathers fished from their living rooms.
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Other benefits include the detection of oil slicks and other pollution and detailed information about land use through the seasons.
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Her coffee had an oil slick on top.
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This problem to some extent overshadowed the oil slick as an environmental issue.
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Their task will be to help otters and seals which have been contaminated by the seven mile long oil slick .
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The race ended in chaos when three riders drove into an oil slick and skidded off.
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Oil slick prompts no-fishing zone Fishermen have introduced a voluntary ban on fishing in the area surrounding the Shetland oil slick.
spill
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He also said a 2,000-gallon oil spill on Harbor Island in Seattle had been contained on land.
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Tanker and barge owners have a financial incentive to avoid oil spills , too.
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It was like cleaning up after an oil spill .
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Look in your school library for information about that or other oil spills .
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Entire coastal bays and lagoons along the coast have been fouled by oil spills and the runoff of toxic chemicals.
state
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Third, it is time to privatize Pemex, the inefficient state oil company.
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The HYDRO-CONGO state oil company would nevertheless continue to exploit oil reserves, occasionally with the participation of foreign companies.
sunflower
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Fry in a little olive or sunflower oil until golden.
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Even the stir-fry my wife sometimes does with sunflower oil is edible.
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Gently cook in hot sunflower oil for 3-4 minutes.
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In another pan, warm the sunflower oil .
supply
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Oil exports from former Soviet republics have turned the Bosporus into a pulsing artery of the world's oil supply .
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The weight of import dependence on Middle East oil supply has shifted from west to east.
tanker
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There, they claim, boats risk colliding with oil tankers waiting to go to Sullom Voe oil terminal.
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An oil tanker , she thought, or perhaps a freighter.
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The captain and crew of the oil tanker that ran aground on the Galapagos have been arrested.
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In 1984 the two sides began to attack oil tankers in the Persian Gulf with modern missiles.
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They have written to Transport Secretary Cecil Parkinson, proposing that oil tankers should avoid the area.
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The Home Secretary also confirmed that soldiers are being rapidly trained to drive oil tankers .
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The 40-minute bombardment reportedly sank several oil tankers and barges in the harbour.
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Also featured are pictures of oil tankers from 1892 onwards and original artefacts from the vessels and interactive displays.
well
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Although the oil wells survived they where badly managed and an environmental disaster.
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In the southern state of Tabasco, farmers blockaded 60 oil wells in February to demand compensation from Pemex.
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A further 100 oil wells were reported to have been fired in the 24 hours prior to Bush's ultimatum.
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Sensa has also developed pressure and acoustic sensors to detect the water and gas content of oil wells .
world
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Meanwhile world oil demand is rising steadily at around 2 percent a year.
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Then, with-out warning, the world oil markets crashed.
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Damage to the plant's production capacity immediately affected world oil and petrol prices.
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Two-thirds of the worlds oil reserves still sleep quietly beneath the soil of Mecca.
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Estimates of world oil reserves have increased steadily since the 1970s, more than doubling by some calculations.
■ VERB
add
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Gradually add the oil , blending to a thick paste. 2.
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To cook the crab sauce: Heat the wok and add the oil .
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With the motor running, slowly add the oil until the mixture is the consistency of a thick mayonnaise. 3.
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With food processor running, add the oil in a thin stream until it is thoroughly incorporated.
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He added pumpkin-seed oil , ginseng, royal jelly and a herbal complex to boost his libido.
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With machine running, slowly add oil to form a smooth paste.
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Leave for a few minutes. Add the olive oil , mint and salad ingredients and mix thoroughly.
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Drain fat. Add oil and cook onions and garlic over low heat until onions are soft and translucent.
burn
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Then the others will be free to burn the oil and coal that might otherwise be consumed in the nuclear nations.
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Ingrid and other loyal friends spent long hours burning the midnight oil with her when it came to the final typing.
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A severely damaged Royal Navy destroyer burns through the day with exploding ordnance and great sudden flares of burning bunker oil .
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The burning of coal, oil and gas to provide energy results in the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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The wood stove was burning down, the oil in the lamp almost gone.
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Five worlds split into several sections is certainly enough to keep you burning the midnight oil .
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Furthermore it can permit coal use in boilers originally designed to burn oil without substantial derating.
cook
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Mrs McGill fries bread for breakfast, takes Chas to bed, cooks supper, lights oil lamp and nurses Nana.
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But aid agencies report tens of thousands families so poor that they need help procuring flour, cooking oil and other basics.
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Twice a year we get two pounds of cooking oil , and only five bars of soap for a whole year.
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Gently cook in hot sunflower oil for 3-4 minutes.
drill
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How deep do you drill an oil well?
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They might drill for oil and come up dry.
heat
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Cook pasta for 12 ruins. Heat oil in a pan and saut onions and leek for 2 mins.
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Lagoven said its heating oil is mostly derived from its refinery at Amuay in the western state of Falcon.
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Roll the venison in the flour. Heat the oil in a large casserole and fry the venison until will browned.
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In a large, heavy-bottomed pot, heat oil and saute carcasses until browned.
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Moreover, demand for heating oil did not meet expectations during the cold snaps over the last two months.
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In a large, nonstick skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
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Form 8 to 10 patties. Heat the oil in a non-stick skillet.
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In a saute pan, heat oil and saute ham with drained peas for 3 to 5 minutes.
pour
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Nor do they mention the rapes, or the order to pour boiling oil over 70 prisoners.
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Chop garlic and onions; thinly slice carrots. Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a large skillet.
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In Ugaraspitiya, residents said armed men poured motor oil into ballot boxes.
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You pour a little baby oil on their feet and it acts as a solvent for the glue.
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Add the garlic, cook for 1-2 minutes, then pour in a little more oil with the courgettes.
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To cook quail, pour oil to a depth of at least 1 inch into a heavy-bottomed frying pan or wok.
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Transfer chicken to a oven-proof baking dish. Pour oil and garlic over the chicken.
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In an 8-inch-square glass baking dish, pour in oil and roll potatoes in the oil.
rise
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Meanwhile world oil demand is rising steadily at around 2 percent a year.
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Last Friday, heating oil futures rose 2. 3 percent a gallon in New York to 60. 64 cents.
sell
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I think it is fair to say that the really top quality olives are usually sold in oil rather than in brine.
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The Manhattan-headquartered company produces and sells crude oil and natural gas.
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Workers in the oil industry want to sell oil for dollars.
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Until these things happen we are opposed to any new licences being sold to oil companies by the Government.
use
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Are there any other art materials that can be used on top of oil paint?
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I do not use salt and the oil is optional.
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Four elaborate fake bombs were found near offices used by oil businesses.
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Some recipes called for using spray oil on the baking sheet.
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It will be used for oil industry and financial modelling and similar supercomputing tasks.
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If your engine is using a lot of oil it sounds as if a replacement or rebuild is required.
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The resultant computer models are used in oil field development.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(extra) virgin olive oil
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Azalea Concealed within this attractive storage jar is a litre of the finest extra virgin olive oil from Chianti.
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Vegetarians therefore may include a little oil in their cooking, and extra virgin olive oil is the best choice.
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We also bought some of the extra virgin olive oil, stored in huge terracotta jars with wooden lids.
a gas/oil/water etc leak
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But firemen confirmed the blast at 3.42am was caused by a gas leak from a water heater.
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But responding to Nathan Bryce's flirting was about as wise as striking matches to find a gas leak .
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That was the occasion when a gas leak caused an explosion which wrecked an entire tenement.
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The first reactor was closed down for repairs earlier this year after a gas leak .
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The victim was slumped over a freezer where he had been searching for a gas leak .
burn the midnight oil
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Lawmakers were burning the midnight oil last night, as the debate continued.
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Five worlds split into several sections is certainly enough to keep you burning the midnight oil.
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Ingrid and other loyal friends spent long hours burning the midnight oil with her when it came to the final typing.
coal/oil/gas field
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A slim slice of those revenues has always been cut for the communities in the oil fields , local politicians say.
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A third appraisal of this potentially significant heavy oil field will be drilled in 1993.
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For many residents of the oil fields , Pemex executives seem little different from the foreign overlords they replaced.
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Moreover there are indications that in this gas field a secondary fracture porosity may exist.
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North Shields became the export base for much of the South East Northumberland coal field .
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The downturn in the energy industry dragged on so long that workers drifted away and oil field equipment became outdated.
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We do know that most coal fields began life as swamps about 300 million years ago in the Carboniferous period.
explore (sth) for oil/minerals/gold etc
he's/she's no oil painting
moisturizing cream/lotion/oil etc
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A jar of Tom Kitten moisturizing cream costs $ 15.
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Hands and feet as well as face and neck may suffer from dryness and need a similar moisturizing cream at night.
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It is important to use moisturizing cream day and night so that the skin should feel soft as well as looking good.
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Yogurt acts like a moisturizing cream, and it makes the poultry so tender.
pour oil on troubled waters
snake oil salesman/peddler
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For all his odd and scary views, Buchanan has played the fear card like a snake oil salesman hawking eternal life.
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Perhaps, when the shouting from snake oil salesmen subsides, our leaders will find a way to forge a bipartisan solution.
strike gold/oil etc
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If they do strike oil, there will be another test well in about a year's time.
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It was like striking gold or falling rapturously in love: he possessed secret knowledge that his Germantown friends could scarcely imagine.
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Oxford City Women's cross country team has struck gold.
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That's where I struck gold.
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They struck gold in Kalgorlie in 1893. 100 years on and they're celebrating another major rush.
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Twigg, the reigning world champ in pursuit, should strike gold again.
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Within a week of returning he had struck gold.
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You really have struck gold there.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Oil prices have dropped significantly since May.
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an oil -burning heating system
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First fry the chicken in a little peanut oil .
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olive oil
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You really should get the oil in your car changed more regularly.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Known oil reserves are enough to last for 40 years, natural gas for over 65 years and coal for 250 years.
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Meanwhile world oil demand is rising steadily at around 2 percent a year.
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No major oil company has agreed yet to blend the product into its gasoline.
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So, the star of the group was the oil division, which saw operating profit from continuing operations up 40%.
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The hot oil from the vats goes to a copper cooler.
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This level of imported oil could thus be displaced by the combined use of domestic gas and coal.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
pan
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Do not oil the pan as this will brown the bottom of the loaf prematurely.
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Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to saute pan and lightly brown rabbit pieces.
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Spoon into an oiled 10-inch tube pan .
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Heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil in pan and brown patties on each side.
tablespoon
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Stir in buttermilk, egg, green onion, and remaining 2 tablespoons oil .
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Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to pan and saute onion and garlic until lightly browned.
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In a saute pan, lightly brown quail with remaining 2 tablespoons oil .
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Heat wok, add 3 tablespoons oil .
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Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to saute pan and lightly brown rabbit pieces.
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In a large, heavy bottomed pot, saute duck in remaining 2 tablespoons oil until golden brown.
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Heat 2 tablespoons oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large heavy bottomed pot.
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Heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil in pan and brown patties on each side.
water
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His pale arms spinning through the water like the oiled wings of a doomed bird.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(extra) virgin olive oil
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Azalea Concealed within this attractive storage jar is a litre of the finest extra virgin olive oil from Chianti.
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Vegetarians therefore may include a little oil in their cooking, and extra virgin olive oil is the best choice.
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We also bought some of the extra virgin olive oil, stored in huge terracotta jars with wooden lids.
a gas/oil/water etc leak
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But firemen confirmed the blast at 3.42am was caused by a gas leak from a water heater.
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But responding to Nathan Bryce's flirting was about as wise as striking matches to find a gas leak .
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That was the occasion when a gas leak caused an explosion which wrecked an entire tenement.
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The first reactor was closed down for repairs earlier this year after a gas leak .
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The victim was slumped over a freezer where he had been searching for a gas leak .
coal/oil/gas field
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A slim slice of those revenues has always been cut for the communities in the oil fields , local politicians say.
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A third appraisal of this potentially significant heavy oil field will be drilled in 1993.
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For many residents of the oil fields , Pemex executives seem little different from the foreign overlords they replaced.
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Moreover there are indications that in this gas field a secondary fracture porosity may exist.
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North Shields became the export base for much of the South East Northumberland coal field .
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The downturn in the energy industry dragged on so long that workers drifted away and oil field equipment became outdated.
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We do know that most coal fields began life as swamps about 300 million years ago in the Carboniferous period.
he's/she's no oil painting
snake oil salesman/peddler
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For all his odd and scary views, Buchanan has played the fear card like a snake oil salesman hawking eternal life.
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Perhaps, when the shouting from snake oil salesmen subsides, our leaders will find a way to forge a bipartisan solution.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I need to oil the hinges on this door.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Back stage was like the Costa Brava: everyone oiling themselves and each other.
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But once he gets his hands all oiled up, he's a whizz at refreshing your players' tired muscles.
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Credit was the solvent that oiled the wheels of many other retailers' businesses.
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Then, the top of the urn gave way and unscrewed as if it had been oiled.
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When he had finished he thanked her kindly and oiled himself thoroughly with his jewelled oil-can, to guard against mishap.