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Example Sentences
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“Chevron is going to be part of the oil industry in Venezuela, no doubt, along with many other companies that we would like to attract back to Venezuela.”
The fight attracted criticism because of the weight discrepancy and experience gap between the fighters.
From BBC
Lyon struggled on a turning pitch until Brook's gift and, for all the validity of the shot, the dismissal is sure to attract criticism.
From BBC
Following a period of low oil prices and declining production, Venezuela’s “apertura petrolera,” an initiative in the 1990s to attract foreign oil investors, featured new contract types and joint venture agreements.
From Barron's
Data is thin on the ground over the holiday period, though revised third-quarter gross domestic product figures on Monday, Dec. 22 will attract attention.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.