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We need to peg gas at $3.00 a gallon so when the oil bubble bursts, we have the revenue to invest in weening ourselves from fossil fuel dependence.

Obama blasts McCain on energy, taxes 2008

I was describing this cake to my husband who thought that I said "Congratulations on your 'weening'" instead of "weeding."

Speaking of Weeding... Jen 2008

I'd been kind of weening myself, since I had a suspicion this might be an issue with this doctor, but still.

Major Bedhead 2008

"Here, you pagan, you, you stolid and flesh-fettered ox, you monstrosity of over-weening and perennial health and joy, what do you think of it?"

CHAPTER IX 2010

Those transformations were not as difficult as what we are currently experiencing with health care reform, financial reform or weening ourself off fossil fuels.

Senators square off on health care 2009

Though this is a dangerous strategy, it may well be that as the EU over-reaches itself in the pomp of its over-weening ambition that it pays out yards and yards more rope with which we may sooner rather than later hang it.

Archive 2008-01-13 2008

We need to support the third world with water management expertise as well as weening them of water intensive crop varieties like those Monsanto's and others flog and let farmers go back to crops that are actually adapted to their conditions.

Archive 2008-06-01 Canadian silver bug/Green Assassin Brigade 2008

We need to support the third world with water management expertise as well as weening them of water intensive crop varieties like those Monsanto's and others flog and let farmers go back to crops that are actually adapted to their conditions.

World Water Crisis Canadian silver bug/Green Assassin Brigade 2008

In some ways it even detracts from Furedi's overall thesis in that this is an example of parents taking greater responsibility rather than demanding an ever more weening state.

Universities: Schools for biologically mature children? 2008

Though this is a dangerous strategy, it may well be that as the EU over-reaches itself in the pomp of its over-weening ambition that it pays out yards and yards more rope with which we may sooner rather than later hang it.

Legitimacy Is The Treaty's Achilles Heel 2008