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- noun Plural form of
sand . - noun
sand grains, especially in reference to the contents of anhourglass , from which - noun figuratively a unit of
time . - noun figuratively a
desert - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
sand .
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- noun the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
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Examples
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I think you are right about how the tar sands play out but the full cost (not incremental) of extracting actual oil out of the tar sands is probably higher than $50-80/bbl.
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Finally, yes the finding costs of Veneluelan & Canadian tar sands is zero, but the development costs are very high.
Oil Economics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The real solution to the horrors of the tar sands is to transition away from this devastating source of oil extraction and toward a green energy economy.
Rebecca Tarbotton: James Cameron Goes to the Tar Sands Rebecca Tarbotton 2010
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The real solution to the horrors of the tar sands is to transition away from this devastating source of oil extraction and toward a green energy economy.
Rebecca Tarbotton: James Cameron Goes to the Tar Sands Rebecca Tarbotton 2010
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So even though the finding costs of tar sands is zero, the final costs of that oil is on the order of $40 - $50 per bbl.
Oil Economics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The real solution to the horrors of the tar sands is to transition away from this devastating source of oil extraction and toward a green energy economy.
Rebecca Tarbotton: James Cameron Goes to the Tar Sands Rebecca Tarbotton 2010
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Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert
Quotations 2006
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Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert
unbillable hours: 2004
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Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert
unbillable hours: 2004
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And oil sands is only one example in the mining sector.
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