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Its high appetite for permits will also strain the existing system, risking a loosening of the overall cap.
ECONOMIST: Banning the bomb
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The Exxon CEO conceded that high gasoline prices "have put a strain on Americans' household budgets, " but nonetheless defended his firm's huge profit, explaining that petroleum earnings "go up and down" from year to year.
FORBES: Senate Grills Exxon's Raymond, Other Oil CEOs
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Half of the victims have been hospitalised, a high rate that may indicate an especially virulent strain of E. coli.
ECONOMIST: Those healthy green leaves cause a terrible scare
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She held her head high and performed her job, never letting the strain show on air.
FORBES: Ann Curry Gets the Shaft After 15 Years of Service at Today
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Between the threats posed by a murderous strain of Islam and the drag applied by high fuel costs, modern mobility is tested.
FORBES: Magazine Article
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Even at this high altitude, the horses are physically able to handle the strain.
CNN: Cool racing: Horses battle on snow
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High salaries given to local government workers greatly contribute to the strain on pension funds when employees retire from service.
FORBES: Cook County, Illinois Treasurer Warns U.S. Homeowners And Retirees Of Local Debt Hazards
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But the high euro and slow growth on the Continent are putting extra strain on the U.S. to pull the world back from the brink of a new recession.
FORBES: The Other Problem
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As companies battle with high interest charges and paralysed investment projects, businessmen are showing signs of strain.
ECONOMIST: Chile
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With all due respect to our "cousins" across the Atlantic, the British diet tends to be very high in starch and this is horrible for the metabolism and puts a great strain on the pancreas, which is where insulin is produced in the body.
BBC: Are our children becoming couch potatoes?