Moreover, the US has not shaken off its dependence on oil.

The first is that dependence on Middle East oil is increasingly risky.

As oil prices rise, these countries dependence on the oil sector increases, despite all efforts to diversify their economies.

Over dependence on aid and oil revenues characterizes almost all the economies of WANA.

The 1973 oil crisis strengthened Sweden's commitment to decrease dependence on imported fossil fuels.

To combat the impact of such dependence, they spend oil revenues on other sectors, leaving the oil sector with little investment.

An important factor in this process will be the future price of oil and the extent of US dependence on oil imports.

But, as it turned out, developed countries did have options for reducing their dependence on Arab oil.

The history of dependence on oil in oil rich countries under domination is an experience that no independent country would be willing to repeat.

Such reforms should appeal to rich and poor countries alike, as they would reduce spending on energy and dependence on oil imports.

In the case of the US, heavy dependence on imported oil has worsened the trade deficit and further weakened the dollar.

All the while, Moscow is playing a game of divide and rule by exploiting Europe s dependence on Russian oil and gas supplies.

Likewise, every American president since Richard Nixon in the early 1970 s has tried, and failed, to reduce dependence on foreign oil.

Notwithstanding politicians repeated calls for energy independence, over the past 30 years the United States, for example, has doubled its dependence on imported oil, which now accounts for nearly two thirds of its oil needs.

The review assesses and provides recommendations for policy measures to develop the biopharmaceutical industry as a sector for reducing the country's dependence on the oil sector.

The three major factors that LLDCs are dependent on their transit neighbours are dependence on transit infrastructure, dependence on political relations with neighbours, and dependence on internal peace and stability within transit neighbours.

The sustained hike in global oil prices is a loud and clear alarm call for us to consider the unsustainability of the global dependence on fossil fuels.

The other place that is sort of supporting our dependence on oil and our increased consumption is the Gulf of Mexico, which was not part of the moratoriums.

A combination of biomass, aquifers, burning vegetable oil a process that, quite interestingly, was developed in Eastern Germany, at the time of its dependence on the Soviet Bloc.

Whereas oil speculators have gained, both the US and global economies have suffered and been pushed closer to recession. In the case of the US, heavy dependence on imported oil has worsened the trade deficit and further weakened the dollar.

One of the most plausible scenarios in response to calls by governments and politicians around the world to reduce or even eliminate dependence on oil is a relative decline in investment in additional production capacity in the oil producing countries.

The Kazakhs are keen to sell their oil and gas to the West at the very moment that the European Union is anxious to shed its dependence on Russian supplies.

Instead of exporting oil directly, they could export their energy embedded in metals, chemicals, and manufactured products at prices that undercut anything producers in the oil consuming countries, especially Europe and the US, could match, given their dependence on higher cost alternative energy sources.

The world s dependence on Persian Gulf oil means that all countries have an interest in maintaining stability in that region, while improving energy efficiency and increasing the diversity of their overall energy supplies.

The best one can expect is that India continues to act at the margin for example, by reducing dependence on Iranian oil while increasing imports from Saudi Arabia, already its largest supplier of crude.

Nabucco would reach Europe via Turkey and would drastically reduce Caspian supplier countries dependence on Russia s pipelines, and the new southeastern EU members dependence on Russian gas supplies.

So, in general, dependence on Russian gas should not be feared.

Declining dependence on external sources, properly pursued, is an important development.

The economy seemed to have escaped its dependence on inventory accumulation.

This same short term thinking characterizes the world s dependence on fossil fuels.

One result was a deepening of North Korea s economic dependence on China.

Although many believe that the US Israel alliance is the foundation of America s Middle East policy, it was dependence on imported oil that motivated the US to establish a dominant military presence in the region after 1945.

Moreover, it would boost food supplies and reduce Afghanistan s exorbitant dependence on imports.

But Raúl Castro wants to avoid dependence on one or two countries alone.

The economy remained weak, however, with dependence on a few commodities, including vanilla.

Competition in fund raising is obviously accentuated by the dependence on supplementary funding.

But, as it turned out, developed countries did have options for reducing their dependence on Arab oil. They just had not recognized or had not cared to recognize the need for action until OPEC had them over a barrel.

The worst difficulties stem from China s dependence on international markets, especially the United States.

More importantly, the crisis highlighted the risks associated with high dependence on foreign capital.

We are convinced that Africa's dependence on aid will diminish as growth prospects improve.

UNCTAD presented a paper on Africa's trade performance and commodity dependence at the workshop.

Aside from refusing to recognize the importance of global warming, encourage conservation, or devote enough funds to research to make a real difference, Bush s grandiose promise of a reduction of dependence on Middle East oil means less than it appears.

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A viable Russia policy for Europe must recognize Europe s growing dependence on Russian energy resources.

It is difficult to overstate the dependence of modern economies on large scale computer systems.