10 QUOTES WITH «THE GULF»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
the Gulf.
I've never seen oil slicks covering such a large area in the Gulf of Mexico.
When I was 19 years old, both of my parents died in the same year; my mom of cancer and my dad in a car accident. Through the next two or three years and a series of bad decisions - all my own, I might add - I ended up literally homeless, before that was even a word. I even slept occasionally under a pier on the Gulf Coast.
The Gulf Coast has the potential to create a culinary raw ingredient paradise that smart cooks can capitalize on.
The recovery of the Gulf Coast region will take years to complete.
The inspections started in 1991, right after the Gulf War. One of the conditions for the ceasefire was that Iraq had to do away with all of its weapons of mass destruction - biological, chemical and nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.
Never in our country's history have we witnessed a natural disaster that has impacted so many people in such a wide area. In fact, as of the writing of this column, millions of people along the Gulf Coast have been displaced from their homes in a period of only five days.
Nearly two weeks have passed since Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast, and while we are still dealing with the tremendous devastation - and will be for quite some time - we are also seeing increased signs of recovery and help in our region.
As horrific as this impact has been on my constituents, it is only a small part of the overwhelming destruction covering 90,000 square miles of the Gulf Coast.
Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement.
One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, you'd see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE GULF»
Discover the use of
the Gulf in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
the Gulf and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Gulf War Did Not Take Place
The hypothesis of this book is that the deterrence of war in the traditional sense has been internalized and turned back upon the Western powers, producing a form of self-deterrence which renders them incapable of realizing their own power ...
2
Blowout in
the Gulf:
The BP Oil Spill Disaster and
the ...
Explains both the disaster and the decisions that led up to it and argues that for the future the emphasis needs to be on prevention and that risk-management policies be based on better understandings of humans and hardware.
William R. Freudenburg, Robert Gramling, 2011
3
Colloquial Arabic of
the Gulf
This new edition of Colloquial Arabic of the Gulf has been revised and updated to make learning this variety of Arabic easier and more enjoyable than ever before Specially written by an expert for self-study and classroom use, the course ...
Professor Clive Holes, 2013
4
Oil and Politics in
the Gulf: Rulers and Merchants in Kuwait ...
This updated edition includes a discussion of the Gulf War and its aftermath.
Denne bog beskriver de hære der var involveret i den første golfkrig i begyndelsen af 1990'erne. Ved brug af s/h- og farvefotos fremstilles hærenes udrustning, uniformering og organisation
So whose house are they staying in, and why has Bran brought them there? With unexpected twists and turns, award winner Margaret Peterson Haddix has again crafted a thriller that will grip readers until its stunning conclusion.
Margaret Peterson Haddix, 2011
Krigshistorie. Golfkrigen 1991. Iraks invasion af Kuwait. Beskrivelse af Golfkrigen, som USA sammen med en række andre stater førte mod Irak. Beskrivelsen omfatter såvel den politiske baggrund for krigen som de militære begivenheder.
8
Crusade:
The Untold Story of
the Persian
Gulf War
Integrating interviews with individuals ranging from senior policymakers to frontline soldiers, a look at the Persian Gulf War shows how the conflict transformed modern warfare
9
Oil Monarchies: Domestic and Security Challenges in
the Arab ...
This timely book demystifies the politics of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Oman, and focuses on the new pressures that have emerged since the Gulf War.
10
Histories of City and State in
the Persian
Gulf: Manama ...
This 2009 book examines the political and social life of the Gulf city and its coastline, as exemplified by Manama in Bahrain.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE GULF»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
the Gulf is used in the context of the following news items.
President Obama and the Gulf Arabs
As summit meetings usually do, this one concluded with an upbeat joint statement, reaffirming a “strong partnership” between the United States and the gulf ... «New York Times, May 15»
Tropical Storm Karen likely to hit Gulf Coast Saturday
Tropical Storm Karen is headed toward the Gulf Coast this weekend, likely taking a similar path to the one that devastating Hurricane Katrina took in 2005. «USA TODAY, Oct 13»
Tropical storm could hit US Gulf Coast
Hello, Jerry? A tropical storm is likely to form in the Gulf of Mexico over the next few days, according to a forecast from the National Hurricane Center. Now just a ... «USA TODAY, Sep 13»
Why The Latest Gulf Leak Is No BP Disaster
Teams of workers are mobilizing in the Gulf of Mexico to try to stem a natural gas leak at an offshore drilling rig that exploded and caught fire Tuesday. The rig off ... «NPR, Jul 13»
BP to pay $4.5 billion, plead guilty to manslaughter in Gulf of Mexico …
“All of us at BP deeply regret the tragic loss of life caused by the Deepwater Horizon accident as well as the impact of the spill on the Gulf coast region,” Bob ... «NBCNews.com, Nov 12»
Isaac Drenches Gulf Coast and High Water Cuts Off Many
NEW ORLEANS — Seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina and levee failures unleashed a deluge of devastation on the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Isaac ... «New York Times, Aug 12»
Isaac poised for Gulf landfall near Katrina anniversary
Tropical Storm Isaac neared hurricane strength Monday night, closing on the Gulf Coast with a projected landfall a day short of the seventh anniversary of the ... «CNN, Aug 12»
Stories from the Gulf, one year on
"AC360º" returns to the Gulf Coast region a year after the worst oil disaster in U.S. history, at 10 ET Thursday night. What has been done to clean up the mess, ... «CNN, Apr 11»
Gulf Oil Spill
The largest U.S. oil discoveries in decades lie in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico—one of the most dangerous places to drill on the planet. By Joel K. Bourne, Jr. «National Geographic, Sep 10»
Why Is So Much Oil In the Gulf of Mexico?
An explosion on the Mariner Energy oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico is the latest in a series of drilling-related disasters in the Gulf. Why exactly are all these ... «LiveScience.com, Sep 10»
