As a major integrated oil operator, it carries a huge cyclical element in its earnings and asset base of refining, marketing and chemicals production.

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At the moment, memory chips are made by laying down strata of different chemicals on a silicon base, and then carving canyons through the layers in order to separate the individual components.

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That kind of juice makes factories hum, and South Africa, despite problems aplenty (see p. 36), is beginning to build a manufactured-goods export base in autos, machine tools and chemicals.

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Military personnel contend with more than their fair share of health problems, from the mental anguish wrought by combat to the physical ailments caused by unique exposures to hazardous chemicals or waste incinerated on-base.

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