But it is still very different from what is the Holy Grail of clean coal technology -- that is, a power plant that has no smokestacks because it produces no emissions.

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But, still, these firms represent very different industries.

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"Convenience is still very important, but convenience means something different than it used to, " he says.

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So, the profit-maximizing production level for both countries will be very different, but both will still produce some oil.

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But a more encouraging one is that things are still very different from the 1980s.

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Three very different conferences over the past three months all showcased amazing technology but still struggle to address the core business question of where do you start?

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We still have two very different versions of what happened on that porch in Cambridge last week, but clearly it raises important questions.

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Of course there is still large (and I would argue excessive) state involvement in the Russian economy, but this is very different from formal control and exists, to a greater or lesser degree, in all market economies.

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That was a different day and age, but the Eddie Haskells are still with us, and they are in very high places.

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The wicket here is a bit different to normal, not quite as true as we have faced before but it's still a very good pitch and a rewarding one for the bowlers if they get it in the right areas.

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