Of the 10 who dropped out altogether (one other, Gracias Saldanha, died in July), 4 have their fortunes tied to the power industry, which is plagued by fuel shortages, including power producer L. Madhusudan Rao of Lanco Infratech and power-equipment maker B.

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Kerry Ann Taylor was hurt when she put her hand through a window at a house in Southsea while disposing of class B cannabis plants and equipment, in 2008.

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"However, the RNLI will be unable to do this until a suitable operations site has been identified and the requisite shore facilities put in place to enable an RNLI B class inshore lifeboat and its launching equipment to operate effectively, " he said.

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So what are companies that still need to have drivers, in trucks, driving from customer A to customer B to customer C to deliver and install products, perform routine service or repair equipment supposed to do about rising fuel costs?

FORBES: Written by Moshe BenBassat