The availability of an independent credit card may represent her best chance at establishing independence and a path out of a dangerous relationship.

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Nonetheless, with a clear path to independence, GM is already looking forward to less government oversight.

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Because of his leadership, this country is further along on the path to energy independence.

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One of the reasons I ran for President was to put America on the path to energy independence, and I have not wavered from that commitment.

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Situated in waters between Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Cyprus, the Levant Basin boasted an estimated 122 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, offering a path to energy independence for much of the region.

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Nonetheless, Kolar says that the industry has seen a surge of interest in the last year, particularly from developers who have the capital and experience to deploy full-scale wave energy projects, and from government officials in island countries who see in wave power a clear path to energy independence.

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And these steps have already helped put America on a path to greater energy independence.

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Combined, these steps have helped put us on a path to greater energy independence.

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Sometimes they perform their old function of smoothing the path from subjection to independence, as in Namibia and East Timor.

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What Bryce is mostly selling is American involvement in the world as the only true path to energy security as a counterweight to the impossible dream of energy independence and the nightmarish policies it has spawned.

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The working group said its document did not determine what path Scotland should take, but instead offered options for reform should Scots vote for independence.

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Provide a path providing sufficient nurture and nourishment for growth that teaches self-discipline and self-sustenance for independence.

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