The hope was that the natural flow of the well might break it free and push it up the wellbore and out of the way.
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Ironically, it's only if you think the eurozone might be about to break apart that it makes good sense to buy.
One such was the hurried build-up, made even more hurried by Tony Blair's desire, until as late as possible, to make it look as if peace might still break out.
It seemed to break down into an excess of photons, such that it might potentially reveal something unexpected about dark matter and the structure of space-time.
It might hope this new approach will let it break its US and UK market logjam -- but it has a lot of pent-up distrust to overcome.
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In a lucky break, it looks as though it might be possible to achieve both goals simultaneously.
It will also be ruggedized, meaning it will resist rough treatment on the job that might break other handhelds.
The longer the half went on, the more it became apparent that something special might be needed to break the deadlock.
It might sound like a lot, but when you break that number down across precincts, that is just 36 votes per precinct.
The generals' two biggest bugbears have long been Muslim fundamentalism (from which Mr Erdogan's party is now so keen to distance itself) and Kurdish separatism that might, if it grew stronger, prompt the break-up of the once-much-grander Turkish state.
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You can have a big vision for what you might do, but you need to break it down into a step you can actually test in the market.
So what would happen if - for example - the Competition ordered PWC to break itself up, which is something that it might well end up doing, according to my sources.
At first there were fears that he might had suffered a break but x-rays revealed that it was nothing worse than bruising.
Researchers reasoned that an enzyme that breaks down proteins, which had the ability to digest proline-rich chains might be able to break down the gliadin fragment, making it harmless.
If that happens, it might present problems for some emperor colonies if the seasonal ice starts to break up before fledglings have had a chance to acquire their full adult, waterproof plumage.
He might reiterate his worries about proportional representation, namely that it should not break the link between members and constituencies, or give too much power to small parties, or entrench permanent coalitions.
It could use a well deserved break, and the doji candlestick put in on Friday might lead to that rest.
It is possible that larger seeps at different times and locations might in fact be vigorous enough to break through the ocean surface.
And given the huge supplies of the fuel and its versatility, it looks like natural gas could be a long and sturdy bridge, and one that might not break the bank.
If they choose to break down Sunday's film, they might find their defense was just as poor as it was on Saturday.
This might have caused the plane to fly too fast or too slowly through the storm, leading it either to break apart or stall and fall out of the sky.
When Federer earned his fifth break point of the day at the start of the second set, it seemed that the contest might be as good as done within 40 minutes.
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