To date, the MEA solvent has exceeded the expected 90 percent CO2 capture, and the unit is now in steady operation capturing about 10 tons of CO2 per day.

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The Federal Reserve's stimulus through quantitative easing and Operation Twist also have helped keep steady pressure on yields.

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To convince investors of the legitimacy of the operation, Mans provided financial statements purportedly showing that their investments were growing at a steady pace.

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We sat up and dropped our lures into the water, quickly finding out that keeping one's surfboard steady in a 10-foot swell while trying to fish a reef makes for a clumsy operation.

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