Because years of under-investment nearly wiped out that buffer, the Saudis have been powerless to cool prices recently.

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With a brand new iPhone app in store and completely redesigned web app, Buffer pushes out tons of improvements and a new vision for the company.

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Fortunately, the company has a solid buffer if cash flows turn out weak.

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The first time Bernie Madoff called me, the grinding sounds of a floor buffer in the background nearly drowned him out.

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At the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, war-crimes trials are screened in full, usually with a 30-minute buffer so that sensitive statements can be blotted out.

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The Bank of England's Financial Stability Review shows that Barclays' retail banking loans in Spain, Italy and bailed-out Portugal are equivalent to a bit more than its core equity capital - its buffer against losses.

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The two countries came close to all-out war over border disputes last year, and have since agreed to set up a buffer zone along the border.

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