But it's worth stressing: these are good times for Britain's oil industry and north east Scotland in particular - particularly when set in the context of economic malaise across the rest of the economy.
And the answer has to be that it very definitely is, albeit of a particular (and particularly British) sort.
Some vendors, such as Red Hat and Rackspace, are consciously positioning themselves as advocates of an open cloud built around open source, and foresee great benefits accruing to the enterprises that can charge into the cloud without being locked in to a particular vendor, particularly when it comes to cloud infrastructure.
There is other evidence that correlations between particular markets are not particularly stable over time.
"What we're trying to do militarily, of course, is defeat the terrorists, the network and the infrastructure that supports them, not particularly support any particular element, " Myers said.
Most recently, I also started another exercise, capturing some scenes of particular importance, or surroundings that felt particularly good.
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Twitter lists are particularly useful to identify a particular crowd of users such as a list of industry analysts, or a list of employees and thought-leaders from your company.
The best way, buying offsetting options in particular shares, is difficult and expensive, particularly in Japan.
The company is stepping up efforts in the U.S. market in particular because the market has grown quickly, particularly for large-scale projects that serve the utilities.
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Scallops go particularly well with fruits (citrus in particular) or slightly sweet vegetables such as leeks and gently cooked onions.
He said his visit was particularly important as the county faces "particular economic challenges", but he was "optimistic" for the future.
They believe in all that bumph like good and evil, love and hate, the worth of it all, having a harmless good time, and not particularly giving a damn about their own particular social standing.
The question of whether this particular incident falls under the label of terrorism is not particularly useful.
They are particularly dramatic as both Maughan and Jones were particular favorites of its former CEO and still chairman, Sanford I.
The sad reality may be that every generation, every person, would like to feel particularly seen, particularly judged, and resident at some great particular inflection.
In particular, attention has returned to sovereign credit risk, particularly in the eurozone and its periphery, where weaker countries, like Greece and the more indebted of the Central and Eastern European countries, are under pressure.
Of particular interest are the letters Coward wrote in later life, particularly when under professional or personal pressure.
In particular, they will argue that in some internet use - particularly social media sites - it is difficult to distinguish between the details of the communication and the actual content of the message.
He said the rise in abandoned animals, in particular, had been "steep", adding that it was "particularly distressing" as people are abandoning these pets to fend for themselves and they are "in a bad state" when they reach the charity.
To disguise what was going on, the British, in particular, were drawn ever deeper into a bog of lies and deception, particularly with the Americans.
He said the technique had particular potential in areas of limited plant growth, such as desert and savannah regions, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, where malaria is becoming a bigger threat.
As you might imagine, becoming the dominant player in electronics component manufacturing in China -- particularly at a time when competition has never been fiercer -- takes a particular personality type, and after reading BusinessWeek's profile of Foxconn founder Terry Gou, you get a very real sense that the dude meets the criteria.
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