Both companies take the view that oil supply will plateau, not slide as the task force is warning.

FORBES: Magazine Article

When its infantrymen meet resistance, they either slide round it or call in the air force or the artillery.

ECONOMIST: Can Russia win in Chechnya?

Mr. DANIEL: Once the movement started and the water pressures developed, there was enough force then just to cause an entire block to slide tens of feet and to breach the levee.

NPR: Panel's Report Assigns No Blame in Levee Failures