KEDO, the American-led consortium supposed to master-mind the project, and which also includes South Korea, Japan and the European Union, has to beg and scrape each year to find the cash for the 500, 000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil promised to North Korea to tide it over until electricity from the two new reactors comes on stream.

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While the painting's unfinished nature may be seen as a weakness, it is a window into the mind of a master.

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Since these companies are outposts of American or British firms and adhere to their standards, they must master not only unfamiliar terms but also the mind-set behind them.

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Jobs' diet is only the latest example of a high-profile technologist using mind to master matter.

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Master Limited Partnerships, or MLPs come immediately to mind, since they combine the tax structure of a limited partnership with the liquidity of public exchanges.

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Independence of mind is tolerated in college, and even honored, but students have to master the accepted ways of doing things before they are permitted to deviate.

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