Control of the pipelines meant that when Gazprom turned off the gas (as it did in 2009 in a dispute over trans-shipments through Ukraine), buyers had nowhere to turn for alternatives.

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Three competitors in America accused the company in August 2011 of evading duties by trans-shipping drill pipe through its plant in the UAE.

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And so at the ASEAN East Asia Summit, we will be discussing a wide range of issues -- everything from how we deal with issues of energy and climate change to how we expand commerce, potentially through the Trans-Pacific Partnership that has the opportunity of creating jobs and prosperity here in the United States but also throughout the region.

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That's because it's now possible to take part in private jet timeshares through companies like Trans-Exec Air Service and Marquis Jet.

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Such cooperation can be enhanced through exchanges such as the Trans-Pacific Symposium on Dismantling Transnational Illicit Networks hosted by the Departments of State and Homeland Security in the fall of 2009, which drew participants from more than 40 countries, jurisdictions, and organizations.

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In addition, they have initiated a trans-boundary relation with Valmiki Tiger Reserve in India through formal information sharing with officials and community.

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He pushed through the construction of the mightiest railroad project ever, the Trans-Siberian Railway.

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Similarly, oil from Iran was transported through the Soviet Union and other supplies were shipped from Japan and the Far East via the Trans-Siberian railway.

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