Further, the firm will also try to control costs by trying to improve contract management, expand a globally coordinated supply chain initiative and reduce energy consumption, among other targets, Rollinson said.

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Now BP will try to continue where Verenium left off, trying to turn sugarcane bagasse, agricultural waste, and wood products into liquid fuels for transportation.

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"Maliki will always try to say that what he is doing is trying to defend himself and Iraq from the unintended consequences of Syria, " said Mr. Attiyah.

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Will the government try again, if only to be seen to be trying to keep its promises?

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The now-common sight of bodies of Africans washed up on European beaches after trying to make a hazardous crossing shows the lengths to which people will go to try and move to a new life.

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Still, the European Union is trying to get its member countries to try something like this, and a small pilot project will be launched in Belgium in September.

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