case Noun
Two American companies reached deals for fields auctioned in June.
The meager representation of American oil giants in Iraq's opening oil industry surprised analysts.
Iraq finally opened its doors after six years of war, and instead of U.S. companies, you have Asians and Europeans leading the way, said Ruba Husari, the editor of Iraq Oil Forum, an online news outlet.
It will be a long time before anything else will be on offer in Iraq.
Concerns over security, underscored by massive coordinated bombings Tuesday, and political instability as the U.S. military withdraws, likely kept American oil companies from venturing more forcefully in Iraq, which has the world's third-largest proven crude reserves, analysts said.
U.S. firms were in some cases at a disadvantage because rivals, particularly the Chinese and other government controlled energy firms, have markedly lower labor costs and are more prone to take risks because they don't respond to shareholders.
Exxon-Mobil and Occidental Petroleum Inc. were the only American companies that reached deals with the ministry.
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WordNet 3.0 senses
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an occurrence of something
case%1:11:00:: · case.n.01
- it was a case of bad judgment
- another instance occurred yesterday
Synonyms: instance, example
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a special set of circumstances
case%1:26:00:: · event.n.02
- in that event, the first possibility is excluded
- it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
Synonyms: event
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a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
case%1:04:00:: · lawsuit.n.01
- the family brought suit against the landlord
Synonyms: lawsuit, suit, cause, causa
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the actual state of things
case%1:09:00:: · case.n.04
- that was not the case
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a portable container for carrying several objects
case%1:06:00:: · case.n.05
- the musicians left their instrument cases backstage
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a person requiring professional services
case%1:18:03:: · case.n.06
- a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor
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a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
case%1:18:02:: · subject.n.06
- the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly
- the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities
Synonyms: subject, guinea pig
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a problem requiring investigation
case%1:10:02:: · case.n.08
- Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir
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a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
case%1:10:01:: · case.n.09
- he stated his case clearly
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the quantity contained in a case
case%1:23:00:: · case.n.10
Synonyms: caseful
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nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
case%1:10:00:: · case.n.11
Synonyms: grammatical case
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a specific state of mind that is temporary
case%1:26:02:: · case.n.12
- a case of the jitters
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a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
case%1:18:04:: · character.n.05
- a real character
- a strange character
Synonyms: character, eccentric, type
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a specific size and style of type within a type family
case%1:10:03:: · font.n.01
Synonyms: font, fount, typeface, face
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an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
case%1:08:00:: · sheath.n.02
Synonyms: sheath
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the housing or outer covering of something
case%1:06:06:: · shell.n.08
- the clock has a walnut case
Synonyms: shell, casing
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the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
case%1:06:07:: · casing.n.03
- the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced
Synonyms: casing
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(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
case%1:06:03:: · case.n.18
- for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters
Synonyms: compositor's case, typesetter's case
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bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
case%1:06:02:: · case.n.19
- the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase
Synonyms: pillowcase, slip, pillow slip
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a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
case%1:06:01:: · case.n.20
Synonyms: display case, showcase, vitrine