The main intention of Text II is to discuss the
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The main intention of Text II is to discuss the
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Concerning the future of the oil job market, Text II suggests that
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A comparison between Texts I and II reveals that
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According to Text I, world oil demand in 2H13 was
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According to Text I, the statement “OECD Europe and OECD Asia Pacific are expected to see a lesser contraction than a year earlier” (lines 8-10) implies that the oil demand in those countries
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According to Text I, the statement “On the supply side, non-OPEC oil supply in the second half of the year is expected to increase by 1.2 mb/d over the same period last year to average around 55.9 mb/d, with the US being the main driver for growth, followed by Canada” (lines 20-24) implies that
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In the fragments of Text I “World oil demand in 2H14 is anticipated to increase” (lines 2-3), “OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) demand is projected to decline” (lines 5-6), “oil demand growth in OECD Asia Pacific will largely be impacted” (lines 11-12), “Production in Russia and Brazil is also expected to increase” (lines 24-25) the boldfaced verb forms indicate
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The words of Text I: output (line 26), mild (line 30), balance (line 37) and inventories (line 42) may be replaced, without change in meaning, respectively, by:
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In the following fragment of Text I: “Less field maintenance in the North Sea and easing geopolitical tensions could also add further barrels in the coming two quarters.” (lines 31-33) the word quarters means a(an)
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In the fragment of Text I “Less field maintenance in the North Sea and easing geopolitical tensions could also add further barrels in the coming two quarters.” (lines 31-33), the expression easing geopolitical tensions means geopolitical tensions that are