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  • And while it's not known whether the bottled water corporations will use the compact's 5.7 gallon caveat to their advantage, one thing is certain: Just as the amount of water in the Great Lakes is finite, so is the water on earth.

    Karen Dionne: Aqua Fina or Aqua Finite? 2008

  • With the compact's activation, several administrative actions will take place in the next few months to make it operational, including the appointment of commissioners and the development of writing rules.

    Help military children have educational opportunities they deserve - SpouseBUZZ 2008

  • The Pennsylvania legislature approved the compact last week, and backers cite growing congressional support and a dearth of vocal opposition as evidence of the compact's bright future at the federal level.

    Pact Gains to Protect Great Lakes' Water 2008

  • A remarkable string of success stories is found in the compact's Joint Co-ordination and Monitoring Board's first annual, but little-noticed, progress report released in May, indicating long strides toward those goals.

    Archive 2007-07-01 2007

  • A remarkable string of success stories is found in the compact's Joint Co-ordination and Monitoring Board's first annual, but little-noticed, progress report released in May, indicating long strides toward those goals.

    Two quotes 2007

  • As the compact's minion, Maelgrim met her vision of suffering with venomous amusement.

    Shadowfane Wurts, Janny 1988

  • Here at last stood the captain who had carried the false flag of surrender, luring Tathagres and eight demon allies into a trap of double intrigue that had foiled the compact's conquest of Cliffhaven.

    Shadowfane Wurts, Janny 1988

  • If by that your mythical name for Set-Nav defined a creature dedicated to destruction, nothing less would suit the compact's purpose.

    Shadowfane Wurts, Janny 1988

  • "She's not idiotic, and if you touch me the compact's broken."

    He Fell in Love with His Wife Edward Payson Roe 1863

  • He wrote in the state's brief that Thompson had "misunderstood the nature of Montana's claim and disregarded the compact's plain language."

    NYT > Home Page By LAWRENCE HURLEY of Greenwire 2011

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