But with only 2 million bpd of spare capacity left, this cushion is wearing thin.
There are a number of times when Mercer's vocals are folded way back into a cushion of sound.
It also has a more unique, and far more juvenile function: cellular whoopie cushion.
Like commercial enterprises, the Federal Reserve banks have an equity cushion to cover losses.
Pujols got an RBI single two pitcher later to give the Angels an 11-0 cushion.
Murphy and Wright doubled to start the sixth to give Niese a two-run cushion.
And then she tried jumping in her spikes, which didn't have as much cushion.
Here's one more sobering oil fact: The world has only a 1% short-term cushion.
Some Latin American nations have used counter-cyclical policies to cushion the effects of external shocks.
Regulators demand a certain cushion of net worth before a loan book can be expanded.
"Some leaders are born women, " says the slogan on a small cushion on the bookshelf.
In recent weeks the government has therefore announced various measures to cushion the blow for graduates.
Or to build a cash cushion so you and your spouse can start a family.
The giant war chest it created may cushion the company from some really poor decisions.
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Fagborun went over in the left-hand corner but a Sculthorpe try restored Saints' cushion.
The main effect of these shareholdings now is to cushion poor managers from market pressure.
If the stock goes down, you have a 12.4% cushion that helps mitigate any loss.
Create an elevated platform with a cushion for comfy seating then add some hidden storage beneath.
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Mr Fox's immediate task, however, is to cushion the blow from the United States' slowdown.
Social market economy can cushion a lot of the ugly downsides of pure capitalism.
If your bonds have recently been reaffirmed at BBB you have a small cushion.
But the signing ceremony will do little to cushion the nation's current stadium crisis.
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But it is steadily building a nice cash cushion for problems or opportunities ahead.
We now know that the crisis was one of liquidity, not Bear Stearns' capital cushion.
There will be precious little support from short covering to cushion the blow of any sell-offs.
This provides a cushion of time to allow for markets to carry through their normal cycles.
And Lisandro's penalty gave Lyon a two-goal cushion after Matthieu Chalme was harshly penalised for handball.
Mr Ishikawa's spheres, by contrast, can be wafted along tubes on a cushion of gas.
It would be used to buy back debt, and as a cushion in hard times.
This has helped to cushion America from the ill effects of deleveraging at European banks.
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