In traditional Chinese medical theory, the core concept is the qi, the vital energy that is believed to circulate throughout the body.
Russia remains a vital energy supplier and the EU's third largest trading partner, while Europe is the biggest foreign investor in Russia.
Recognizing this, definitive action must be taken by Washington to remedy this crisis by protecting all of America's vital energy interests throughout the world.
But the answer is not, also, for us to ignore the fact that we are going to need vital energy sources to maintain our economic growth and our security.
"This report highlights how imperative it is for the government to act now and introduce electricity market reform that ensures the programme of new nuclear build and other vital energy infrastructure projects, such as carbon capture and storage, are attractive enough to secure the long-term investment they require, " said Prospect general secretary designate Mike Clancy.
Building our energy infrastructure is vital for long-term energy stability.
To help us reach that goal, we are working hard to maximize our opportunities related to shale exploration and drilling, electricity generation and distribution, continued development of renewable energy and alternative fuels as well as a continued support for coal, which will remain a vital source of energy for Ohio.
This mechanism apparently evolved to help the body preserve a vital source of energy.
Georgia's leaders hope the pipeline will help transform the country from an impoverished backwater to a member of NATO and a vital supplier of energy to the West.
The war would probably drag on, robbing President Thein Sein of the peaceful new start he is promising his country, entrenching the power of the military in this strategic border area, and unnerving China, which sees Kachin state as a vital trade and energy corridor.
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For the Baltics, Poland is vital to national, energy and economic security.
Insisting on having more than one supplier is probably a good idea, although there are strong arguments that economies of scale are vital to making nuclear energy affordable.
Coal has been vital to meeting demand for energy over the past decade, growing even faster than renewable power.
Tel Aviv knows full well the vital domestic importance of this energy find and certainly wants to see it developed as soon as possible (which would be 2014-2015).
It's also a terrible thing to do when we are trying to build, in this country, industries that will be vital to economic growth and energy independence in the 21st century.
External aid fills gaps in the domestic economy and satisfies vital needs such as food and energy that the regime cannot provide for indigenously.
South Africa midfielder Pienaar's energy and determination is vital to his side and he would have added the vital ingredient of goal if a full-stretch Cesar had not tipped his long range strike wide.
But rather than anxiety, the vital need to upgrade the conventional energy infrastructure prior to a credible adoption of renewables as a mainstay in the energy mix can be viewed instead with intrigue for the opportunities it presents.
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McCain said offshore drilling is a "vital part" of dealing with the energy challenge.
We are, of course, seeing the same scenario play out again in food, energy and other basic and vital commodities.
Second of all, this issue of energy innovation I think is absolutely vital for rural communities, but for the entire country.
Energy and a thick skin are vital.
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Western security interests will not benefit from a resuscitation of this strategic sector of the Soviet economy, with the attendant increase in Moscow's political leverage over its energy-importing neighbors and a vital revenue stream for untied, disposable hard-currency income.
Clean energy and development of energy alternatives is, he believes, vital to the economic health of this country in the future.
The spy program is a sophisticated rootkit designed to steal data from SCADA networks, the type of software that control energy utilities, transportation, and other vital systems.
And we should provide further support so that states are not cutting back on jobs and vital services, as well as incentives to create clean energy jobs.
But waiting for its cooperation on missile defense will only delay us further and re-create the form, if not the substance, of our Cold War antagonism while taking energy from opportunities to work together in areas vital to international security.
The ideal city must be a vital, contemporary city, one that combines history with an energy and vitality.
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