For now, China has to blend Venezuela's oil with lighter crudes or sell it unrefined.

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To the chagrin of many reading this post, ideas in and of themselves are nothing more than unrefined, random thoughts.

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Morris has used his unrefined running motion to break more tackles than any other player in the NFL this season, 22.

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They complain that barriers to China's domestic market mean that India is mostly shipping unrefined minerals and primary goods, getting finished products in return.

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"I always scoffed at digital pianos, mainly because the ones I had tried in the past had a very unrefined sense of touch, " Ms. Dinnerstein said.

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During the three months that Veggie Booty was off the shelves, he tweaked its recipe, adding "cane powder" (unrefined sugar) to reduce the Booty's bitterness and make it more appealing to a wider audience.

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