Both Uses of
OPEC
in
A Crisis of Confidence Speech by Jimmy Carter
- And this is one of the most vivid statements: "Our neck is stretched over the fence and OPEC has a knife."†
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- Our excessive dependence on OPEC has already taken a tremendous toll on our economy and our people.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(OPEC) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries - a cartel that attempts to control the prices of oil
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus