Sentence examples for desire to drill from inspiring English sources

The vice president took fierce exception to Mr. Bush's desire to drill for oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge.

Those and other concessions seemed to placate officials at the permitting agencies, who were navigating between their regulatory duties and the president's obvious desire to drill.

In 2008, former Maryland lieutenant governor Michael Steele, now chairman of the Republican National Committee, popularized the phrase "Drill, baby, drill!" -- which became a rallying cry for the GOP's desire to drill offshore.

Those standards have been included in energy bills before Congress for several years but have been held up by partisan disputes over the administration's desire to drill for oil in the Alaskan wildlife refuge and other environmental issues.

Mr. Talent, 46, has fashioned a campaign around the goals of President Bush, questioning why Ms. Carnahan did not support the president's version of a Homeland Security Department or his desire to drill for oil in the Alaskan wilderness.

His policies, including a desire to drill for oil in a section of the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve in Alaska, have left many voters with qualms about Mr. Bush's stewardship of the environment.

E2's members, predominantly venture capitalists and chief executives, have lobbied for policies ranging from preserving old forests to opposing petroleum-company desires to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

It is the rhetoric of someone whose underlying desire is to drill unnecessary wells on land that should be guarded, not exploited.

BP will offer its expertise in deep-sea drilling and technology, a sign that last year's accident had not affected its ability or desire to continue to drill in deep water.

Is this simply shilling for the oil industry's desire to be able to drill without limits in polar bear habitat?

Try to keep to your desired depth but it is OK to drill a bit deeper.