Sentence examples for fuel fortune from inspiring English sources

"I think it was one of the most important moments in the whole divestment campaign just because of the symbolism that is attached to the original fossil fuel fortune," said Bill McKibben, the writer and activist who helped launch the divestment movement.

Arguably the most symbolic moment of the whole campaign came when the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the family that is heir to the world's original fossil fuel fortune, decided last September that it was neither prudent nor moral to own coal, oil and gas shares and voted to divest.

In this great clash of two of European football's fossil fuel fortunes, Chelsea still look very much the grown-ups of the piece when it comes to Champions League football.

But one thing is missing from this conversation, and it is an important acknowledgement: We are ALL complicit in fossil fuel fortunes, whether we are middle class or mega wealthy.

Much of the campaigning has been spurred by the right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council and funded by various groups linked to the Koch brothers and their fossil-fuel fortune.

IDUKKI, India — Spices grown in the mist-shrouded Western Ghats here have fueled wars, fortunes and even the discovery of continents, and for thousands of years farmers harvested them in the same traditional ways.

China's cash-rich consumers, who are prone to saving in contrast to overextended Americans have fueled the fortunes of many on our list this year, including Zhou Chengjian of retailer Metersbonwe and Li Shufu of Geely Automobiles.

Partly, airlines were the beneficiaries of good fortune: fuel prices were low and the economy was strong.

Colonel Fathi said General Tohamy had protected others in the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces who had profited from the smuggling of subsidized fuel, some accumulating fortunes of as much as $7 million.

And a disproportionate number of these immigrants study math, science and other STEM disciplines that fuel most modern fortunes.

The Anteaters, 5-0 against Big West foes at home, saw Northridge, which made three of its first 21 field-goal attempts, shoot 50% after halftime, including five of 11 from three-point range, to complete a reversal of fortune fueled by effort and grit.