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After waiting weeks for an appointment, Fertig learned that the diesel-powered Sprinters required separate inspection and another appointment.
Back In Black Maureen Farrell 2010
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After waiting weeks for an appointment, Fertig learned that the diesel-powered Sprinters required separate inspection and another appointment.
Back In Black Maureen Farrell 2010
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Customer preference in India is fast shifting to diesel-powered cars as the fuel is cheaper than gasoline.
Maruti Suzuki in Fiat Engine Deal Anirban Chowdhury 2012
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If all diesel-powered commercial vehicles were converted to natural gas tomorrow, the price of diesel fuel would fall to below that of unleaded gas within six months.
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China's first aircraft carrier, a diesel-powered vessel, is expected to be deployed this year or next.
Asia's New Arms Race Amol Sharma 2011
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One area of scrutiny is the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex's back-up diesel-powered generators, which are below ground level and housed in secure rooms.
Plant's Design, Safety Record Are Under Scrutiny Norihiko Shirouzu 2011
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As if there weren't't enough to admire, Desi drives around in a diesel-powered Toyota fueled exclusively by the vegetable oil left over from the property's kitchen.
Joseph Satto: Slow Food, Caribbean Style Joseph Satto 2011
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As if there weren't't enough to admire, Desi drives around in a diesel-powered Toyota fueled exclusively by the vegetable oil left over from the property's kitchen.
Joseph Satto: Slow Food, Caribbean Style Joseph Satto 2011
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The toastie-maker goes in a cupboard in the summer, but in generator season, it stays on the worktop, dripping little puddles of cheese and bringing crispy, melted, diesel-powered joy to both of us, and now to our little daughter too.
Family life 2011
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Castilla will be built over 15 years, eventually reaching six 350-megawatt coal-fired units and two 127-megawatt backup diesel-powered units, for a total installed capacity of 2,354 megawatts, or 20% of Chile's central power grid, which supplies power to 90% of the population.
Chile Approves Power Plant Anthony Esposito 2011
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