31.   A conflict in the Persian Gulf could limit oil supply and drive oil prices higher.

32.   A drop in refinery output would increase anxiety about the adequacy of heating oil supplies this winter.

33.   A bombing campaign is sure to cut off oil supplies from Iraq to both countries.

34.   A military conflict could disrupt oil supplies from the Middle East, which accounts for a third of world production.

35.   A joint Inter-Allied Petroleum Conference was established to coordinate oil supplies and shipping the following year.

36.   A war in this region could threaten oil supplies, the lifeblood of Western economies.

37.   BP and other supporters of the bill have wanted the ban lifted to buoy oil prices and spur exploration for new oil supplies in Alaska.

38.   Bush and Abraham spoke as senior administration officials voiced concern over rising gasoline prices and looked to oil-producing allies to replace oil supplies interrupted by Iraq.

39.   Bush often said during the campaign that he would work to increase foreign oil supplies through quiet diplomacy with Arab producers.

40.   But even though we liberated Kuwait and secured our oil supply until the next crisis, Saddam Hussein still stands.