They were living onshore. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
An onshore lighthouse. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The deal marks the first major investment by a Chinese state-run company in onshore energy reserves in the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Cnooc to Invest $2.16 Billion in Chesapeake] Reference
The same drawbacks apply to the huge increase in onshore turbines, covering thousands of square miles of countryside. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
Similarly, the cost of short term onshore funding has increased in recent weeks and we are also experiencing increased costs in retail deposits. From Wordnik.com. [WA Business News - Latest News] Reference
(Speaking of the Hamptons, I should point out that in 1942, four Nazi agents managed to sneak onshore from a German submarine at Amagansett, Long Island.). From Wordnik.com. [Susan Kim: Spies Among Us] Reference
So the commercial fishing folks are now onshore, which is a good thing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 3, 2007] Reference
We will eventually go onshore, which is a good direction, as we go toward tomorrow and Friday. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 24, 2007] Reference
I suppose the US (or Taiwan) could always enact confiscatory tariffs and force all the businesses to remain onshore. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Downward Spiral] Reference
UBS and Credit Suisse also are reaching more aggressively into "onshore" markets, advising rich investors in their home countries. From Wordnik.com. [Swiss Aren't So Secret Anymore] Reference
BPOs embrace 'onshore' outsourcing to boost business. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Recession-hit IT industry to recover by mid-2010: Infosys] Reference
Ireland addresses needs of funds seeking "onshore" advantages. From Wordnik.com. [Mondaq.Com - feed of articles] Reference
The economies of the "onshore" and "offshore" Chinas are already integrated to a significant extent. From Wordnik.com. [MoneyWeek RSS - All] Reference
It was granted special status as an "onshore" operation because BP built an artificial island for the drilling project. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
Morgan Stanley estimates that the Swiss banks retained as much as 65 percent of the declared assets in "onshore" accounts. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference
In the short term Wood Group is braced for cuts in investment by firms in some areas, such as onshore gas development in the US. From Wordnik.com. Reference
It's "onshore" even though it's three miles offshore. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
An onshore breeze raises humidity to the high range. From Wordnik.com. [Forecast: Another sizzler, then down to simmer] Reference
There's fishing and boating and, onshore, many wineries. From Wordnik.com. [A Great Lake (And Lesser Ones)] Reference
The other woman and I enviously eyed the escapees onshore. From Wordnik.com. [A River Runs Through Me] Reference
And it says Urucu is the most profitable onshore site in Brazil. From Wordnik.com. [Amazon pipeline's future may undermine environment] Reference
The single most important thing he did was move the casinos onshore. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons from Katrina] Reference
Unlike in solar, many countries have onshore wind turbine producers. From Wordnik.com. [China's Renewable-Energy Clout] Reference
More than 50,000 wells have been drilled onshore in coastal Louisiana. From Wordnik.com. [Despite Spill, Louisiana Remains Wedded To Oil] Reference
Building and running a farm at sea costs up to 40 percent more than onshore. From Wordnik.com. [Catching The Wind] Reference
With onshore oilfields mature and declining, offshore activity is where the action is. From Wordnik.com. [Despite Spill, Louisiana Remains Wedded To Oil] Reference
As NPR's John Burnett reports, some independent oil companies may be headed back onshore. From Wordnik.com. [Smaller Oil Firms Fear Regulation Backlash In Gulf] Reference
Last year, nearly 90 percent of onshore federal drilling permits were issued in the Rockies. From Wordnik.com. [A Toxic Spew?] Reference
There is absolutely no basis for federal regulation of onshore wells on state or private property. From Wordnik.com. [Blowout Act Is a Federal Power Grab] Reference
We have supported onshore for well over 30 years now, but Mr. Secretary, offshore is a different matter. From Wordnik.com. [Battle Over Offshore Drilling In Arctic Dwarfs ANWR] Reference
Libya is already a major oil producer, but the bulk of that comes from onshore or shallow water facilities. From Wordnik.com. [Libya: BP to Start Drilling By October] Reference
They expect it to be test-fired into the Sea of Japan so the Arab officials onshore won't know if the missile goes awry. From Wordnik.com. [Sneaking In The Scuds] Reference
BURNETT: Bruce Vincent is president Swift Energy, which drills wells onshore and in the shallow waters of Louisiana and Texas. From Wordnik.com. [Smaller Oil Firms Fear Regulation Backlash In Gulf] Reference
The field, the president asserted, is twice the size of the region's largest known find to date, the nearby onshore area called Tengiz. From Wordnik.com. [Following The Money] Reference
She said "Mother Nature will continue to break it down," although some of it could continue to wash up onshore in the form of tarballs. From Wordnik.com. [BP Says 'Static Kill' Achieved in Gulf] Reference
Develop a water plan — about where you're going and for how long — and give it to a responsible person who will remain onshore. From Wordnik.com. [Set sail safely this summer] Reference
Oil onshore and in waters 'edge at South end of Oyster Bayou, St. Mary's Parish, Louisiana, July 30, 2010, Phtoto Credit: Antonia Juhasz. From Wordnik.com. [Antonia Juhasz: BP's "Missing Oil" Washes Up in St. Mary's Parish, LA] Reference
Because of the longstanding U.S. trade embargo, U.S. companies are banned from any participation in Cuban oil production, onshore or off. From Wordnik.com. [Cuba's New Deepwater Oil Well Uncomfortably Close] Reference
Exxon plans to increase drilling for unconventional natural-gas resources in various areas onshore in the U.S. and also in offshore Brazil. From Wordnik.com. [Refining Business Lifts Exxon's Profit] Reference
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