Refines

When John McCain refines a position, it is called a “clarification”. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Ralph Lauren's Face Fitness, in just one year the top-selling men's alpha-hydroxy product in department stores, says it "refines" the skin, whatever that means. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As much as Mr. Obama's campaign has insisted this is a listening tour for the candidate as he formulates and "refines" his policy ideas, it seems clearly aimed at showing him to be presidential, and answering that question raised by Mr. Hart. ❋ Unknown (2008)

So we can expect you to laud McCain when he "refines" his opinions? ❋ Unknown (2008)

His family conglomerate, Koch Industries Inc., refines oil into motor fuel, including diesel for trucks, and uses natural gas to make chemicals. ❋ Jeffrey Ball (2011)

Elizabeth Pick, also 21, refines it further: It's not your average dance routine, where everything's spot-on and perfect. ❋ Unknown (2011)

China refines the bulk of the world's rare-earth metals. ❋ John Bussey (2011)

Even as it refines its anti-spam systems, however, the site faces the even more delicate task of educating users about the risks. ❋ Bianca Bosker (2011)

Crisis measures leadership, develops leadership, refines leadership, proves leadership, and gives leadership credibility. ❋ Lavaille Lavette (2011)

He refines the definition, and teases out the distinction between bullshit and lying. ❋ Ph.D. Pamela Haag (2011)

The company refines silicon, turns the silicon into photovoltaic cells and aggregates the cells into solar modules. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I think that it's OK if the dream changes through life, too - "matures" or "refines" might be better words. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Unless it radically refines and focuses its business, AOL must combine with someone -- Yahoo or Microsoft. ❋ Henry Blodget (2010)

In the company's earnings conference call on Jan. 26, executives said it buys just 300,000 of the 2.1 million barrels of oil and additives it refines each day at prices tied to WTI. ❋ Jerry A. DiColo (2011)

The struggle is what refines and focuses us, and makes us strong. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It comes as Alberta refines its own plan for a revamped monitoring program. ❋ Paul Vieira (2011)

China's biggest oil refiner and fuel marketer, Sinopec Group has been aggressively going overseas because it currently buys some 70% of the product it refines. ❋ Santiago Perez (2010)

Iain Conn , BP's head of downstream operations, said he "didn't feel pressure" to move BP away from the model of the integrated oil company, which both produces and refines crude oil. ❋ Guy Chazan (2011)