All the cards?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Opec">Opec</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Opec">Opec</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Petroleum">Petroleum</span> <span word="Exporting">Exporting</span> <span word="Countries">Countries</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="Together">Together</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span>.</p><p><span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="clout">clout</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="monopoly">monopoly</span>, <span word="Opec">Opec</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="quotas">quotas</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="output">output</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Conversely">Conversely</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span>, <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Opec">Opec</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> (<span word="by">by</span> <span word="artificially">artificially</span> <span word="limiting">limiting</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>).</p><p><span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="monopoly">monopoly</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>?</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="trump">trump</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aces">aces</span> <span word="etc">etc</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poker">poker</span>.</p>
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