Improved automatic transmissions have also had a big effect in allowing for performance in larger packages.

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In slower driving, the anti-sway bars aren't engaged, allowing for better off-road performance.

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Even allowing for its reforms, Europe's productivity performance is bad compared with America's.

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The answer is that his performance is effectively projected and entirely competent, allowing for the fact that he's miscast.

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For shutterbugs, iNAND Extreme improves photography application performance on mobile devices with Tegra 4, allowing even quicker multi-shot and faster image capture and store.

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The Bolt's thin chassis is designed to effectively dissipate heat allowing it to house the latest and fastest components on the market, bucking the trend of sacrificing performance for a smaller footprint.

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