One of the most important determinants of that is how much muscle can be fit on a beast's legs.

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Since picking up EEG signals and interpreting them accurately can be tricky, the group says it settled on monitoring EMG waves, which are triggered by muscle movements, for additional reliability.

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"When someone starts to exercise, they might increase muscle mass as well, and therefore might be frustrated not to see too much change on the scale in terms of total weight, " she says.

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Whether or not it can get the muscle it needs to keep capitalizing on it and create a successful console, remains to be seen.

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Although it lacks Shell's overall economic muscle, that disadvantage, which shows up most on the investment side, will probably be balanced by its long-term ongoing association with ChevronTexaco, a partnership which includes chemicals as well as synfuels.

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Much of the money will be spent on raising 5, 000 soldiers for a rapid-response brigade, which might add muscle to Mr Martin's support for humanitarian interventions in failing states.

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