• Rather than defending American companies, the Pentagon seems focused on "active defense, " by which it means offense.

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  • The pads on the earcups are held on by magnets which means they can be removed easily to reveal that T.

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  • American exceptionalism, he says, by which he means the exceptional promise of American life, faces its greatest test.

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  • He responded with the concept of sequencing, by which he means the breaking down of complicated processes into simple steps.

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  • With close advisers, the Labour leader has pondered the politics of parenthood: does it make people more conservative, by which he means competitive and sharp-elbowed?

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  • His company, Formula One Administration, claims an improbable 40 billion viewers throughout the season, by which it means viewings of not just the races, but of the qualifying and the endless news reports.

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  • Governments are yielding influence to non-governments, by which Peres means not just the conventional non-governmental and multinational organizations, but also global corporations, which, he says, see no borders and carry no baggage of prejudice or class.

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  • Mr. Dayton says his plan would produce "fair, progressive and sustainable" tax revenue, by which he means everyone pays more, because he also proposes lowering the sales tax to 5.5% from 6.875% but collecting more money by expanding its reach to everything from clothing to over-the-counter drugs and business services.

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  • " Larry cites CEO Eric Schmidt's academic background and the academic orgins of the Internet (by which he means it's an open collaboration, not a vendor relationship.) The cool thing about the Web when it launched, he says, was that there was no real barrier to putting things online, "so people put up all sorts of crap.

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  • Antivirus researchers are examining a new Trojan horse that could pose more of a threat than the Cabir virus, which only spread by Bluetooth (which means Paris Hilton's Sidekick would not, we repeat, would not be vulnerable to the Cabir Trojan).

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  • Taxpayers concerned about criminal prosecution because of their particular circumstances should be aware of and consult their legal advisers about the 2012 OVDP, which offers another means by which taxpayers with undisclosed offshore accounts may become compliant.

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  • As Katrina demonstrated, if the electricity goes off for any protracted period of time, there is a cascading ripple-effect which takes down the means by which we communicate, get food and water, access financial resources, receive medical services, dispose of sewage and move from one location to another.

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  • Though anecdotes abound of candidates being vetted by party operatives, the main means by which the Conservative government ensured that quango boards were broadly sympathetic was a legitimate one: they asked the appointments panels to seek people with business experience.

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  • In short, this looks like a recipe for certain rejection by Mr Milosevic, and thus a means by which Montenegro can force a referendum.

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  • Truck stops are usually powered by generators, which means foodstuffs are not kept overnight but replenished every day.

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  • "This is piecemeal change, dreamt up by politicians, which means no-one is quite sure what will happen next, " she said.

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  • It's still mostly delivered by pipeline, which means customers are still subject to interruptions and price spikes if demand outstrips supply.

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  • The reason, according to the council, is the land is owned by the travellers which means the authority cannot go on to it.

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  • Forwards are always at the centre of the action and can lead by example, which means O'Connell will be the perfect presence both on and off the field.

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  • More than ever, that experience is backed every step of the way by data, which means that the dark corners of data performance risk are becoming a bet-the-company vulnerability.

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  • Diks is aiming for 1, 000 Beter Bed stores by 2003, which means expanding the company from locations in Austria, Germany, Holland and France to open stores in Italy, Belgium and Poland.

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  • We have full catalogues from all the major labels and a raft of independent labels including those represented by Merlin, which means all of their artists are being fairly compensated for their creativity every time people enjoy music through Spotify.

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  • The relationship of employer and employee exists when the person for whom services are performed has the right to control and direct the individual who performs the services, not only as to the result to be accomplished by the work but also as to the details and means by which that result is accomplished.

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  • But there is absolutely no doubt that the conference we'll have in London in January with a Yemen element to it will be an important means by which we will help the Yemeni authorities who are fighting terrorism develop the means and the will to do this even more.

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  • Thirdly, banks are to hold a sufficient capital buffer - as outlined by global regulators - which means that if banks do fail, losses can be absorbed by shareholders and other creditors rather than the taxpayer.

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  • Pensions are now protected by a "triple lock" which means they will go up annually by either inflation, earnings, or 2.5%, whichever is higher.

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  • In America, risk selection is tempered by the link between insurance coverage and employment, which means that insurers chosen by employers have to offer coverage to all employees.

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  • It is the way we understand the world and the means by which we shape it.

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  • The primaries and caucuses are the means by which delegates to the nominating conventions are selected.

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  • So instead it is a means by which women can personally protect their own child.

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