• We shouldn't be surprised by this number - and perhaps we shouldn't be too depressed by it, either (see below).

    BBC: The UK productivity puzzle (cont'd)

  • More within the realm of possibility are the more conventional oil and gas resources on, according to Mulva, 2.4 billion acres controlled by the federal government (I haven't fact-checked that number, but it feels high).

    FORBES: ConocoPhillips' Mulva Talks Up Gas

  • Two specific types of immune system cell that attack invaders - CD4 T-cells and natural killer cells - increased in number with age, with a higher rate of increase in women than in men.

    BBC: Biological clue to why women live longer than men

  • "Apparently he was exceptional with Nick -- I wasn't there -- so he would be my number one choice and I have been thinking about others, " Montgomerie added.

    CNN: Montgomerie reveals agreement with Olazabal

  • In the upper deck, there were the two guys wearing T-shirts with Bonds' number and the word juiced on the back.

    NPR: Major League Baseball Milestones Delayed

  • The number 17 T-shirts, so stylish in mid-winter, are remaindered at half-price.

    WSJ: Jason Gay: Lundsanity's No Passing Fad

  • As for T-shirts, a size small, short-sleeved number from Ralph Lauren Sport equates to a medium "Favorite Tee" from Gap, and a size 18 crew-neck T-shirt from Petit Bateau.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Its Arabic-inspired retro t-shirts and hooded sweatshirts play on a number of Arabic phrases and in-jokes, making for a perfect streetwise souvenir.

    BBC: Secret Amman

  • Number four carrier T-Mobile USA --a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG (nyse: DT - news - people )--might also be interested in a merger.

    FORBES: Now, How Do They Plug It In?

  • Which is why, in preparation for Nov. 27--aka "Cyber Monday, " the unofficial kickoff to the online holiday shopping season--stores are redoubling their efforts to draw shoppers to their Web sites by getting more creative promotionally and by embracing alternative payment methods that don't necessarily require a credit-card number or a PIN.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • The complaint cites a T-Mobile document in which T-Mobile explains that it has been responsible for a number of significant "firsts" in the U.S. mobile wireless industry, including the first handset using the Android operating system, Blackberry wireless email, the Sidekick, national Wi-Fi "hotspot" access, and a variety of unlimited service plans.

    ENGADGET: US government files to block proposed AT&T / T-Mobile merger (update: companies respond)

  • For these, pick a pin number that a burglar won't be able to guess easily--avoid using your phone number, street address, or any other number that can be found in the home.

    CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Money | Keeping It Safe | 11/99

  • When Depot asked customers who made their water heaters, GE received the third-largest number of votes--and GE doesn't even make water heaters.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • So removing that you I think would have had -- again, I don't have the number in front of me, but I'm pretty sure you would have positive economic growth -- positive job growth for that month.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • While the numbers of black and Latino actors on non-profit stages increased, the number of Asian-American actors hasn't budged from the 2 percent-mark for the past three years.

    WSJ: Report finds some gains for minority actors in NYC

  • Security researchers say that virtualization-based attacks aren't likely to be common--even though measuring the actual number of attacks on companies is difficult.

    FORBES: Virtualization's Dark Side

  • Koering also feels the constituents he represents -- a large number of whom are conservative traditionalists -- don't want him to support the legislation.

    CNN: Economy enters same-sex marriage debate

  • In the workforce, well, it's probably - I don't know the number exactly.

    NPR: The Hidden Costs and Benefits of Illegal Immigration

  • During a debate on piracy in the region on 14 March 2012, a number of MEPs donned T-shirts demanding that the two soldiers be dealt with under Italian law.

    BBC: MEPs urge release of Italian soldiers

  • According to its About screen, this "DVT-1" (a late milestone) device packs 128GB of memory -- twice as much as the largest available capacity option right now (remember that 64GB iPhone 4 prototype in Hong Kong?) -- as well as a model number "MC550LL" which isn't far off from those of the fourth-gen iPod touches ("MC54xLL"), though this similarity doesn't help prove its authenticity nor indicate whether it'll make it to the market.

    ENGADGET: iPod touch prototype with capacitive home button leaked?

  • "This may not be the end of it - we can't say the exact number until we meet to discuss the budget, " said Rod Bluh, leader of the council.

    BBC: Swindon Borough Council set to lose about 50 extra jobs

  • Although the two sides don't see eye-to-eye on a number of issues, the visit is seen as an important move in laying the foundations for a more businesslike relationship between Bosnia and Yugoslavia.

    BBC: Analysis: An uneasy relationship

  • Don't follow analysts' advice to drastically cut back on the number of new facilities--or if there is a slowdown, don't make it permanent.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Similar to the T-Mobile Sidekick LX, the Mobiflip is ideal for teens, tweens and the increasing number of talk-and-text users.

    ENGADGET: Sharp Mobiflip channels Sidekick LX's vibes for Mobilicity

  • While we told you earlier this week that the Ion 2-powered ASUS Eee PC 1201PN wouldn't be arriving until late May, a number of European sites have gotten early review samples of the 12-inch "netbook" -- if you choose to call it that -- and have discovered that it doesn't use NVIDIA's Optimus automatic graphics switching technology.

    ENGADGET: First wave of Ion 2 ASUS Eee PC 1201PNs lack NVIDIA Optimus

  • But surnames aren't reliable either, given the number of inter-marriages that occurred under Ba'ath Party rule.

    NPR: Slate's Explainer: Iraq's Shiite and Sunni Muslims

  • "What we are talking about is a reduction in uncertainty - we find we haven't changed the number enormously compared to AR4, " said Prof Vaughan.

    BBC: 'Best estimate' for impact of melting ice on sea level rise

  • There isn't one aspect of any number of different sources -- wind, solar, biofuel, nuclear, hydroelectric, coal, any of that -- not one of those things is going to solve all those problems.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • How often the Universe has planets truly like the earth - true earth twins, planets the size of the earth, rocky planets with a surface that supports liquid water - well, we don't have that number yet, but I'm optimistic we'll figure it out.

    BBC: From counting to characterising exoplanets

  • "If the treatment wasn't complex, there wouldn't be such a high number of suicides amongst ex-servicemen, and so many in prison and sleeping on the streets, " he argued.

    BBC: Conservatives' debate

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