In the U.S., industry uses more water than agriculture thanks to its use in power generation.

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There has been some clarification in recent years, however, thanks to advances in DNA testing.

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Everything else took a beating, thanks to a nasty mix of weak demand and price cuts.

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Frist came to the leadership four years ago thanks to missteps made by Sen.

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Thanks to the bum economy, not many people are hitting the malls these days.

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Thanks to its elevated location above the valley, the hotel itself suffered relatively minor damage.

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Thanks to its quick turnaround speeds, the technology also enables scientists to test multiple designs at once.

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It was all thanks to a large dome of persistent high pressure, clear blue skies and strong sunshine.

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First off, thanks to Anatoly Karlin for alerting me to this subject via Twitter.

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Thanks to stringent federal standards, average fuel economy reached an all-time high in 2012.

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Municipal investors have often ignored such questionable practices thanks to a generation of low default rates.

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Thanks to Iron Man 3, I finally got to meet the man in the iron mask.

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Now, thanks to the U.S. Congress, maybe you can skip the boring parts of movies, too.

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Thanks to technology, working is easier than it was a decade ago, in many respects.

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We leave traces of ourselves behind constantly, thanks to all the convenient digital devices we use.

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For that, they may give thanks to a fortuitous turn in the political cycle.

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Thanks to Weight Watchers and Zumba DVDs, the weight started to fall off, Robinson said.

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Thanks to those responses, I now have a list of the existing groups .

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This is partly thanks to lower world economic growth and rising food and energy prices.

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You can send a message of thanks to our troops or a military family.

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Thanks to the massive local TV riches they have secured for years to come.

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Scoring the most was Hillary Clinton, thanks to her wardrobe, demeanor and marital history.

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We are already suffering from a mild inflation, thanks to Alan Greenspan's over-printing of the greenback.

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Today's editions, thanks to more durable materials, are likely to survive in large quantities.

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The products of these new markets will be, thanks to Apple, stylish and beautiful.

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Thanks to recent congressional hearings, abuses by agents of the Internal Revenue Service are well known.

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Most wars in America's history have thanks to massive government spending on defence tended to stimulate the economy.

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Thanks to that new vision for NTC, we are having greater impact today than ever before.

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Thanks to these conversions, your Roth IRA should steadily grow, while your tax-deferred accounts shrink.

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Thanks to the Securities and Exchange Commission, your phone is ringing off the hook.

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