But the potential of this electronically-generated information is enormous, with sophisticated details about performance and comparisons with national averages to whet the appetite.
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That loss-leader is intended to whet the appetite for pay services.
The one devoted to the Russian revolution, short enough to whet the appetite for more, is amongst the strongest, both in its choice of extracts, and in the effectiveness and immediacy of its poetry by the likes of Alexander Blok and Anna Akhmatova.
Seagate looks particularly cheap if you believe the company can meet analysts' forecasts for earnings-per-share growth of 12% per year over the next five years: the company's price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 is enough to whet the appetite of a Peter Lynch type of investor.
That is just as likely to dull the appetite for independence as to whet it.
In the meantime, though, the authority in charge of the area has organised several short-term events to whet the public's appetite for what's to come, with past events including a weekend of rock concerts in early December 2012 and an inaugural alternative cultural festival later that same month.
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After years of lab work, Mr. Krishnan is hoping the research will whet the appetite of an entrepreneur who can bring the stuff to market.
Although there are almost no airlines similar to L'Avion available to whet British Airways' appetite going forward, the difficult business environment will likely see more carriers collapse into the arms of larger rivals.
There certainly hasn't been any shortage of XPERIA X1 details to emerge since the desirable device was first announced back in February, but those still looking for something to whet their appetite until they can actually get their hands on one can now get their fix courtesy of a new white paper released by Sony Ericsson, which packs a bundle of interesting new tidbits.
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