The point is to decrease the car's turning circle (another weak point in front-drive cars).

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He said until now there were few vehicles that could meet the "archaic" regulations in London which include a 28 ft (8.5 m) turning circle.

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And yet, even with P-AWS crabbing the rear wheels, the RLX's turning circle is a still a relatively immense 40 feet (a Mercedes E350's turning circle is 36.2 feet).

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While conceding that Spain "cannot control what Germany does or force the Opec hawks to cut petrol prices", the paper points out that the government "could at least put in place the means to prevent our inflation surge from turning into a vicious circle of stagnation and unemployment".

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This was indeed a high-risk time to buy as SPY dropped for the next three hours back to the starc- band while the OBV dropped back below its rising WMA for a couple of hours (see circle) before turning higher.

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It's the owl's greatest trick - turning its head almost a full circle.

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The process comes full circle when conditions change again, turning the gene back on.

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But instead of merely turning the lock to certain numbers, the user first forms the lock with a pinching motion that creates a circle outline.

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