In one, a teen purchases a new pair of jeans through her laptop in order to pre-empt receiving a hand-me-down pair from her mother, while, in another, an employee quickly orders a tablet computer via his smart phone so he can fit in with his co-workers, all of whom have tablets.
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Thing is, for us (and likely many of you), they last far longer than our clinically-diagnosed Gadget Attention Deficit Disorder would ever tolerate -- but for your dad, your sister, your college buddy with the hand-me-down ZEOS Pantera running Windows 95, or anyone weary of re-upping a two-year commitment, a handset can easily become a serious long-term investment.
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When I turned 12, I was given a hand-me-down guitar and a chord book.
The solar cell manufacturing industry for years made do with hand-me-down tools from the computer chip industry.
Now he has shown her everything and she uses his hand-me-down old kit to make her own Youtube video logs.
When the sub can't sell a hand-me-down for the sum it expected--known as the residual value--the shortfall shows up as a loss.
Those poor children could still play with their hand-me-down clothespin dolls.
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Our failures aren't old enough to be a generational hand-me-down.
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From gas for my old Honda (a hand-me-down from my grandmother), to movie tickets for nights out with friends, I learned how much money I would need and what I could go without.
He argued Marshall had suffered enough, paying a price greater than any sentence a judge could hand down -- seeing his son turn on him during the trial and being portrayed in a negative light each day.
Instantly England were punished as New Zealand went down the other end and Marshall found the tightest of gaps on the right-hand side to touch down.
In addition, he often used the hand chop, palm-down, and the smooth broad gestures that signal certainty and authority.
Leinster got their second try six minutes into the second half when Kearney gathered his own kick and passed to the supporting Heaslip, who pushed full-back Jamie Smith away with a powerful hand-off before touching down.
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The 29-year-old Londoner, who used his superior movement and hand-speed to grind Valuev down over 12 rounds, said he had fought "the perfect tactical fight".
Mrs Justice Thirlwall said earlier that she would "consider the sentences" and hand them down on Thursday - it had been expected the three would learn of their sentences on Wednesday.
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They saw Wales - already certain of a fourth-placed finish in the group - start brightly at Vaduz's Rheinepark Stadium, Bale electrifying in attack down the left-hand side.
Following a quick free-kick by Kolo Toure, Reid brought down Kolarov in the left-hand corner of the area and, after referee Martin Atkinson pointed to the spot, Tevez made no mistake to roll it into the bottom corner.
New technology brought down costs: hand-driven presses gave way to steam-driven ones, and then electric ones.
The crunchy, urgent power-pop of "Hand Me Down" opens the album on a particularly auspicious note, as crunchy guitars and Flotard's incomparable voice simultaneously destroy and mesmerize.
He had picked out back Ollie Phillips who was racing down the right-hand side to collect and dive over.
Richardson burst down the right-hand side and played Robert Earnshaw through but the Wales international shot wide from 12 yards.
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First to threaten was Miguel Simao who took on Hibs defender Mathias Jack and easily beat him for pace down the right-hand wing.
Damon, who is paralysed down his left-hand side, has been at the home for seven years and his mother said it gave him independent living.
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With time running out, Mark Hands found himself free down the right-hand side and his cross was met by Byrne, whose finish finally banished all Redditch fears of relegation.
Ben Whishaw is a breath of fresh air as a youthful Q, and Craig himself remains the first 007 who might conceivably take down Sean Connery in hand-to-hand combat.
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The pacy winger broke free down the right-hand side and sent in a low cross that keeper Mark Schwarzer spilled into the path of Cole, who tapped home for 1-0.
Darren Fletcher patrolled the midfield with purpose, Carrick picked passes for fun, Valencia was a constant nuisance down the right-hand side, while Rooney's performance will cause the Wigan defence nightmares for months.
Down the left-hand side, we've got Ethernet, VGA, HDMI 1.4a ports, 3.5mm headphone and microphone jacks and a pair of USB 3.0 slots as well as a 2.8-inch vent where all the heat that it generated is pumped out.
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