Nonetheless, the term multitasking originally comes out of the computer science literature, and refers to independent computing threads run at the same time.
My senior source suggested it could run at the same time as the next big election - the European election expected in June next year.
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Abe has pledged to boost Japan's competitiveness and push ahead with difficult reforms needed to sustain growth in the longer run, while at the same time stimulating demand at home through higher public works spending.
You pay for gas to run the water heater, and at the same time, you are paying for electricity to run the air conditioner.
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Multiple cores allow the phone to run multiple instructions at the same time, resulting in faster performance.
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Granted, it's not easy trying to run the Senate and run for president at the same time, as Bob Dole and Howard Baker (and before that, Lyndon Johnson) learned.
At the time, I thought I could be supermom and run my business all at the same time.
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And the machine's apparent inability to run multiple applications at the same time was getting some negative comments.
He suggests it is impossible to give well and run a company at the same time.
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Recently, parallel architectures utilized by computer graphics firms like Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia actually do run certain tasks at the same time, using multiple buses (communications pathways) that lead to separate computing engines.
Given that these trials can cost hundreds of millions of dollars, it is hard to imagine that even the biggest companies will be able to afford to run many such programs at the same time.
To strengthen the executive's position, congressional elections would be held at the same time as the run-off ballot for the presidency, and the vice-president would head Congress.
Many of us already use what is called 'virtualisation' technology to run different operating systems at the same time, like the Mac users who also have Windows on their computer.
Or, to ask the question another way, can France alone among nations run a vigorous economy and at the same time pay for grand national projects, inefficient state industries and a generous welfare state?
The BBC has previously revealed how a senior member of the Fire Service was allowed to run a private business selling uniforms at the same time as he was in charge of the organisation's stores and procurement.
Although VMware is the leader in so-called virtualization software, which lets servers run many operating systems and applications at the same time, the company hasn't come up with a strategy to remain on top, especially as Microsoft has begun ramping up its virtualization offerings.
Multitasking: Apple will finally let users run third-party applications at the same time as other apps, allowing a user to, say, listen to music on Pandora while they browse the Web.
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The staff gets the flexibility necessary to run their home lives and their work lives at the same time, and the company gets employees who are more committed to a company that's willing to allow that sort of flexibility.
Connecticut law allowed Lieberman to run for vice president and senator at the same time.
"He doesn't have to run his best race, but at the same time you want him to show positive signs going into not only this race, but the Kentucky Derby, " he said.
Run a webinar and change a diaper at the same time?
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"It's a long way to go, and is like a combination of playing three-dimensional chess and bridge and trying to run a NASA space programme, all at the same time, " he added.
Some types of multitasking come naturally: a soccer player has to run down the field and assess the situation at the same time, adjusting his or her path as necessary.
Mr. TIM HEALY (Spokesman, Boeing): It achieves what the union wanted in terms of protecting jobs from outsourcing, and at the same time it allows Boeing to retain the flexibility we need to run our business.
We are already studying and testing ways in which we can begin to clean some of what we have put into the water over the years, while at the same time driving inspiration for prevention and opportunities that can be sustainable for the long run.
First, it is hard to run as war leader and tax-cutter-in-chief at the same time.
At the same time, these technologies and underlying processes are run by people under pressure to deliver economic performance, under deadlines, where time costs money and shortcuts can potentially save millions.
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One of the most impressive aspects of the ActiveHybrid 3 which can run on gasoline or electric power alone, or a combination of both at the same time for added performance is how smoothly and seamlessly everything works.
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But at the same time, John McCain has never really been able to sustain a run against Barack Obama.
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