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Also among the modern watches on sale is the Opus 6 (left), an art piece in white gold which combines stunning design with cutting-edge technical excellence.

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The Jetta Hybrid Land Speed Record project shows both the sporty nature of our Hybrid offering and the technical excellence of our engineers in Wolfsburg and in the Test Center California.

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Others have built international reputations through their technical excellence.

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The appeal to the enthusiast is a combination of technical excellence such watches are the horological equivalents of Ferraris and Bugattis and the cachet of owning a timepiece unlikely to be gracing the wrist of a fellow guest at dinner.

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Their people, who are absolutely critical to the technical excellence and operation of the Nation's nuclear weapons infrastructure, have for much of the past ten years been poorly led, demoralized and, in many cases, profoundly alienated by their treatment from higher-ups in Washington.

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As a trainer at the United States Army Signal Center of Excellence and Fort Gordon, I verify all technical manuals, training materials and Training Aids, Devices, Simulators, and Simulations (TADSS) Signal Soldiers use to learn their Military Occupational Specialty.

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