In areas riddled by repeated violence, any economic investment has to function as a little bit of both.

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We have to say, that sounds like a bit like a case of form over function: the Up can detect when you're sleeping, as can the pricey new Basis band.

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This function uses a 10-bit look-up table with a palette of more than one billion colors to select the most appropriate 16.7 million colors for smooth display of color gradations without banding.

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Can we really think of any corporate function that could not use a bit more innovative thinking?

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She was not a trader but instead worked in a clerical function that provided her with just enough information to know a bit about the industry.

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His speech is currently a bit garbled, but doctors expect it to improve as more nerves begin to function.

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Then, in 1969, when Intel was developing a 64-bit memory chip for Honeywell, Moore realized the key to getting the chip to function properly was to "dope" the chips with small amounts of impurities.

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This is only an early result from a very small study, but coming on the heels of reports just a few months ago, in which adult stem cells restored heart function to patients with advanced heart failure, the promise of stem cells again got just a bit brighter.

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