The second desideratum, of low thermal and high electrical conductivity, was achieved by dividing the bismuth telluride into pellets a few nanometres across.

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It is worth pointing out that this desideratum -- deep sexual satisfaction -- is found most often, as has been empirically verified over and over again, in what is often called, derisively, traditional marriage.

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If he actually weighs 110kg he will be eating 3, 080 calories to maintain his extra flesh and he thus needs to make a permanent cut of 786 calories from his daily diet if he is to get back to the 70kg desideratum.

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