Many reporters are given medical journal articles under embargo, meaning they get to see them several days early in return for agreeing not to write about the results until they are published.
Orangutans, by comparison, had fewer "vibration regimes" - meaning they could get fewer tones from their vocal cords.
For example, some money managers went to cash during the 2007-2009 bear market but missed the bottom, meaning they failed to get reinvested before stocks rebounded.
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But the British Medical Association warns doctors can spend longer at the hospital site because of the way their shift patterns are designed, meaning they might not get the rest they need before going back on to the wards.
Presidents have been known to say that they feel stifled governing from the environs of the Rose Garden, meaning that they believe they have to get out from the bubble that is life in the White House if they want to maintain a feel for America and Americans.
Smart, well-meaning people get it wrong when they start believing that the world owes them something and that the rules are different for them.
Artificially intelligent entities will be operating at human levels meaning they will have the same ability to get the joke, to be funny, to be sexy, to be romantic.
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While many of us tend to use our cellphones as our primary number, which means we're always available (yes, we know that's sometimes not such a good thing), there are still some people who have a home or business landline number that they give out, meaning callers often get hit with voicemail.
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All that is known right now, he wrote, is that Tarceva works better than a sugar pill given with supportive care--meaning patients don't get other cancer drugs they otherwise might receive, such as Taxotere from Aventis (nyse: AVE - news - people ) and Iressa, a similar pill from AstraZeneca (nyse: AZN - news - people ).
For example, big-scale wind farmers who claim Section 45 renewable energy production tax credits would get a three-year extension, meaning they could claim the credits for facilities in operation by the end of 2010.
Some people who get salmonella infection become chronic carriers, meaning they continue to excrete the bacteria in their feces or, rarely, urine for a year or more after their signs and symptoms clear up.
Some retailers "double" coupons, meaning they give twice the face value of the discount or offer buy-one-get-one-free promotions.
They miserably failed to qualify for Euro 2000, meaning they will be doubly-determined to make up for lost time once the finals get under way in the Far East.
They get silver out of the ground at a very inexpensive price in their backyard, meaning the actual backyard is pretty large.
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