It will help you find your dog that's wandered a bit too far from the front yard, though, assuming he's still within a half mile or so (like walls, trees can get in the way of the signal, too).

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That is to say, a bit unusual but far from unconventional.

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In his view, recently the pendulum swung a little too far from regulation and towards a free market and we need to swing a little bit farther back.

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Britain is never far from the top in various league tables that measure competitiveness, but it has recently slipped a bit.

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