Although, with plentiful oil and natural gas in the US, the pressure on energy conservation has eased a bit it is clear that there is a finite amount of accessible energy available and conservation of energy is important to preserve these assets for future generations.

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His reports were always authoritative yet accessible and reflected the vast amount of research he put into all his projects.

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Internet has made readily accessible to everyone a growing amount of content.

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We still need to expand more the Pell Grant program and make it both accessible to more people and raise the amount of tuition.

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Optimizing functionality for a particular task, such as playing a DVD or recording a TV show, may still be an advantage of standalone devices, but the sheer amount of content both on a device and accessible through a home network will soon bring these archaic interfaces to their knees.

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Data on competitive pay practices has essentially become a commodity, with size and industry-specific data being accessible to most consultants, not to mention the fact that a tremendous amount of data can be gleaned from proxy reports.

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Real estate also requires a large amount of capital and a fair bit of savvy from investors and is not nearly as accessible as the stock market.

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