Using in vitro fertilisation to select the sex of a child is illegal in Canada, and the ad was soon withdrawn.

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His ad hoc approach soon got its comeuppance.

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For example, again thanks to Big Data, every Web ad you will soon see on Facebook and across the Web will have been bid upon in real time by advertisers who will pay based upon your perceived value as a potential customer.

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Experts don't see NFL ad demand slowing anytime soon.

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His opponents are already making hay with such remarks, and Mr Obama's ad men doubtless will be soon.

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Soon MySpace's ad salesmen will use software that sifts through its members' profile pages and sorts them based on the often piercingly personal information they pin up on their pages.

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Along the way, I texted friends, received a reminder about an upcoming ski trip and the need to refuel my car soon, considered an ad for a BBQ joint, got a notification about a traffic accident ahead and a recommendation on the speediest route around it, took stock of my stress level, and picked the closest and cheapest parking spot.

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Its search application, which allows users to call a restaurant or hotel directly from the search results or text the location to a friend, has been downloaded 1.5 million times so far and will soon carry ads served from its own ad network.

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Lee Partners and Bain Capital, reflects a sense among investors that the slowdown in newspaper circulation and ad spending amid growing competition from the Internet is not going away anytime soon.

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Soon, Mr. Lashes was making deals for the cat to appear in marketing and ad campaigns.

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