Light volume allowed traders to push stocks farther than they might have fallen otherwise.

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New import restrictions mean that companies are allowed to bring in only the same volume of goods as they export.

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The additional labor has allowed him to start manufacturing some lower-margin, higher-volume orders--the kind that give him access to the biggest customers.

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That has allowed software companies to lower their prices, making up for the difference with larger volume.

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And her sales allowed her to join International Thriller Writers, as it now takes people based on volume rather than publication route.

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Last year, Dutch chip-maker NXP released a new type of mobile audio component -- the TFA9887 -- that allowed a mobile device to monitor its speaker system in real-time in order to max out volume without risking damage to the driver.

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