It is a small price to pay for a quick and easy way to check whether, for instance, water is too briny for irrigation.

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This approximately 920, 000 pixel resolution LCD monitor benefits from a wide viewing angle, making it easy to capture detail and to check focusing and composition.

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Debit cards have grown in popularity as a way for consumers to pay straight from their bank accounts because it is a free and easy alternative to carrying a check book, and is less hassle than making a stop to get cash from a live teller or ATM.

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And these devices serve a good purpose: easy and quick access to the web so that you can check emails, read and watch movies.

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Once they sold some the first time, they saw how easy it was to make a phone call and receive a check in the mail.

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It's ye olde "blank check" argument -- easy to understand, and perhaps even persuasive.

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