For a concrete example, imagine you have two computers that use 100W idling and 200W at full load.

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Officials and environmentalists have expressed concern that the ship's fuel, at full load at the start of the cruise, could spill into the sea.

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That's the concern Tata engineers had as well and have worked quite hard to ensure that it's fairly stable with a full load at maximum speed.

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Fu juggles the intense responsibility of working at a VC firm with a more than full course load in the civil and environmental engineering department.

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It's not hard to imagine why people would want a motherboard as small as VIA's PX10000: its low power requirements (the guys at Mini-ITX.com couldn't get it to draw more than 16 Watts under full load) and miniscule size (less than 4 inches long) make it perfect for really small enclosures.

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Coventry City Council and Warwickshire County Council websites had full lists of closed schools, but due to heavy demand, they were slower than usual to load at times.

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