The new LIVE 5000 has been engineered from quality components to provide the most punch in an attractive form factor.

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"It was more that the current certainty, with rates relatively attractive, was a factor, " Mr. Kauffman said.

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The LED backlighting employed in all three new displays reduces the number and overall size of panel components for an attractive, slim form factor, while also minimizing power consumption when compared to previous CCFL panel monitors.

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There is another compelling factor that makes Japan attractive.

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"A smaller form factor is not only more attractive to many consumers, it will cost less to manufacture, ship and stock, " Piers Harding-Rolls, head of games at IHS Screen Digest, told the BBC.

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The strengthening yen was a factor, making local products less attractive to foreign buyers, but investors were also riled after a parliamentary select committee approved a bill to double consumption tax by 2015.

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The recent depression in the stock price has been the single largest factor in making these multiples move to such attractive levels.

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When asked by Today presenter Sarah Montague whether the fact that Britain is outside the eurozone played a part, he replied that it wasn't a key factor but concedes that Britain "does have an attractive exchange rate at the moment".

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The Nikon D600 offers a remarkable value, merging the perfect combination of a lightweight, compact form factor and superior image quality, making the leap into FX-format photography more attractive than ever.

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