This patent is a basic outline of steps concerning how things will be fetched on the Web.

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To answer those questions, they create several rough sketches that follow a basic outline to ensure all information is covered.

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They go into a computer program, along with satellite global positioning coordinates to map -- with precision -- the basic outline.

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The basic outline involves Kirk and his crew and their response to a terrorist campaign waged by Starfleet Officer John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch).

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Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appear to have agreed on the basic outline of a deal after staying up late on Sunday, locked in negotiation, but uncertainty remains.

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And so what we've seen -- and we just came from a meeting in which the TPP members affirmed a basic outline and our goal is, by next year, to get the legal text for a full agreement.

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The following is a non-binding and confidential outline of the basic terms we would propose for the transaction.

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The basic problem is simple enough to outline.

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