So I'm confident California will continue to be on the cutting edge of our economy.

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Societies were open to invention precisely because rulers wanted to be on the cutting edge of military technology.

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We need to be on the cutting edge of tax and economic policy in the world so that we're the center of innovation, effort, growth, jobs.

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Creating a digital guide to the world's highways and street addresses may be the cutting edge of technology, but it is also just long hours on the road.

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The TLC must be able to pilot new technology like e-hail apps to stay on the cutting edge of industry and to best serve the public.

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But can QWERTY devices be priced on par or above the price of smartphones featuring cutting edge, 4.3 inch display tech and superior processor performance?

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Stay ahead of the curve and constantly be on the cutting edge.

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About the only oddities are the vintage composite video output and a 30-pin dock for charging iPads, iPhones and iPods, neither of which will be much help if you live on the cutting edge.

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Banning out-of-school assignments would put France on the cutting edge of pedagogical fashion, though it wouldn't be entirely unprecedented.

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