However, a number of other councils were also said to be running low as snow and ice continued to affect the whole country.

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Let me say that while some energy sources may be running low, American ingenuity, American know-how are in abundant supply in the United States Army.

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While most of us have been focused on the Matrix One, DMM was, for a time, running another brand, Pacatek, which was also supposed to be making low-end Android tablets.

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They say the idea of running low-income accounts under a universal Post Office brand would be both costly and unattractive.

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The system has been running since 2005 and can be judged a success in that tiger numbers, though still worryingly low, have been inching slightly higher.

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Work ran over by 90 minutes due to a tool running low on battery power and a particularly awkward bolt securing a handrail that needed to be removed.

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