About the size and weight of a water bottle, the Jabra Solemate is small and light and features a thick carrying strap that makes it even easier to carry around and use in any environment.

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If all goes to plan, come 2007, Japanese phone users will not use an electric charger to power their mobiles, they will instead carry a small bottle of methanol and with just a few squirts, they will have power for their phones.

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Alternatively, he'll use a curry oil that he has made by combining a few tablespoons of curry powder with a small bottle of safflower oil and letting the mixture sit for a few weeks.

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Sasha took a bottle of grappa from the kitchen cupboard and filled two small glasses.

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As we approach the elephants, he takes out a small plastic squeeze bottle containing fine white ash and puffs some into the air, gauging the breeze.

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SIMpill, a South African firm, makes a small device that clips on to a medication bottle and sends a text message to a central computer whenever the cap is removed.

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Therefore, I would say, out with the performance-related pay for top managers (a good bottle of wine at Christmas and, if you insist, a small cheque like the rest of us would do).

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In addition to the premiere auction item, 10 small flasks The Macallan Lalique Bottle auctioned off around the world starting back in April 2010 and culminating in the final record-breaking Lalique decanter sale last night.

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These consisted of a piece of wood, hollowed out so that they could hold a small bottle in which a letter was placed, along with instructions for the finder to post it and a penny for a stamp.

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