Greater production efficiencies and higher production volumes led to lower cost, enabling some ability to lower prices but the ability of the industry to sustain unit growth as well as storage capacity growth to match the needs of content hungry users and protect itself from competing technologies is threatened by the relentless drop in HDD ASPs.
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So at stake right now is not just our ability to solve this problem, but our ability to solve any problem.
As far as the buildings themselves, Watson sees not only the ability of buildings to interact with power markets, but the ability to self-regulate and adjust as well.
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But the ability to repay debt depends not only on the level of interest rates, but also, crucially, on the rate of growth in future incomes.
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The delivery systems will change, but the ability to make emotional connections will be constant.
For what we actually want is not a job but the ability to consume.
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In return, America would give up nothing but its ability to impose unilateral trade sanctions.
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With government finances now in order, the problem is not money but the ability to spend it.
But the ability for consumers to actually have the money and leisure time to actually be consumers plummets.
But his ability to indulge the way he does while remaining so strikingly thin makes him a physiological wonder.
But the ability to access and read those files on our devices also whets our appetite to print them, too.
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But his ability to increase spending has been cut since South Africa went into recession since he was inaugurated in May.
But the ability to have full HD in your pocket or purse will create all kinds of opportunities for content consumption.
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They may not know it, but their ability to master basic skills may determine the shape of education in New Orleans.
But developing ability and ambition is a challenging, uncomfortable, even scary process.
Its secret is not resilience alone, but an ability to reinvent itself.
But their ability to work together and fight, should Ansar Dine militants somehow evade the Franco-Malian advance, is very much in question.
Not only will processes instantly improve, but the ability to prevent (or at least minimize) disruptions will help to increase the bottom line.
But the ability to imagine, to dream, to picture things as they might be is one of the things that is essential to civilization.
But the ability of the authorities to protect Shias is being severely tested, correspondents say - and this as elections are around the corner.
Not only have smartphones become pervasive in the market, but the ability to capture higher quality photos and video has become easier and easier.
But the ability to send commands has now been restored, and scientists have a heavy schedule of tasks they want the rover to work through.
Developed economies like the US, UK, and Spain might be put on a negative credit watch, but their ability to finance their debts remains strong.
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But unlike its American counterpart, success comes not from international saturation, but its ability to cater to the millions of hard-working Indians across the subcontinent.
In many ways, 500px has the same features as other photo-sharing services but its ability to stand out has created the impression it is truly unique.
The overall frequency of our interactions has increased, but my ability to focus on them and only them has become more challenging in this age of distraction.
The incredible democratization of information and power engendered by networks is exponentially enlarging not only our ability to build together but also our ability to tear things apart.
But the ability to hedge your cloud bet is exactly what James Kaplan, Chris Rezek, and Kara Sprague, all with McKinsey, call for in a new report.
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But the ability to get the financing for the upswing -- to buy the raw materials -- so we're kind of struggling buying raw materials or hiring people.
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