Similarly, an inkjet printer's nozzles need to be kept open to put words and images on paper, but drying out can lead to clogs and less than desirable results.

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In other words, the company would have to expand beyond its classic clogs if it was going to survive.

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The devices are used in a procedure called angioplasty, in which a balloon is snaked in through the leg and used to clear clogs in the arteries that feed the heart.

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But spam still clogs servers, to the chagrin of internet service providers and IT departments.

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Probably the media are to blame, for taking up a few marketable clever-clogs such as Mr Dawkins, then encouraging them to comment on everything.

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Second, every failed attempt to dial a PLDT number clogs our system.

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Looj uses a high-velocity, four-stage auger to blast away leaves, dirt and clogs while brushing gutters clean.

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An almost automatic right of appeal clogs the system further, with further appeal possible to the Supreme Court.

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With the proceeds from his earlier business ventures, he opened a lab in October of 1991 and hired a full-time microbiologist to work on different combinations of bacterial stews, because not all clogs are alike.

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"Do not overdo the clever clogs in terms of quoting (or misquoting) as there will be those present delighted to put you right just after you breathe the sigh of relief that it's all over, " I was warned.

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