This design, combined with flexible, thin-film batteries, could lead to a flat device that is far less obtrusive than a lumpy generator.

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However with the introduction of lighter weight and more flexible plastic substrate magnetic tapes, combined with a vacuum column to control the tension that the magnetic tape experiences during use, the IBM 726 was a prototype of the modern digital tape recording system.

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This, combined with the Tory legacy of more flexible labour and product markets, was supposed to prevent future booms and busts.

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Global Solar, which already has factories with a combined capacity of 75 megawatts, also makes flexible thin films that are meant for commercial rooftops.

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The most economical and effective congestion solutions involve traditional road building and transit use, combined with traffic management strategies such as signal coordination and rapid crash removal, and demand management strategies like telecommuting and flexible work hours.

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