If advertisements became completely personalized, it would be possible to learn virtually anything about someone just by observing what they were suggested to buy, never mind what they actually bought.

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While no business can be completely protected from unexpected events, every business can be proactive and do everything possible to minimize risk.

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There is still a need for cash, and it seems implausible that the infrastructure that makes digital transactions possible will be reliable enough to be completely trusted for a long time.

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In this type of situation, I want my portfolio to be as defensive as possible without completely sacrificing growth potential.

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Even if it ultimately proved possible to make an aeroplane completely invisible at all wavelengths, there would be a further problem.

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To be fair to my wife, it's completely possible that Diner Dash is exercising a part of her brain that will ultimately be good for her.

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"The illegal poisoning of birds of prey has no place in wildlife management and the Scottish Gamekeepers Association and other partners will continue to do everything possible in the hope that this practice can be eradicated completely, " he said.

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This makes sense for such large files, as a means to cut the downlink time and save your capped data plan from getting completely annihilated in one fell swoop, but don't be expecting to get the best possible quality from it.

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