Developers can set a "purpose" string for each class of isolated data. iOS displays this string to users to help them understand why their data is being requested.
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This time, too, he fears, the string of strong data could begin to taper off.
There has been a string of weaker data coming out of commodity-consuming juggernaut China, and that has the commodity market bulls a bit worried.
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The October-December figures came amid hopes that the US economic recovery is gathering steam, following a string of recent data showing rising home sales and an improving labour market.
For the life of me I cannot agree that the string of macro economic data came in better than expected.
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However, in recent weeks China has released a string of encouraging economic data which showed that a pick up in November continued into December.
Amid a string of positive economic data, including a strong jobs report for September, solid auto sales and ISM numbers, the strength of the retail sales number contrasts starkly with the weakness exhibited by consumer sentiment.
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Sales of new single-family homes declined 2.3% in August, and a recent string of similarly lackluster housing data and commentary offer little to suggest a swift recovery is on the horizon.
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But the stock has traded at less than a third of its 52-week high since Genentech, building on a string of clinical successes, released data showing that its Lucentis had unprecedented efficacy against some types of AMD, perhaps even reversing the disease.
In currency markets, the dollar trimmed gains following a stellar rise on a recent string of positive U.S. data that have diminished expectations of another round of easing from the Fed.
Rising weekly jobless claims and a tepid gross domestic product estimate for the second quarter added to a recent string of weak U.S. economic data that is making for increasing speculation the Federal Reserve may opt for another round of quantitative easing of U.S. monetary policy.
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