We will be measuring and correlating and activating and deactivating all kinds of systems in response to other systems.

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The built-in IR sensor does a bang-up job of quickly activating and deactivating the zoom function, making the whole affair a breeze.

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In deactivating his account, Alec was shooting the messenger, blaming the distribution method for the words he put into it.

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Deactivating these genes during embryonic development does not kill the embryo (if it did, then that embryo would be stillborn).

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Looking at its fluctuating count, we could see the phone was selectively deactivating some apps as we increased the number of open programs.

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But deactivating from the social networking site is not that unusual.

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Not only is this guy deactivating bombs, but he likes it.

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There are a wide range of studies demonstrating that acupuncture has a positive effect, including evidence to suggest it works by deactivating pain centres in the brain.

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One potential issue could be some sort of alien defensive system that neutralizes nuclear bombs, although if the aliens can deactivate nukes, they should have no problems deactivating those Xcom commandos boarding their ship.

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Alec had a tantrum, he was kicked off a flight, he punished himself by deactivating his beloved Twitter account and then he made a winning appearance on Saturday Night Live spoofing the whole thing.

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He likes deactivating bombs!

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