It measures force to determine 3-dimensional position, such as deep, shallow, horizontal or vertical, and adapts the pool cleaner for maximum cleaning action.

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Shallow burns hurt much more than deep ones - the nerves under the skin have not been burned away.

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Much like Samsung's 10-inch deep DLP from CEDIA, these are designed for shallow cabinets and stands made to fit flat panel displays or even hung on a wall.

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Among the supermajors Chevron likely has the most acreage in the shallow waters of the Gulf where these ultra-deep prospects lay.

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Methane either can arise from microbial activity in shallow deposits of organic material, or it can come from more deep-seated processes involving oil formation.

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Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts, who represents the area, told WWL-TV that the fire was in very shallow water, as little as a foot deep, and that authorities would not approach the site until the fire had burned itself out.

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Stone Energy (SGY), which is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, is drilling several deep and ultradeep wells in Vermilion and Cameron parishes in the belief that gas-bearing reservoirs below the shallow Gulf bleed onshore, and that onshore drilling offers a way to tap an abundant hydrocarbon resource without incurring the considerable expenses of underwater operations.

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The bay is so shallow that the slightest deviation from the narrow, dredged shipping channels (40-foot-deep slits in the muddy bottom) could be disastrous.

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