She could crack open an egg and empty it with one hand.

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The Devils closed the barrage with an empty-net goal to hand the Islanders a 3-0 loss.

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The whiskey bottle was there, out of his reach, two empty glasses beside it, his own, empty now also, in his hand.

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Soon gesture-recognition systems, which will read the occupants' hand gestures in the empty air, will supersede touch screens and capacitive switches, avoiding, among other things, greasy fingerprints on the controls.

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Inside the arena, Springsteen is walking around the empty seats, a microphone in his hand, giving stage directions.

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The top, on the other hand, is a whole lot of empty space -- there's no camera here or on the rear, a "tradeoff, " according to company reps, but one they're confident won't distract from the devices greater mission: reading.

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On the other hand, it is difficult to imagine that the Cypriots will not empty their accounts as soon as they get an opportunity.

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