Not surprisingly, he opted for every feature for his chauffeur-driven Maybach, including the retractable barrier with drapes.

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But without a splashy new OS-driven feature like Siri in 2011 and FaceTime in 2010, the iPhone 5 relied on its larger, but not wider, screen and LTE connectivity to drive growth.

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The Telegraph, The Times, The Sun, the Mirror and the Daily Mail (online) all feature his 100m journey in a chauffeur-driven Jaguar from the Wales Office in Whitehall to Downing Street.

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So while Superman: Unbound is a fine piece of character-driven action entertainment, the next feature will be the one to watch for signs of the future.

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Sony's R-series BRAVIA LED HDTVs include several options for consumers looking for feature-rich TVs with Sony's famed picture quality, each driven by Sony's Clear Resolution Enhancer technology, delivering a superb high definition resolution and a vivid, clear, life-like picture.

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The closeness of Anglo-American military and intelligence ties, driven by the cold war, became a defining feature of British foreign policy and a source of tension between Britain and France, which led de Gaulle twice to veto British membership of the then European Economic Community, on the grounds of Britain's irremediable Atlanticism.

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