The device, which received no formal introduction during its host device's launch event, first appeared in the "press kit" bag that attendees received on the way out the door.

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As it turns out, we were right about the furtive FCC filing last December, and with all that paperwork in order, we've now been granted a formal introduction.

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Nissan is likely to unveil the first of the revived Datsun brand's cars in India in a few months, followed by the vehicle's formal introduction in February in New Delhi.

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The New York State Association of Convenience Stores had no immediate comment on Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz' price cap proposal, which is due for a formal introduction in the council later this month.

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You don't necessarily need a formal introduction to glom onto the rich and famous--you just have to be willing to stand for days at a time outside the fishbowl studio at NBC's Today Show, right in Rockefeller Center, Manhattan.

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It was released on video in 1981, at a time when videos did not have to receive a formal classification, and remained on shelves until the introduction of the Video Recordings Act 1984.

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