For all such soothing words, the French establishment has no intention of turning the global clock back.

ECONOMIST: Globalisation through French eyes

Digitally connected every moment, we are tied to a 24-hour global clock, expected to perform continually in the face of global pressures, including downsizing, mergers, and their related stresses and expectations.

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Inside, Williams explains, is a receiver tailored to make use of a signal from an atomic clock carried by a global positioning system satellite.

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Another idea is to move away from providing a global, centrally broadcast, round-the-clock radio network, and concentrate on supplying content to local rebroadcasters.

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GEAR4 HQ, March 2013: Wake up happy with the brand new AlarmDock Halo 3 from global provider of gadgets and gizmos, GEAR4- the first app-enabled alarm clock radio for Lightning devices to hit the market.

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By deploying so many large, economical aircraft from a vast base, open around the clock and halfway between Europe and Asia, Emirates could in effect run a global hub, reducing European airports to a feeder role and impoverishing their associated flag carriers.

ECONOMIST: Aviation