It's not the miniature robotic space shuttle that NASA's planning to send into orbit this month, but another of the space agency's unmanned vehicles has edged closer to its beginning its mission, with the "nearly autonomous" Global Hawk aircraft having completed a key test flight bright and early on April 2nd.

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Having the cachet of a biotech haven helps attract bright scientists, new startups and, eventually, more tax revenue.

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Having embraced economic liberalization and foreign investment, India is a bright star in the region.

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Having been rocked by that five-try surge after making a bright start, Huddersfield only briefly recovered their composure, when they scored their only try straight after the restart through substitute Martin Aspinwall.

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"I was standing outside having a bit of fresh air and as I turned round I saw this very bright blue light which was dimming, " he said.

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She wrapped the necklace around her finger again, and this time it popped loose, flinging itself from her neck onto a bright, fuzzy photograph of a boy and a girl, laughing, having fun against a backdrop of sparkling water.

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What with being the first to market with an innovative product, and having that device become a generic verb a la Xerox, we would have thought the company's future looked bright.

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And Yeates believes a key factor in the bright start from a side who had become a staple part of the Premier League, has been having the right mentality for Championship football.

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