But what if you could tag a real-life building with a photo of yourself or some other content, as a form of virtual graffiti?

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"It was as if it could have been real, " said Mark Lippert, an assistant defense secretary for Asia, who traveled to South Korea along with Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter.

WSJ: U.S. Pledges Further Show of Force in Korea

"One time, the book was about a train that wasn't sure she could get over the mountain, but she knew if she tried real hard, she could do it, " Ms. Walsh said.

WSJ: New Chapter in New York City for Children's Book Program

If we could adjust them in real time, what experiences would this make possible, ' they ask.

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If real, the redesign could lead to one less hassle for charging and syncing.

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If only they could see these arguments in real time, in their entirety.

CNN: Justices, let cameras into the court

You could do that if you sliced it real thin, used something like newspaper to separate out the layers.

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And it could provide a real edge if Apple begins building television sets.

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America could, if it chose, deploy real power in the Arab-Israeli conflict, but domestic politics oblige its diplomats to tread delicately.

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Now the company admits that the little bit of mercury in each bulbs could become a real problem if sales balloon as expected.

NPR: CFL Bulbs Have One Hitch: Toxic Mercury

What if you could monitor hundreds of them in real time?

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If they are ambivalent, it could mean real trouble in a state like Ohio, the state everyone agrees made the difference in 2004 and may well again in 2008.

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Now, though, Facebook says it will act to remove those questionable "likes" - which would include an 11-year-old girl if the company could work out its users real ages.

BBC: Facebook acts on fake ��likes��

In contrast to a rudderless Obama, if Republicans become real government reformers, 2014 could in fact be exceptional.

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What if you could capture life as quick animations in real time and be able to share them.

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She said it would be a "real shame" if a solution could not be found and the plaque does not get installed.

BBC: Row over plaque for stripper Phyllis Dixey on London flats

Bears on residential real estate could sell (if they own it) or short (if they don't) the StreetTracks SPDR Homebuilders (35, XHB) or buy the puts thereon.

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If pro-growth economic policies could raise that real compensation growth to 3% a year, after just 20 years their real incomes would double, and after 40 years it would triple.

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Imagine if we could do things on Facebook that had real monetary value or, taken in the aggregate, made us feel less like productized users and more as collaborative members?

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If your cap rate is 8% you could, of course, wind up with a real return well below that-if a tenant trashes the place or if the house is near a city with a weak economy.

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This, Schiff said, could cause a second real estate crash if rates rise too quickly.

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Real physical communication - what if you could touch your loved one via your mobile phone?

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If that happens on any scale, there could be real milk shortages in some shops.

BBC: Farmers milking their herds

He could have real trouble there, especially if there is a poor showing tomorrow in Texas.

NPR: President to Ask for Line-Item Veto

Now, if these game developers could just translate that into the real-world government, that would be something else.

CNN: Game for students aims to make Congress serious fun

Even if inflation could be created, would it reduce the real government debt, the presumed purpose of such a policy?

ECONOMIST: Economics focus

Our economy would improve if the resources devoted to the real estate market could be devoted to other, more needed industries.

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If I could find another job, it would be real good.

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It's like if Batman was a real human being and you could go out anywhere, and they never, ever revealed their true face to the public.

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What if your claims or call center agent could seamlessly use real-time communication capabilities like instant messaging and video sharing or productivity features like mail-merge right inside of CRM?

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