For example, instead of inspectors handling meat, robotics could be employed to further prevent cross-contamination in the inspection process, which could happen when handling an infected piece of meat.

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This is in the process of being unwound, but still needs careful handling.

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But BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said it is understood his handling of the arrest worked in his favour during the selection process.

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The pressure from regulators was so strong at one point last fall that Bank of America stalled foreclosures in order to re-examine the way it was handling the process.

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How do we approach teaching kids about smart money handling, investments and how can we make it fun in the process?

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Wal-Mart had said it wanted to buy the bank so it could process 35 million ATM transactions monthly, retaining millions in debit-handling fees, which it could translate into savings passed onto customers.

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The audits are so intensive that each team is handling only a few right now and they aren't far along in the process, she says.

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Freeport, which is handling the rescue operation, said in a statement on Tuesday that "the rescue process is difficult and will take some time to complete".

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Unlike traditional automation, self-learning autonomic tools are able to understand and replicate complex decision making processes and behave in a similar way to the human cognitive process by constantly learning new ways of handling IT problems.

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