They are not likely to be discouraged by visions of foreign trials in some remote future.
Back in 1998, when the firm opened a new mine called Yandicoogina, planners expected a slow expansion in output to 15m tonnes a year in the remote future.
The government emphasises that the risk of a large asteroid impact in the near future is remote.
Unfortunately, the prospects for serious spectrum reform in the near future are remote.
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We know that the general theory of relativity is compatible with the existence of space-times in which travel to the past or remote future is possible.
So if you're single (or would like to be), have no friends whatsoever, and don't even mind personal humiliation, keep an eye out for the Remote Wrangler to hit electronics prank departments sometime in the distant future.
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First, privatisation in any form feels a fairly remote prospect at the moment, with the future structure of British banking yet to be decided by the Treasury, subject to final recommendations from the Independent Commission on Banking in September.
There is little political upside for the agency to approve an obesity drug with marginal efficacy if there is any chance, even a remote one, that it will be linked to increased cancer rates in the future.
Developed using widely adopted European open standards for hybrid TV including elements of OIPF, HbbTV and HTML 5 browser technology, will offer additional services and features in the future, including a companion app for smartphones and tablets to create remote control and remote record capability away from the traditional remote.
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Rather, think Big Thoughts about the future of Europe while wearing slippers, wrapped up in blankets in a remote log cabin.
In Wolk's vision of the near future, cable companies will focus on using tablets that act as remote controls and TV guide replacements with baked-in second screen experiences.
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