In the text-based multiplayer games I played, the state of what was happening would flow past very quickly, each on individual lines of text.

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The dominance of a single individual gives them clear lines of command and enormous flexibility.

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In short, it lines up individual investors with firms like PFG and then oversees their portfolios.

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So researchers are looking for ways to make stem cell lines to match individual patients.

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It also collects individual solar panel performance data through power lines and sells a service to owners that allows them to keep tabs on the performance of their system.

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Individual taxpayers who file an annual Form 1040 must deal with its 79 lines, 144 pages of instructions and 11 schedules totaling 443 lines plus instructions to go with them.

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Also, for manufacturers with broad product lines, the markup may differ based on the line or even the individual product.

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