And it is hard to keep count of Asia's free-trade agreements.

ECONOMIST: Regional economic integration has a long, long way to go

Despite this H20 resistance, the Flex won't track your butterfly strokes (or doggie paddles), but it will keep count of your steps, calories burned, sleep and distance walked.

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Did the people at the door keep a count of everyone coming in?

CNN: Be ready for emergency at a crowded public gathering

The disease is so heavily concentrated in the poorest tropical countries, and overwhelmingly in sub-Saharan Africa, that nobody even bothers to keep an accurate count of clinical cases or deaths.

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The episode spotlights the controversial subject of online profiling, whereby Internet ad server companies, such as DoubleClick and Engage, track Web surfers in order to strategically target banner ads and site content, as well as to help sites keep a running count of visitors.

CNN: U.S. antidrug site dealing cookies

For example, in the game of blackjack, players may try to count cards to keep track of the deck and determine whether the dealer or the player has the probable advantage.

BBC: Casino design and why the house always wins

They keep count in billions instead of millions.

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Its role is to be something that a worker can absolutely count on to keep him out of destitution if all else fails.

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Today there are multiple divides among too many fields of knowledge to even keep count.

FORBES: Digital Rules: The Two Cultures

After that, suspects can count on Brazil's overburdened and inefficient judiciary to keep them out of jail.

ECONOMIST: Brazil: Digging up the dirt | The

"Ulster's discipline was much better in the second half - they managed to keep their penalty count down and they were the dominant team on the pitch throughout, totally deserving of the win, " said radio match summariser Ryan Constable after the final whistle.

BBC: Ulster restore pride in white jersey

The largest group currently, the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA), is expected to keep the top spot: a preliminary count showed it winning almost 60% in Baghdad, the biggest of Iraq's provinces.

ECONOMIST: Iraq takes another step down a long, hard road | The

She is expected to keep her position as vice chair of the House GOP Conference, the fifth-ranking position if you count the speaker at the top.

CNN: Despite new female faces in Congress, numbers in decline