"The goal in sport is usually to win, but here the goal is to make a leap forward in programming, " he said.

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The Rasmussens admit their product is confusing to explain and is trying to make a massive leap forward into uncharted technological territory.

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The IT Secretary said that the Andhra Pradesh has reached a critical phase in the terms of growth in the sector and was poised to make a big leap forward in the coming months and years.

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But enough factors are combining that a China could make the great innovation leap forward.

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Keep it simple, publish lots of great games, and make the Xbox 720 powerful enough to represent a real leap forward in gaming but not so expensive that buying a powerful gaming PC makes more sense.

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Thus nobody can guarantee that a technological leap forward in the defence business would make transatlantic relationships any easier.

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