They make no use of modern technologies such as seismic testing and lateral drilling, for instance.

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As it stands, LG made the best design decision it could, but with the phone's gawky dimensions, there's just no elegant way to make use of this phabletry.

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However, the study found that many companies plan to make use of it for tasks where no electronic device is currently involved.

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And despite the big increase in numbers the force is receiving no additional transport helicopters, which will compel it to make greater use of the dangerous roads and, inevitably, expose it to roadside bombs and ambushes.

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"The building is no longer required and we have a responsibility to the tax payer to make sure we make best use of resources, " he said.

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But even if customers can truly make informed decisions about the storage and handling of such data, they have no right to consent to the use of data that is collected about passersbys whom they record, intentionally or not.

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Officials will also no longer be allowed to stay in luxury hotels during inspection tours and vehicles will not be allowed to make excessive use of sirens.

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