Having used the conservative bit of his message to secure the loyalty of the party faithful, Mr Bush can now use the compassionate bit to reach out to the swing voters whose support wins elections.

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Such a quantum repeater uses groups of three photons for each bit of the message.

ECONOMIST: Quantum information technology

Hospitals do not have a dietician on every ward all the time, so getting the message through can take a bit of perseverance.

BBC: Do hospitals cater for patients with special diets?

Always a bit too concerned with the message and not sufficiently, in my view, concerned with the image that the message created.

BBC: News Online

Singer Matthew Caws still has one of the kindest voices in rock, but the message behind "See These Bones" feels a bit more morbid and cryptic than Nada Surf usually gets: A parsing of the words yields something about the way our pending death renders grudges useless.

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He told the jury he wanted to "to get under their skin a bit" but thought the EDL would ignore his message.

BBC: EDL bomb hoax message jury fails to reach verdict

Is there a candidate in the past 30 years who hasn't had his outside airbrushed, his long-winded message sharpened, his stump speech spiced up, his policy positions honed, a bit of poetry added to his homily on Medicare reform?

CNN: The Branding of Bill Bradley

Indeed, the role of President Martti Ahtisaari as the West's peace-broker (or message-carrier) in Yugoslavia may, the Finns hope, have given their plans a bit more weight in Brussels and Washington.

ECONOMIST: Russians, Nordics and Balts

The crew might be more familiar with riggings than roulades but Lim and Tuck have a simple message for them when it comes to cooking: "We encourage you to follow this bit of sage advice from Julia Child: 'Learn how to cook -- try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!'"

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