Making gadgets in a rainbow of Lifesaver candy colors was a winning strategy for Apple with its original iMac G3s.

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Any one of them could be a lifesaver.

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Either of these (preferably backed by the ECB as lender of last resort) could create a European lifesaver to prevent weak sovereigns and weak banks from drowning each other.

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During the 100 days of 100 degree heat I am sure that has been a lifesaver.

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Even with the risks of an operation factored in, bariatric surgery can be a lifesaver, particularly for people who are very obese.

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For those patients, this drug could be "a potential lifesaver, " says John Kastelein, a professor of medicine at the University of Amsterdam who is running Isis's current trials.

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But Miller, now 65, a former hospital food-service director in West Virginia, discovered a lifesaver--not more drugs but a program of daily exercise, stress reduction, group support and a diet very low in fat and high in vegetables and whole grains.

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