But now, precisely because most money never exists in physical form, it acquires a detailed history.
In physical form Steel will be a 6-inch plastic superhero action figure, with a well-developed backstory.
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Works of graphic and plastic art are objects whose value is tied to their physical form.
It is talking about adopting the euro in 2002, the year the currency takes physical form.
But, the report says, mental bullying is just as stressful as the physical form.
Copyright protection is needed partly to cover the costs of creating and distributing works in physical form.
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It has also freed us to turn our wildest imaginings and our most creative designs into physical form.
The product itself adds to the brand universe, giving it physical form.
When they become available in physical form, Russian savers may start hedging their currency exposure, by stuffing their mattresses with euros as well as greenbacks.
"As the world turns more and more, the items that appeared in physical form in previous decades and centuries are appearing in digital form, " he says.
Some might object that a downloaded movie has no physical form, and that there is thus nothing really "there" to tax, but that's an easily vanquished argument.
The "urbs"- as Romans would call the physical form of the city - was nothing other than the result of the "civitas", the community of the citizen.
We will be able to absorb and retain the entirety of the universe's knowledge, eat as much as we want without gaining weight, shape-shift into just about any physical form imaginable, live free from disease and die at the time of our choosing.
In that event, the sensible depositor would withdraw their money in physical Euro form, pack it into a suitcase and bury it in their garden.
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In these cases, the consumer should have the right to expect a full refund, whether the game was purchased in physical or digital form.
Some form of physical exercise will pay you back in extra energy that will feel like extra time.
An NSPCC study on teenage relationships in 2009 showed 25% of girls and 18% of boys reported some form of physical violence.
This means that though many weight-loss interventions suggest walking as the primary form of physical activity, it is probably too hard for many people.
What didn't fail, at last report, was the series of physical barriers in the form of steel and concrete that keep radioactive materials from being freely released into the environment.
There are grab bars on the front steps that he used to hoist himself into his home, an elevator with a rope pulley that he operated himself, and he fashioned his own form of physical therapy in the long driveway, challenging himself to crutch down to the road and back.
Some idea sanctuaries may be created in the physical world, in the form of dens, nooks or quiet areas where concentrated work can get done.
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Sheffield-born Gorman is currently studying for 'A' levels in English Literature, Art and Physical Education in lower sixth form at Repton School after winning a scholarship.
There was also clearly a certain amount of safe-haven buying by those concerned with monetary policy in the United States and loosening of monetary policy by the European Central Bank, encouraging purchases of physical silver in bar or coin form.
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These are all impacted in some form by a reduction of physical travel and the increase of remote work.
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Wales, if Mr Morgan is correct, wants more political autonomy while retaining the accommodation represented by those flags in Crickhowell: a form of governance which is physical as well as conceptual.
The physical landscape of Western Europe took on the form which it retained until the industrial revolution.
Elemental carbon had long been thought to exist in only three physical forms: graphite, diamond and an amorphous form, of which charcoal is an example.
This could result in bicycles that are more comfortable, encouraging increased usage, and more accessible, allowing a wider variety of individuals (including those with certain physical disabilities) the ability to utilize this healthier form of transportation.
"We can try to find out the chemical and physical properties of the disk that causes a planet to form there, " said Dr. Quanz.
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