Built 4, 500 years ago, they have stood as symbols of power, objects of mystery and subjects of debate.

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Meanwhile, the upstream North West Frontier Province, where the Muslim League is also in power, objects to the flooding of its land.

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And since he spent his days considering the seductive power of images and objects, it was fun to observe that he himself had such a power over the woman in the butcher's who wrapped up his foie de veau, just because she had seen him on television.

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As a result, many people no longer think of credit, debit, or prepaid as a service: people view payment cards as objects, with all of the iconic power that an object has when it becomes so ubiquitous.

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Then, through software and the supercomputing power of the Web, you can bring intelligence to the objects.

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As an infant, I displayed a variety of facial expressions to signal my moods, pointed at objects of interest, and bonded with my parents through the power of eye contact.

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There's a lot of depth and drama in the new displays and, whereas the paintings of the Dutch masters may have had the power to stand alone, in other areas it is often the associated objects that are the most intriguing and emotive.

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Despite a bunch of metallic objects being heaped on the pad, it was intelligent enough to only send power to the phones, keeping gum boxes and coins cool, calm and collected.

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Some inanimate objects have quotes or stories printed next to them, reminding the viewer of the awesome and mystical power of nature.

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