How, though, can all this modernisation be squared with the maintenance of what every senior official says is the capital's great quality, its function as the ancient vessel of Chinese history and culture?
"It has really been proven to show dramatic improvement in both the condition of kidney function and quality of life, " he said.
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In trials involving 4, 300 patients, the medicine has been shown to reduce asthma attacks and hospitalisations, and to help improve lung function and quality of life.
Mortgage pre-approval was relegated to a low priority function and the quality of the vetting process and the resulting finished product suffered.
The equivalent products (in terms of their basic function, not their quality) would have required 4.64 weeks of work in 1958.
"Where we have seen certain bonds under-perform, it's normally a function of poor credit quality, weak structure or overly aggressive pricing, " he said.
It features 14 hours of HD audio playback for high quality music and will continue to function as a normal headset even if the battery does run out.
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However, if your vehicle doesn't have a factory-fitted USB port, connecting your MP3 player can often result in a maze of wires, inferior sound quality, and no remote control function.
Accordingly, models have been developed with Sony's unique "RGBW Coding" function, which facilitates low noise, high quality image capture even in low light condition, and the proprietary "HDR (High Dynamic Range) Movie" function, which achieves brilliant color even when taking pictures against bright light.
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And it can also convert video in HD format into the two lower-quality formats with its "down converter" function.
The 5x optical zoom also increases its power to the equivalent of 10x with the iA Zoom (Intelligent Auto Zoom) function with minimum deterioration of image quality thanks to the help of Intelligent Resolution technology.
It brought together 700 global leaders and IBM partners and employees, shining a light on leadership as a function that demands active, high-quality forward thinking.
The camera also has an "up converter" function which can convert video shot in the two lower-quality formats to HD format.
The PENTAX Q10 comes equipped with a Full HD video capture function employing the H.264 recording format, allowing the user to capture high quality, extended movie clips (1920 x 1080 pixels) at a frame rate of 30 frames per second.
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Its plug-and-play function automatically configures itself to the surrounding radio environment, enabling users to quickly enjoy wider, higher-quality and more cost-effective coverage simply by connecting the femtocell to a broadband fixed line.
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