Google is developing ways to direct users of the company's Web-search engine to Boutiques.com when they search for fashion items, Mr. Shah said.

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In the future, when people search eBay for items, the site could present results in two different ways: online listings from sellers located anywhere in the world and local listings from nearby stores, said Marks.

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Under the plans, teachers would be allowed to search pupils without their consent for items that are banned under school rules and that may be used to cause injury.

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Meltwater had argued that it provides a specialized news-related Internet search engine that allows its 4, 000 U.S. customers to search for and receive information about news items relevant to their businesses.

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"No longer tied to their PCs, our users can now search on eBay, look at pictures of items for sale, bid on items, and check My eBay at a moment's notice, whether they are waiting in line at the post office, at a baseball game, or walking to work, " he said.

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Once digitised, these unique items will be available for full text search, download and reading through Google Books, as well as being searchable through the Library's website and stored in perpetuity within the Library's digital archive.

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Lord Menzies said that his arrest for contravening the Police (Scotland) Act was not wrongful or unjustified and items recovered in a search were properly admissible as evidence.

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