The company will be sharing the results of its research so far, as well as archival images from Plymouth City Museum.

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These firms make money by sharing the results for a fee.

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By working together and sharing the results of projects being undertaken across the Institute, members can benefit from the collection of new analytics-driven solutions throughout their enterprises.

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Social and environmental impact depends on a rich ecosystem of stakeholders sharing impact goals, strategies and results.

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Iris Hummel, who looks after the sale, says results were boosted by buyers "sharing" the delicacies, with a large slice of the proceeds donated to charity.

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And when I looked up Facebook Home online to try to find out just what it was, the first search results that came up were from users sharing how to disable it.

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According to the TorrentFreak news website, Google added TPB to its list towards the beginning of August, leading to a sharp decline in the amount of search results it displayed for the file-sharing site.

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The results, though admittedly subjective (these are teachers sharing observations), are stunning.

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During Schmidt's tenure, Google also bought video-sharing site YouTube and branched out into other areas, with mixed results.

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What you might actually do with this water-consumption info is sort of a mystery, but I suppose sharing it with friends is no less ridiculous than pontificating over your fantasy football results.

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