It began by raising the capital reserves its banks had to hold, in effect removing money from its financial system, and increasing the size of down-payments required to purchase real estate.

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The average PC game today is hovering between 15-25GB, with patches increasing this size by several gigabytes at a time.

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To achieve this power savings, rivals need to add external dc-to-dc converters, increasing both the size and cost of their products.

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One way Samsung and other makers of Android phone have been one-upping Apple is by increasing the screen size.

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With increasing handset size, the possibility of one-handed use and the line between what defines a tablet or a phone (or even a phablet) becomes narrower, making it harder for manufacturers to stand out on hardware alone in an already crowded marketplace.

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But Kouchner said France, which currently commits 2, 600 troops to the NATO-led operation, would not be increasing the size of its deployment.

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Among other things, this anticipated payday is fueled primarily by ever-increasing population growth and an unprecedented explosion in the size of the middle class.

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Mr. Salbu: While we have been increasing the size of all of our areas, we have had a special focus on information-technology management and operations management.

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