As darkness fell, studio lights were set up so that the rescue work could continue.

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Strangely, though the studio lights burned hot as Africa, he wore his shirt buttoned tight about his neck.

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Politicians nowadays may be forgiven for being more comfortable under the glare of TV studio lights than being out on the road.

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Richard Mall received perhaps the greatest applause of the night, for his invention of the Matthews Max Menace Arm, a portable device which allows studio lights to be moved and positioned all over a set, often where normal lighting cannot be used because of on-site restrictions or other difficult conditions.

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She shooed all that spandex and sadness out of the studio, switched off the lights, stepped into the corridor.

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The sub has so many lights and cameras that it is like an underwater TV studio - with Mr Cameron able to direct and film the action from within.

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Like Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, 30 Rock and a host of other NBC programs, Lights has proved to be a success among critics but has failed to find viewers for the General Electric (nyse: GE - news - people )-owned network.

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