For civilian purposes, these materials are crucial for high-tech items such as computers and televisions as well as green items such as batteries and fluorescent light bulbs.
In a test of creativity, researchers asked 145 students to think of as many unusual uses as possible for such common items as a brick or toothpick, then divided them randomly into four groups.
In the U.S., where comparable sales were up 4.4%, consumer traffic in restaurants was driven by menu items such as the McRib and McCafe items like the caramel mocha, as well as promotional games like the Monopoly sweepstakes.
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This legislation, which reduces trade barriers for reformist African and Caribbean countries, was languishing in the Senate, where a senator from a textile region intended to kill it with a filibuster. (A narrower, but more generous, version has already twice passed the House.) On October 29th Republican efforts to proceed with debate failed as Democrats demanded the attachment of numerous unrelated items such as raising the minimum wage.
The 1, 500-item list is full of such commodity items as rubber gloves, catheters and syringe needles.
That includes such diverse items as civilian pay, ship maintenance, facilities upkeep, professional training and jet fuel.
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He found himself working on such items as cheap clock radios, which gave him little scope for creativity.
Washington leaves out of the household income number such items as realized capital gains and payments from pension plans and 401(k)s.
This would include such items as cash back, sales taxes and deposits.
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The company numbers Boeing, Airbus and Lockheed Martin among its customers of propulsion-system components and aerostructures--such items as engine housings and fuselage parts.
Today the company sells more than 300 varieties of its delectables, including such items as Ceres chocolate sprinkles and Delfi Top Cappuccino bars.
Their service works like this: You start with your closing statement and check off whether you have such items as a high-end stove, kitchen cabinets, ceiling fans.
But Jyothy Rao, the namesake daughter who after marriage and a family-business program at Harvard now heads marketing, is pushing such items as a dishwashing bar (Exo).
Because of their light weight, strength and high melting point, ceramics are now incorporated into such military items as helicopter armor and parts in rocket guidance systems.
Though some of the archaeology had been damaged by the market's construction in the 1800s enough remained to show evidence of buildings on the site as well as a large amount of pottery and various other items such as intaglio gemstones used in jewellery.
"It is not just the clawing greed of painstaking claims for such minor items as tampons, barbecue sets and bathrobes, but also the egregious way some have transferred allowances from one second property to another - enabling them to refurbish homes at public expense, then sell them for profit, " Lord Carey added.
The CE will also include a poster and several digital items such as a two co-op maps and a handful of in-game items.
Consumer Reports has long been recognized as an unbiased and trusted source of reviews for common household items such as dishwashers, coffee makers, and toasters.
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So far the tangible products have mainly been wearable items such as branded apparel but the AMG channel allows for delivery of a range of items.
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This morning, the United States Supreme Court answered the question of whether the NFL is acting as one entity or as 32 separate teams when it enters contracts for production of items such as jerseys and hats.
The Auction may be cancelled or delayed because of, amongst other things, technical difficulties experienced by the BBC or issues involving a Donor of the items (such as any decision by the Donor to remove its items from the Auction).
Using this, people can add items such as particular brands of eggs, milk, and the like, and see how much those items will cost.
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Additionally, windows can be set to automatically track items such as moving vehicles, individuals, the books you get out of the library, and the items you pick up at 7-11 after a night out with the gang.
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It is possible that these industries are performing as well as they are because consumers are really interested in dedicating their discretionary income to items such as market-fresh or organic foods, a new dress, jewelry, or a new piano.
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You calculate cash flow from ops, roughly speaking, this way: add to net income any noncash charges (such as for depreciation or an allowance for future tax bills), then add favorable changes in such balance sheet items as accounts payable and accounts receivable.
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Thus, the most important step to take is to recognize gold bullion (at the very least U.S. Mint bullion coins) as legal tender, and then to abolish all taxes relating to transactions with bullion, or related items such as banknotes and bank accounts based on bullion.
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Its novel menu has featured items such as steamed glutinous rice with duck jus.
They were found to contain contaminated items such as nappies, needles and medical equipment.
They sold some items such as mobility scooters for 10 times their real value.
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