The laser detectors on the machines aren't sensitive enough to see a single DNA molecule.
There are those like Phoebe Carney who have had the opposite experience, with a test that wasn't sensitive enough.
Scientists have used chromophores for decades to detect chemicals, but, until Fido, they weren't sensitive enough to detect trace explosives because each molecule of TNT vapor would switch off just a single chromophore, with the result that faint wisps of evil chemicals caused no visible change in luminosity.
In an Aug. 16 letter to the Senate Armed Services committee, Mr. Gates said the leak hadn't revealed sensitive sources, but reiterated his claim that disclosing the names of Afghans who had aided the military could damage the U.S. interests.
They're attractively priced. (Except for Pfizer, which sells near 40 times next year's numbers and is too rich.) Other enticing prospects lie with commercial finance companies that aren't overly sensitive to interest--such as Heller and CIT, both of them very cheap.
It's at this point that things get a little tricky, because the rear screen isn't entirely touch sensitive.
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Unlike ChoicePoint, retail businesses like DSW and Ralph Lauren Polo don't trade in sensitive information like Social Security numbers.
Pentagon investigators haven't found any sensitive or classified material in the messages, though they are still reviewing the material.
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First, with so many new holders who aren't price-sensitive, Treasurys are more likely than ever to hold up in a crisis as they did in 2008 and 2009.
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Why aren't they as sensitive to their customers' time, especially that of business travelers, who pay a disproportionately high share of airfares because they can't make unbreakable reservations a month or two in advance the way vacationers can?
Remy Stern, Gawker.com's editor in chief, told The Wall Street Journal that the publisher didn't want to disclose potentially sensitive information.
In the era that we were in (post-Enron), the board of directors were very sensitive and didn't want to put up a defense against anything.
"We can't talk about politics, or very sensitive topics, like sex or religion, " he notes.
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To be sure, people who are innately sensitive to stress don't always become overreactive.
Selwyn Gerber, a managing partner with offshore banking firm PrimeGlobal USA, said his company considers the Internet so insecure that it won't use it at all to transmit sensitive customer data.
And we've got a very good answer for that, and that is that we do not have confidence that Iran's program is exclusively for peaceful purposes and until we are confident, we don't want Iran to develop the most sensitive nuclear technologies.
Elephants don't see well, but they have very sensitive noses.
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The metals and coal sectors aren't demand driven, but they are price sensitive to the dearth of incremental supply, particularly coal, iron ore and even copper with all its mine outages.
So much for the facts, now for some rampant speculation: Apple's new iPod, or iPods, could include many of the features introduced with Apple's iPhone June 29, such as a large, touch-sensitive display, which isn't available on today's iPods (unless you count the iPhone).
Because the costs associated with most courses are borne by the participant's companies, most business schools don't believe the executive education market is particularly price sensitive.
Gleaning potentially sensitive information about someone that isn't explicitly shared, such as sexual orientation or drug use, could be abused by companies as well as governments and potential employers.
Moreover, its touch-sensitive keyboard, while slick, won't cut it for more than a quick e-mail.
But we just don't know, which is why the markets are so sensitive to this news.
The tax increase doesn't expire until next year, but this avoids a sensitive vote during an election year.
The 10-inches of real estate don't seem to hamper Stantum's multitouch, ultra-sensitive and pressure-simulating resistive touchscreen technology one bit.
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For example, the gas lamps of Lincoln's time wouldn't give enough illumination for the cameras, which are not as sensitive as the eye.
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Wine, beer and liquor manufacturers don't have to list ingredients but must list substances people might be sensitive to, such as sulfites, certain food colorings and aspartame.
Audiences often feel deprived if at least one of the works on a program doesn't feature the lithe, attractive concertmaster, an alternately fiery and sensitive violin soloist standing, swaying and dancing up front, as she has done since 1981 and continues to do, away from the NCCO, with many other orchestras each year.
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In other words, the screen was overly sensitive, thinking I was touching it when I wasn't.
Western diplomats and governments need to be sensitive to the potential for offending others - but they can't be held responsible for policing the Internet for any potentially offensive materials, whether these deal with religious sensitivities, racism or other controversial topics.
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