No final decisions have been made, but target letters often signal that criminal charges are in the works.

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Described as "an electronic question and answer system", it sends a radar signal to any unidentified target to which a friendly will respond automatically with a coded reply.

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Far better to use a broadcast signal, which we can target at a specific star, and which moves at the speed of light.

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When you make a wireless connection, the signals between you and the base station scatter off in multiple directions, but only a fraction of the signal actually hits its intended target.

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The Patriot missile homes on an electronic signal "painted" on the target by the radar, and relays its position in relation to the target back to the radar and on to the control centre.

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So long as the mullahs continue to signal that the Jews are their first target, the world will be content to allow them to build their nuclear weapons and to use them.

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In particular, observers look for Fed officials to discuss what to do when the program known as Operation Twist ends, as well as to discuss setting numerical targets to signal how long policy-setters will keep the target federal funds rate at essentially zero.

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David Strettle touched down on the right only for referee Romain Poite to signal a forward pass during the build-up and ex-Tiger Hougaard was narrowly off target with a 50-yard drop-goal.

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