The irony here is that one of the biggest criticisms for years was Windows Mobile's lack of a task manager and the ability to kill applications that were running.

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Taxes on wages and salaries are inadequate to the task of limiting inequality because they punish those who owe high incomes to greater ability and effort, rather than to inheritances.

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Concentration is improved when people's senses are aroused, says Dr Linnell, but if this becomes excessive it seems to have the opposite effect and reduces the ability to focus on a single task.

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It may simply be that those who have the wherewithal to cook at home--or who earn sufficient income to support a wife who cooks at home or to hire a servant to do it--tend to be those with the cognitive ability to handle the complicated task of managing a healthy and balanced diet.

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Now add a 9.7-inch screen and a faster processor to the mix and you've got the ability to bop from one task to another in a blink.

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The knowledge, confidence, and exposure that I gained from this internship have given me the ability to execute any task in an effective manner.

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Because most people read words more quickly than they can identify and name colours, this widely used method tests their ability to inhibit the urge to read what is written and instead focus on the task of naming the colour.

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The task force thinks that superiority depends largely on the deterrent value of protection and that we need to demonstrate an ability to respond, along with political, legal and economic needs, but to demonstrate the ability to apply force, if it were necessary.

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With 12, 000 points of power and the ability to shatter three shields on contact, stopping Kurragar is going to be a difficult task.

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