In some areas, 80% to 90% of the suppliers of certain types of equipment were shut out of the big Medicare market.

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Mr. GEORGE FORESMAN (Department of Homeland Security): You know, it's about making sure that there's going to be compatibility amongst all of the various different types of communications equipment that is purchased within the Chicago region.

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Already the new strategy is driving the military to invest in new types of equipment.

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Over time, Bettcher expanded the types of meat to be processed and added foodservice equipment.

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The Department of Defense does not have a submersible that can reach 5, 000 feet with the mechanical arm power to do the types of things that BP and other oil companies buy equipment to do.

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The softness in demand for capital equipment means that for most types, machinery is readily available.

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But a whole variety of factors - the call-up of certain types of reservists, the chartering of commercial shipping, the reported movement of pre-positioned equipment both to and within the Gulf region - all suggests that if war comes, it could begin with far fewer signs of obvious preparation than many people have argued.

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The United States -- along with members of the European Union and the Arab League -- have offered other types of help, though, such as communications equipment and humanitarian aid.

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When you add networking equipment, firewalls, storage area networks, intrusion detection systems, and many other types of devices, the number of files to maintain skyrockets.

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