In America, for example, earnings have been crushed by tougher regulations and low interest rates, which usually narrow profit margins.

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As a result, electronic computers behave erratically when operated outside their recommended (and usually narrow) temperature range, or in the presence of strong radiation.

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The straight and narrow silhouette that defines the pencil skirt, usually associated with strictness and a certain severe sexiness, has rarely been allowed to have much fun until now.

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