Even though there is no central mechanism dictating who will call who when, the network functions like a vast machine.

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With automation, the US equities market had evolved into a vast complex machine. one that was purposely well-tuned to the nuances of HFT scalping strategies.

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Bush can never do that because, long before the campaign, he made an unholy promise to Trent Lott and Mitch McConnell that he would never do anything to derail the Republicans' vast soft money machine.

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The great selling point for a Windows machine is simply the vast numbers of programs out there for it.

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The vast majority of the parts on the machine, including its 480 relays and 828 Dekatron tubes, are entirely original, he said.

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The vast majority of problems will be cured by restarting the machine.

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