The LaCie FastKey packs 120GB into a sleek flash drive (measuring just 26cm3) with no wasted space.

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There are easy and inexpensive ways to rescue your wasted space and transform it into an attractive design statement.

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The cartons are rectangular and easy to pack, meaning more wine can fit in one container, be it a truck or a ship, with less wasted space.

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That cuts down on inventory and wasted factory space, and this, too, has been widely copied.

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It seems more likely that the breathing-space will be wasted.

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Parra made them pay by landing two more penalties and the Londoners saw yet another scoring opportunity wasted when a flat-footed Strettle, with space to run into, was halted by a crunching Nalaga hit after Malzieu had spilled an up-and-under.

BBC: C'mont Auvergne 25-10 Saracens

It took the group two and a half hours to travel a quarter of a mile into the U.S. Everyone at the station let out a big sigh of relief when its van pulled into the parking lot, and the guys wasted no time getting set up in our performance space.

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The demand for space in cities is largely a product of regulations that demand valuable land be wasted on parking, limit mixed-use zoning and restrict the height of buildings.

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Portsmouth wasted a chance to extend their lead shortly after the break when John Utaka wriggled into space but, when he was about to shoot, team-mate Pamarot ran into his path and shot high.

BBC: Birmingham 0-2 Portsmouth

Slovakia substitute Erik Jendrisek wasted a good opportunity to restore equality after 56 minutes, but he shot into the side-netting after finding space in the penalty area.

BBC: England 4-0 Slovakia