Since data from some homes showed elevated contaminant levels and several residents expressed concern, EPA determined that well sampling was necessary to gather additional data and evaluate whether those residents had access to safe drinking water.

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Stein says there was sampling well before their "Payoff Mix, " although it existed in a different form namely, the popular Flying Saucer records, which were collages created by Bill Buchanan and Dickie Goodman.

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Each song is a world unto itself, but the techniques that he developed to craft the sound using both a wide variety of live instruments as well as the sampling of live instruments and recorded vinyl and turning those into virtual instruments, tie the album together.

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Well, Tactus has been sampling some new coating materials attempting to reduce glare -- and succeeding -- and to cut down on the controller's size by 70 percent and in so doing also doubled up the speed that the keyboard activates.

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As students, you should keep in mind that all these numbers are estimates based on samples, which are thus subject to sampling error (as well as other types of errors).

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In contrast, universities have expertise in all the areas relevant to fracking social, environmental, human health and economic impacts, technological innovation and sampling design as well as a commitment to and reputation for rigor and objectivity in research.

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The 2011 GEM report is based on a survey of 140, 000 adults in 54 economies, including 6, 000 just in the U.S. Researchers looked at responses from a random sampling of participants, as well as population data for each of the countries represented, to draw conclusions about entrepreneurial activity in those nations.

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