Siri, the social network, digital assistants, all of these give the illusion of companionship without the demands of relationship.
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Once he got his flying license, he seemed a liberated man, free to travel as he wished without superfluous demands on time and energy.
She blames companies that make unrealistic demands without providing secure ways to meet those expectations.
This facility effectively channeled liquidity to the funds, helping them to meet redemption demands without having to sell assets indiscriminately.
In 2007, the Justice Department's inspector general found widespread violations in the FBI's use of the letters, including demands without proper authorization and information obtained in non-emergency circumstances.
But they had been working independently on rear-wheel-drive systems that would make pickups and suvs more fuel-efficient without sacrificing consumer demands for hauling big loads and towing trailers.
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So LaBeouf has turned into a bona fide movie star who is a true box office draw without the hefty salary demands.
Sidestepping lockscreen codes and fingerprint scanners -- and without any new hardware demands -- KDDI has unveiled a new palm authentication app that takes advantage of the high-resolution camera on its Android smartphones.
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He has however urged a resumption of negotiations without preconditions, rejecting Palestinian demands for a complete halt to settlement activity first.
Liquidity provision by the central bank reduces systemic risk by assuring market participants that, should short-term investors begin to lose confidence, financial institutions will be able to meet the resulting demands for cash without resorting to potentially destabilizing fire sales of assets.
She then managed the feat of winning an IMF bail-out without fulfilling the fund's demands to raise gas prices and cut public spending.
They could make constant demands for more spending without having to come up with any realistic explanation of how it would be paid for.
NATO's demands, with or without the inducement of air strikes.
The first woman with a serious shot at a major-party presidential bid faced challenges unlike any other: public demands to show emotion without appearing emotional, to demonstrate willingness to compromise and admit error without appearing weak.
The main challenge, we thought, would be to meet demands for better public services without spending more money.
The GOP, by contrast, must somehow satisfy the low-tax, small government demands of its activist base without alienating independent voters.
On these and other fronts, CCIA is working to forge sensible policies that honor legitimate copyright interests without yielding to ever increasing financial IP demands that stifle our fast-evolving technological landscape.
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In this way, companies, especially startups, can design their products or services to meet the demands of their customer base without requiring large amounts of initial funding or expensive product launches.
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The council has argued the proposals were was based on historical figures and without a proper assessment of future risks and demands of continuing population increases in Windsor and Slough.
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"That made me very angry and I started to give out opinions about public service and explaining that police work demands talent, determination, but without generalising, " he told Brazilian news website G1.
Even a Kickstarter dream dubbed Pebble would be borderline useless without an online link, and as consumer demands shift dramatically towards expecting more for less, it's the carriers who have found themselves positioned to take advantage.
Ahead of the conference, the RCN released research showing that some nurses were being forced to go without breaks and work beyond their contracted hours because of the demands being placed on them.
Mr Jones valued the way Mr Osborne listened to his shopping list of funding demands (including a change in the Barnett formula) without closing down options.
The government can fine me or seize my shipment because an overseas supplier who already has my money decides to ship something without following procedures mandated by the American authorities despite repeated and stringent demands that they adhere to these rules.
Issuing such demands will be seen to indicate a lack of mutual respect, without which it is impossible to develop the mutual trust that everyone wants to see develop between the two countries.
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The vicissitudes of show biz, especially its artistic uncertainties, social demands and precarious economics, are vividly brought out in A Ship Without A Sail (the title is from a Rodgers and Hart song by the same name).
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It goes without saying that achieving such a transformation would also be very much in the interest of developed nations facing immense demands on limited foreign aid resources.
They reflect the demands of consumers who spend an inordinate amount of time on the road and want better fuel efficiency without compromising performance, seamless digital connectivity and at least the promise of a car that runs on electricity and is fun to drive.
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