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A couple of war head de-activated torps would do the trick, right into the props.
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In other words, the neural connections that are no longer used become disconnected de-activated, thus strengthening those regularly used synaptic connections, which helps the brain to operate more efficiently.
Kingsley Dennis, Ph.D.: Rewiring Our Minds For A Modern Lifestyle Ph.D. Kingsley Dennis 2011
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In other words, the neural connections that are no longer used become disconnected de-activated, thus strengthening those regularly used synaptic connections, which helps the brain to operate more efficiently.
Kingsley Dennis, Ph.D.: Rewiring Our Minds For A Modern Lifestyle Ph.D. Kingsley Dennis 2011
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The helmet is packaged in a “Try Me” mode, which has de-activated the Voice Changer feature.
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But in late January, after learning that Mr. Roberson was interviewing for a position with ICE, Mr. Frank asked him to leave his post, removed him from the payroll, de-activated his email account and took his BlackBerry, keys and identification credentials, according to both Mr. Frank and Mr. Frank's spokesman.
Barney Frank Severs Ties With Ex-Staffer Now Working at ICE Sarah N. Lynch 2010
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By yesterday evening it had been de-activated and left open.
Girl aged five killed by sliding electric gate at residents' car park 2010
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It means that in the most stressed areas – a big lecture hall packed with 500 freshmen armed with iPhone 4 handsets, 11n has been de-activated.
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He can't be de-activated until we as a generation stop him from his primary objective of of spreading assholery, or we learn from its pathological behaviour, simmering malice and inability to course correct.
Shaun Casey: Hey Cheney, Would it Kill You to Smile a Little? 2009
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I de-activated my Facebook account some time ago because it seemed to serve o purpose other than wasting my time with frivolous messages, useless application requests and ridiculous wall postings.
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With men, who were known to have sexist tendencies, they also discovered that a part of the brain that usually turned on during social interaction actually de-activated when they saw the photograph.
A love song for the day after Valentine's. Ann Althouse 2009
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