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That's why contemporary MBL stadia are closed-system economic entities.
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Navy SEALS often use closed-system gear to eliminate bubbles that could set off explosives or give away their location.
KIA KIA/BNR 2010
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The closed-system approach of Angie's List's is partly a result of its roots far from Silicon Valley.
At Angie's List, Journey To Market Took 16 Years Geoffrey A. Fowler 2011
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The company's SEM had a closed-system design, which experienced desktop SEM users didn't like.
Why The Highest Price Isn't The Best Price By James C. Anderson 2010
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In sum, mind is a closed-system pattern, interrupt it to open it!
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: Pattern Interruption Hall of Fame: Zach Galifianakis 2010
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In sum, mind is a closed-system pattern, interrupt it to open it!
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Designing and implementing closed-system recycling facilities capable of efficiently converting human wastes and crop residues into food, oxygen, and water.
Designing a Space Habitat Stephen D. Covey 2009
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Designing and implementing closed-system recycling facilities capable of efficiently converting human wastes and crop residues into food, oxygen, and water.
Archive 2009-10-01 Stephen D. Covey 2009
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(Radio telephones existed as early as the 1940s; most were closed-system units in emergency vehicles, though there were a few radio phones in private automobiles of the wealthy.)
Kate Kelly: Can You Hear Me Now? The Story Behind the Invention of the Cell Phone 2009
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Two, it reveals that at least part of Wechsler's intention behind transforming criminal law teaching was to undermine Langdell's case method, which he blamed for producing a "closed-system" view of the law that contributed to the destruction of the first half of the New Deal.
Walker on The Anti-Case Method: Recovering the Hidden History of Criminal Law Mary L. Dudziak 2008
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