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Otherwise, like Caley, I love the stopping power, modulation, adjustability, and overall smoothness of these when set up on the higher-power narrow-stance configuration.
Lennard Zinn’s season-ending cyclocross component review 2011
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"There is just more 'stuff' and Facebook has to apply a higher-power filter," said BlitzLocal's Mr. Yu.
Advertisers' Free Ride May End On Facebook Geoffrey A. Fowler 2012
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Somehow the "code" has been superseded by a higher-power influence, and it's shifting the show's direction.
Ask Matt: Walking Dead, Homeland, Terra Nova, Dexter and More! 2011
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That higher-power never let go of me when I fell that day on the field.
Chicken Soup for The Soul: Extraordinary Teens Jack Canfield 2009
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That higher-power never let go of me when I fell that day on the field.
Chicken Soup for The Soul: Extraordinary Teens Jack Canfield 2009
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Science makes it easy for ID advocates to poke holes in it, but scientists on the other hand can't poke holes at anything at all since they can't refute their main hypothesis (an invisible higher-power) and can't dispute the alternatives since there aren't any!
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Signals from the latest, higher-power satellites, which could enter service as soon as 2014, will be more accurate, particularly in urban areas where high-rise buildings often prevent GPS receivers from getting a clear signal, and they will be harder to jam.
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To put it rather crudely, and not at all delicately, no American suicide murderer would be caught dead blowing himself up in Israel, Iraq, Chechnya or anywhere else where he'd be expected to declare allegiance to some higher cause; and vice-versa, the selfish goals of the average American suicide bomber offer little to no higher-power, big-picture satisfaction for the typical jihadist.
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A low-power radio link transmits audio to a higher-power transmitter built into ear-muff headphones, so wearers hear their own voice as it is sent to others.
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Reaching for higher-power help, she also contacted famous anti-bullying crusader Lady Gaga; she hasn't heard back yet.
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