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And Mr. Bishop, who has a degree in organ performance and was music director of his parish for 30 years, doesn't mince words with churches that want to replace big space-consuming pipe organs with smaller and less costly electronic organs.
Trafficking in Organs, Mr. Bishop Pipes Up to Preserve a Bit of History Jennifer Levitz 2011
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Therefore, why is an eight-foot balloon anymore space-consuming that, say, a medium-size wind turbine or a solar-panel array?
SOLAR BALLOONS: CoolEarth gets $21 Million in Funding | Inhabitat 2008
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But the biggest step forward has been disposing of an unwanted and space-consuming weights bench courtesy of Freecycle.
Project Cleanup: Freecycle Is Your Friend | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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As such, I'm sure you'd agree that a New York City city bike needs to be more portable and less space-consuming than a Dutch city bike.
BSNYC Product Review: Electra Amsterdam Original 3i Bicycle BikeSnobNYC 2009
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In the mid-1990s this was a difficult process, with the Internet not in widespread use, no facility for downloading (legally or otherwise) TV episodes quickly and often many months elapsing between the end of a season and it appearing on VHS, not to mention that collecting a series on VHS (with only two episodes per tape being the norm) was extremely expensive and space-consuming.
The Arc of Truth: Part 3 Adam Whitehead 2009
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A woven fan from Iran Collecting crafts can be a space-consuming hobby.
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In the mid-1990s this was a difficult process, with the Internet not in widespread use, no facility for downloading (legally or otherwise) TV episodes quickly and often many months elapsing between the end of a season and it appearing on VHS, not to mention that collecting a series on VHS (with only two episodes per tape being the norm) was extremely expensive and space-consuming.
Archive 2009-12-01 Adam Whitehead 2009
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The current generation of parking garages has space-consuming access ramps and lots of access lanes that never get parked on, and also needs enough height for a very tall human being to comfortably walk upright – rather than the space-efficient compact box into which your car is slipped in an automated system.
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There will also be special sections, like the "Extreme Makeover: Home Alone Edition," which shows you how to turn a space-consuming baby nursery into a media room with a plasma TV centerpiece.
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We both enjoy woodworking but it's a bit messy and space-consuming to pursue in a small apartment.
August wrap-up gregarious monk 2008
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