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Despite terrorist events around the world, rising oil prices and a lukewarm job market, consumer spending has remained fairly strong, much better than many would have thought. But if the economic data starts to slow and oil rises above $60 a barrel, that could eat into consumer spending.
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Despite strong winds which lasted for most of the day, we still managed to continue putting mileage on the engine and gearbox. We also completed some tyre testing, as well as brake and general set-up work.
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Despite some base-effect distortions caused by surges in building supplies and clothing sales in the previous month, December retail sales reflected broad-based domestic demand that should support a strong GDP figure for the fourth quarter.
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Despite our expectations for slight growth this year, we remain cautious on the industry heading into 2006 due to the transition.
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Despite our directive to the National Journal to replace the ad, it was not replaced as requested, which resulted in its publication this week.
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Despite mild weather, our utility operations increased earnings in the quarter thanks to growth in both the number of retail customers and the electricity usage by those customers. These are indicators of a continued steady economy in areas we serve.
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Despite ground fog that obscures part of the surface in these images, we can see much more surface detail than we've ever seen before, which suggests that the 75-degree south latitude landing zone is quite a bit more rugged and geologically diverse than we had previously thought.
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'Detroit 1-8-7' - the numbers are police slang for murder - is filmed in that blue-collar Michigan city, providing a flavor of authenticity. Detroit offers a unique visual landscape that tells the story of the city and what it's been through.
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Despite the value of open data, most labs make no systematic effort to share data with other scientists.
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Depth and angle are the critical issues for vessel detection. Even if you locate a vein at the skin's surface, it's still easy to miss when you try to insert a needle into the tissue below.
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Depression is a surfeit of empathy - a killing empathy - that makes depressives great friends to everyone but themselves. Having a self is a rough business, and depressives can empathize with others who have to deal with it, but not with themselves.
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Depending on cloud cover, we can have frost or light freeze tonight. The storms this weekend should generally bring about a quarter of an inch.
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Denying reimbursement to the city of Tyler, while difficult, was the right thing to do under law because the commission has no authority that has not been given to it by the Texas Legislature. We must correctly interpret the law.
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Dennis was very easy to work with. He was a church man. He was at church all the time, was available as needed. I found he had a very pleasant personality. I never saw any kind of anger or rage.