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The standards can be met by using a technology known as stop-start that saves gasoline while cars idle.
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The standards can be met by using a technology known as stop-start that saves gasoline while cars idle.
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Barcelona, which held a two-goal lead after last week's first leg in Madrid, secured a 1-1 draw Tuesday in an ill-tempered, stop-start game.
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In the stop-start of a case that has lasted 5 ½ years, and has had testimony heard over the course of seven months (though only 11 actual court dates), the Corries will remain in Israel through at least the next court date currently scheduled after that - November 15th.
Vincent Warren: Live From the Corrie Trial in Israel Part 2: Seeking Answers and Accountability Vincent Warren 2010
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In effect, The Penderwicks recreates the stop-start rhythm of books written decades ago as magazine serials, with each installment a self-contained episode.
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After a stop-start existence, with eight caps accrued over eight years, Parker is starting to feel as if he belongs.
Scott Parker is delighted to have found England niche after 10 years of trying 2011
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In the stop-start of a case that has lasted 5 ½ years, and has had testimony heard over the course of seven months (though only 11 actual court dates), the Corries will remain in Israel through at least the next court date currently scheduled after that - November 15th.
Vincent Warren: Live From the Corrie Trial in Israel Part 2: Seeking Answers and Accountability Vincent Warren 2010
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She said she and the woman did "this stop-start thing" for a time and began to laugh before the woman finally went on her way.
Actress Paltrow learns of 9/11 "Sliding Doors" moment Reuters 2011
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Many others yawn at his surface predictability; the incessant (indeed relentless) four-bar phrases, the drab orchestration and the stop-start, highly sectionalized quality -- as though one is walking down a hallway with various doors opening and closing, and different music coming from each.
Eschenbach, Tetzlaff, Bruckner: The fresh and less familiar faces of the NSO Robert Battey 2010
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She said she and the woman did "this stop-start thing" for a time and began to laugh before the woman finally went on her way.
Actress Paltrow learns of 9/11 "Sliding Doors" moment Reuters 2011
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