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An off-the-shelf telephone may ring for both lines if plugged into the party line.
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Much of combined equipment is available off-the-shelf, but the assembly has proprietary and specialized technological improvements.
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Modern assaulters sometimes use off-the-shelf ladders or firefighting ladder trucks to attack a building through upper windows and balconies.
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The off-the-shelf low-head micro hydro waterwheel system could generate a supply of electricity from a water fall as little as 8 in (20 cm).
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To reduce costs, on available off-the-shelf technology was utilized.
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For flexibility, commercial off-the-shelf parts and system-wide radiation-tolerant design are used instead of rad-hardened parts.
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In 2004, the network was reported to have used over twenty commercial off-the-shelf operating systems.
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Even off-the-shelf plastic scale models were utilized for aerial scenes.
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Any off-the-shelf components can be used to build a workstation, but the reliability of such components under such rigorous conditions are uncertain.
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However, today there are several manufacturers offering off-the-shelf systems.
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