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  2. One red flag we warn directors about are risk managers who respond to a query that, ‘It’s complicated,’
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  3. I asked to see Cristina’s work. I don’t even think she sent me a proper query
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  4. We will wait for their [INC’s] position if they will answer that query from the (Inquirer)
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  5. Voyager is pretty literal. It takes a query and matches it faithfully against the title of items. It’s not intuitive ... Cassini will take the user’s query and understand that.
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  6. We’ve done some really clever things when it comes to understanding your query, but computers don’t really understand what people are talking about ... To a computer, it’s just a string of letters.
    SOURCE: VentureBeat 1 week ago
  7. Voyager is pretty literal. It takes a query and matches it faithfully against the title of items. It’s not intuitive ... Cassini will take the user’s query and understand that.
    SOURCE: Livemint.com 3 weeks ago
  8. rang up a few Jamaican celeb moms to get responses to the day’s most pressing query: Is having a child the best thing you’ve ever done?
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  9. Who will be projected will be decided at an appropriate time. The query is based on a prejudiced presumption. There is all-round praise of Modi’s governance, he has shown that development can also mean consideration for all.
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  10. As mentioned on Eindbazen: The current fixes have a problem with whitespace BEFORE the actual Query String, i.e. /?+-s
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  11. Flashback specifically targets search queries made on Google and, depending on the search query, may redirect users to another page of the attacker’s choosing, where they receive revenue from the click
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  12. Flashback specifically targets search queries made on Google and, depending on the search query, may redirect users to another page of the attacker’s choosing, where they receive revenue from the click
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  13. Flashback specifically targets search queries made on Google and, depending on the search query, may redirect users to another page of the attacker’s choosing, where they receive revenue from the click
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  14. Some people use the RTI to threaten. If somebody’s work is not done, then he often threatens to file an RTI. The objective of filing a query under RTI must be to ensure transparency and accountability in the government
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  15. We say, ‘what’s the best page that matches this query across our entire index?
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  17. The Knowledge Graph enables you to search for things, people or places that Google knows about – landmarks, celebrities, cities, sports teams, buildings, geographical features, movies, celestial objects, works of art and more – and instantly get information that’s relevant to your query.
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  18. In answer to the Commissioner’s query as to whether the email would fall within the scope of the request, the DfE said that in its view the email was not held for the purposes of the Act. This is because, it said, the email was political rather than governmental.
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  19. The Knowledge Graph enables you to search for things, people or places that Google knows about—landmarks, celebrities, cities, sports teams, buildings, geographical features, movies, celestial objects, works of art and more—and instantly get information that’s relevant to your query
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