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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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optics
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To head off competition, the telcos have invested heavily in fiber optics and sophisticated switching technology.
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But fiber optics may change all that.
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It was into bioengineering, lasers, fiber optics .
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The advent of fiber optics in the early 1980s, however, changed the role of satellites in the global communications industry.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Sisal carpeting is made from the fiber of the agave plant.
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The coffee filter has thin fibers to trap the particles that cause bitterness.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A fiber mile is one strand of fiber measuring one mile long is equal to 12 fiber miles.
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As assistant commissioner, Smith oversees marketing programs involving livestock, horticulture, fiber and international marketing.
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But fiber optics may change all that.
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For instance, toasting and saut ing most foods can increase their fiber content.
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It has long been thought that a diet high in fiber reduces the risks of cancer.
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The fiber is useless unless it connects customers to equipment that transmits or stores information or video programs.
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While hybrid fiber / coax networks are becoming the preferred architecture, this is not a universal choice.