I. noun
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computer/video/stereo etc equipment
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Ageing computer equipment should be replaced, not upgraded.
personal stereo
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■ ADJECTIVE
personal
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Beware gift of deafness PERSONAL stereos given as Christmas presents may lead to terrible hearing problems, a charity warned today.
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Exhibition of farming implements in the stables. Personal stereo guided tours available for hire.
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If you have ever switched on a personal stereo full blast, you will have some idea what it feels like.
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Do not wear a personal stereo headset so that you are unaware if some one comes up behind you.
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That was more like a cumbersome personal stereo .
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She was the woman who discovered the personal stereo in the early nineties.
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No bloody good to anyone - unless you're expert at forging. Personal stereo and three tapes.
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car
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He was listening to electro-funk on the car stereo .
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Road thrill I took a Bose car stereo for a weekend drive.
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Optional accessories include a car battery adaptor, car stereo cassette adaptor and car mount kit.
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Saconi had left the car stereo and speakers unattended.
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And although the odd purist might object we've also included power steering, electric windows and a high quality car stereo .
sound
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This smart, compact personal radio features quality stereo sound and two receiving bands.
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The stereo sound effects were superb, as was the commentary by Colin Garratt.
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Hi-fi stereo sound is also available.
system
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Since when did metal creepy-crawlies get kitted out with stereo systems ?
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Eventually, environmental health officers seized Mary Carruthers' stereo system and speakers after a petition from neighbours.
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No brushed aluminium and rosewood here; its stereo systems are designed with graph-paper severity to put across an austere seriousness.
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Vic selects a cassette and slots it into the four-speaker stereo system .
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Televisions, radios and stereo systems bring untold pleasure to countless numbers of people who live alone.
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Eventually, environmental health officers seized Mary Carruthers' stereo system and speakers after a petition from neighbours.
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Had these people got bored with making cars and stereos and aerosols? were they going to start making history?
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They told us that you could get a stereo in Saigon for about a third of what it cost in the States.
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When the stereo sends audio signals to the electrodes in the speaker, sound comes out of the perforations.
II. adjective
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■ NOUN
sound
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The Explorer comes with built-in, 16-bit stereo sound , complete with two speakers and a microphone mounted just above the keyboard.
system
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The former is available for $ 595; a stereo system with the latter adds $ 200 to your window sticker.
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Today, some automobile stereo systems cost as much.
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For another, they ate the stereo system .
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The stereo system fared a little better.
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A wide-screen projection system was used in combination with stereo lenses to produce a three-dimensional effect.
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This gives them overlapping fields of view and the true stereo vision that they need to capture their prey.