(1) The introduction of automation rapidly improved working conditions and productivity levels.

(2) This automation will greatly reduce the manual editing that might be still required.

(3) We made a significant investment in automation and moved away from manual processes.

(4) Unemployment due to the spread of automation

(5) Makers of hand-held computers and office automation equipment are buying the chips, he said.

(6) The automation of office tasks

(7) Are you taking advantage of the powerful automation technology available on the Internet?

(8) A high degree of automation is possible with some types of irrigation equipment.

(9) Quicker decisions will be made through greater automation of the application process.

(10) Design automation vendors are arguing that staff shortages are pushing customers to look at greater levels of automation .

(11) In contrast, automation allows the outputs of one stage to be transformed into the inputs for the next, without loss.

(12) Better solutions for both of these examples would be to leave the human process untouched and augment the system with automation .

(13) As industry was modernized by automation and computerization, workers' skills became outdated or unwanted.

(14) She investigated the possibilities of voice recognition software and electronic note automation .

(15) We had to do it in such a way that we used automation and our Web site to keep costs down.

(16) Once this had been achieved it became possible to introduce more and more automation in the performance of the functions of the assembly line.

(17) Among recent projects listed on the website is a system for casino automation .

(18) We shouldn't make a fetish out of speed and automation , especially when we ignore fairness, accuracy, and security.

(19) The increased use of automation can also be expected to be a factor in this market segment.

(20) Only automation can help keep manufacturing in the UK, and that will not do much for bulk jobs when the upturn resumes.