Word: benefit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...grape panic and apple scare merged in the public consciousness, they were actually quite different: the punctured-grapes incident was an example of Government action in the face of an intentional poisoning; Alar on apples was an instance of Government inaction following a scientific dispute over risk vs. benefit in the case of a particular chemical agent...
...previous position in the Government Department should also benefit the School by helping to close the rift that has developed between FAS professors and the Kennedy School faculty. Both schools would benefit from a closer relationship that would enhance cooperation and advance scholarship...
Michael H. Rosenberg, head of the city's Community Development Department, said yesterday that the plan would benefit the city by reducing the traffic congestion caused by large developments at Kendall and Lechmere Squares...
...only those with rare genetic disorders could benefit from the new technology. Says John Brunzell, a University of Washington medicine professor: "Ten years ago, it was thought that only 10% of premature coronary heart disease came from inherited abnormalities. Now that proportion is approaching...
...President's popularity outside Washington has remained strong: his approval rating has ranged between 59% and 71% in recent polls. For the time being, the President can coast on a strong swell of national contentment and hope that interest rates don't climb too high. He also continues to benefit from his obvious enjoyment of the presidency, his self-deprecating humor, his grasp of the issues raised at press conferences...