Word: dilemmas
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...World War I commemoration in Memorial Church dealt with this dilemma on Veteran’s Day 1932 by engraving the names of the four alumni killed in German uniform on a separate plaque. The English translation of its Latin inscription reads, “Harvard has not forgotten her sons who under opposite standards gave their lives for their country...
...Nancy's room some night, disconnect her feeding tube, and face the consequences. But instead they have asked the U.S. Supreme Court for permission to end their daughter's life. The Cruzan petition not only marks the first time the court has grappled with the agonizing "right to die" dilemma; it may well be the most wrenching medical case ever argued before the high bench...
...slabs and almost painfully boring) and a combination of ham, pate and headcheese (“Originally made entirely from the meaty parts of the head of a pig or calf, but now can include edible parts of the feet, tongue and heart”) introduces a profound dilemma. If you’re anything like me, you will be torn between conflicting emotions—scorn of anything flavored with teriyaki and fear of permanent incapacitation by listeria, salmonella or Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease...
...industrywide audit. It failed to pass in an 8-to-8 vote. Since then, the campaign has moved behind the scenes. The IRS has questioned the legitimacy of the synfuels in the past and then backed off after lawmakers intervened. In many ways, the IRS has created the dilemma. Some years ago, it ruled that any significant change in the chemical makeup of the coal would be sufficient to qualify for the credit. The agency then promptly issued to all the synthetic-fuel facilities so-called private-letter rulings stating that they qualified for the credit. Now it is debating...
Let’s take a step back to gain a better understanding of the dilemma. Pharmaceutical companies own patents which protect them from so-called “generic” competition. If a pharmaceutical company has patented a drug in a particular country, then it has the exclusive right to produce that drug. This means that it can set the price as high as it likes, without fear of competition. Patents are, of course, necessary and important. They help to secure pharmaceutical companies the profits which they need in order to fund research and development. But profits...