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...delegation to Washington advised seaweed, which is technically possible. Drawback: too much seaweed produces too little rubber...
...there was a drawback. He had claborate instructions about who to follow and where to stand and he spent most of the evening trying to memorize them. The leader in his game of follow-the-leader was a petulant Italian who repeated his commands some six times. Then about thirty seconds before his cue. Wade got nervous...
...Another drawback, according to Morse, is the financial situation. The admission fee that the spectators pay at the Stadium exercise, finances, to a large extent, the entire expense of the ceremonies. This year the attendance will be much smaller, and this will necessitate a great reduction in the expenditures...
However, every increase in power must be accompanied by an increase in responsibility. A powerful, monopolistic labor union which permitted in its ranks the racketeering, profiteering, and petty tyranny which plague organized labor under the present setup would be more of a drawback than a help to the nation. Although labor is on the road to democracy, it is at that stage in the road which is rife with crookedness and graft, phenomena which appear in union life as thugs and "goons," irresponsibility and dictatorship...
...starts. But several drugs, taken over a long period of time, can cut down the number and force of convulsions, even eliminate them entirely. The drugs include the barbiturates, a promising new drug called sodium diphenyl hydantoinate (Dilantin), and the old-fashioned bromides. The last have one great drawback: in indiscriminate doses they cause "intoxication," skin rashes, hallucinations. A high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet has also brought excellent results, say the doctors, but it is unpleasant to take. In many cases hard exercise cuts down fits. If the fits are caused by brain tumors, or accidental injuries, they can sometimes...