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...fact, Colton's only drawback as a candidate for the job was his SAT score--1490. The book's publishers wanted someone with a score of greater than 1500, so Colton took the test again and got a perfect...
There are two major drawbacks to this argument for toleration. First, it says nothing about what is valuable about diversity, if it's valuable at all. It's just a fact. So we merely have to learn to cope with reality. If we can learn to like pluralism or celebrate it, so much the better. If some people don't like it, tough luck. The second drawback is that the pragamatic argument for toleration is supremely intolerant in its own way. It says that nothing is more important than being able to agree, get along, and cope. Principle, religious conviction...
Toomey said the cider has one drawback: its price. "We don't pour as much hard cider to students as we do beer because the cider is pretty expensive," he said. "$3.50 a pint...
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Even so, the newest superconductors may have trouble making it out of the lab into commercial products. Their biggest drawback: mercury is extremely toxic. But that doesn't diminish the importance of the discoveries. By * studying the mercury compounds, Chu and other scientists can learn more about what makes molecules become superconductors and how laboratory tricks can help the process along. The research has barely begun, and countless compounds remain to be tested. Chu intends to work his way through the periodic table, looking for promising elements to mix into his superconducting concoctions. What's a likely candidate? Well, says...