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...market now isn't one of those crossover hobbits but the Hummer H2, a three-ton beast with the attitude and fuel efficiency of a battleship. The H2 has led the luxury-utility segment in sales since last summer; many dealers have months-long waiting lists of drivers eager to pay an average of $53,000 for them...
Automakers say most people have practical grounds for buying SUVs. GM research says that among the top reasons consumers give for picking a full-size SUV are that it seats more people and that the size makes them feel safe (a misperception that SUV manufacturers aren't eager to correct). Similarly, the switch among a minority of SUV buyers to crossovers probably reflects a simple shift in priorities during lean, uncertain times: we want fuel economy and safety wrapped in SUV trimmings. Says Shosteck: "The market is showing that consumers want more of the attributes of an SUV, with...
...therapy trial at the University of Pennsylvania in September 1999. He said doctors painted ?a beautiful picture? of the benefits of the treatment without a full explanation of the risks. Why? Because too often the precise protocols used in clinical trials are hidden at the insistence of drug companies eager to protect their patent rights, explained Dean Hamer, chief of the National Cancer Institute?s gene structure and regulation section. Calling for more transparency in such experimental procedures, he said there was a simple explanation for why there aren?t tougher federal regulations on informed consent: ?Just follow the money...
...eager crowd—a strange cross-section of 20-something hipsters and what seemead like indie teenyboppers—didn’t stand nodding their heads for long. The Plan’s rollicking version of “Bra” had the crowd dancing...
...tickets had long since sold out, and eager first-years were begging the driver to be let on board. Once allowed, these Dyke Ball first-timers piled into the bus, with one anxiously asking a friend if her “conservative brown dress” would pass muster with the queer fashion police...