Word: failed
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...Theatres did not have to compensate Antonio Cipollone for the death of his wife Rose, a pack-a-day smoker who died of lung cancer in 1984. The court's reason: cigarette-package health warnings that are mandatory under federal law protect the tobacco giants from claims that they fail to provide adequate notice of smoking's hazards. The decision in the liability lawsuit may affect almost 100 pending civil actions against the tobacco companies. On Wall Street, shares of tobacco's Big Three, which had been depressed by the imminent litigation, shot up by $3.50 to $9 after...
...night's air raid should not be supported as the first step in the long march to end terrorism. We blind ourselves to the causes of terrorism if we seek to end it by answering it in kind. Libya was not practicing terrorism, it was making war. If we fail to understand this distinction, the legacy of Monday night's bombing raid could be a tragic...
...another question; then he called on me. I brought up the apparent inconsistencies I was observing throughout his talk. Then I asked him to explain how, if the Church is interested in peace and equality and wants to see an end to prejudice and discrimination, can Catholic Church leaders fail to see the clear links between racism, anti-semitism and homophobia...
...Dunster production. the actors fail to enunciate, to interact, and to grasp the meaning of their lines. The audience is left helpless...
Unfortunately, there are many obstacles to a truly workable vaccine. Safety is one: even a genetically altered virus could conceivably cause disease. A successful vaccine would have to trigger the production of antibodies that protect the individual against AIDS; most AIDS patients have antibodies that, for some unknown reason, fail to protect them. And in light of the changeability of the AIDS virus, the vaccine would have to offer immunity against an almost infinite array of variant strains. No virus has presented vaccine makers with more formidable challenges. But given the lightning pace of discovery, says Essex, "we will likely...