Word: failings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...industry's arguments often boil down to a simple concept: developing wonder drugs takes lots of money. "It costs upwards of $200 million just to get a product to market," says a spokesman for Johnson & Johnson. "And for every one that gets there, there are several that fail because of unfavorable side effects, no demonstrable increase in benefits, or a variety of other reasons." Moreover, experts say, costly marketing programs are a vital extension of the companies' research efforts. Declares Boston University economist Laurence Kotlikoff: "What good does it do to discover a health- improving drug and not have anyone...
...fact, in their grudge-like (and racist?) targeting of Black students, many anti-affirmative actionists fail to acknowledge that beneficiaries of affirmative action include those groups which were especially prepared and equipped to transform "equal opportunity" into "equal achievement." Hence, not only have some Blacks benefitted from affirmative action, but also white women, Asians, Latinos and Native Americans...
...expands the earned-income credit to offset the increases in energy costs. The program, which will cost an additional $6.6 billion over four years, gives workers credit for what they earned in jobs, as opposed to money they received from welfare or other government programs. But many taxpayers already fail to benefit from the current provision because they find the forms too complicated to fill...
...loyal Republicans, the HRAC leadership should have confined its objectives to changing the HRRC. When Wilson pressed Fine and Taylor to say whether they had actually taken up their concerns with Boyle and others, there was no direct response. Fine only answered by saying, "Let us try and fail...
...must also be cautious about seeking gender-specific legislation as a means of leveling the playing field Requests for special working conditions for women, such as flex time and job sharing, fail to realize that these prescriptions reinforce invidious distinctions. The ultimate objective should be to provide equal application and equal protections, regardless of gender...