Word: hidden
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...taxpayers into higher tax brackets, so they owe more in taxes. Thus the taxpayer burden may grow faster than income, and taxpayers still get ahead. That's the way our progressive tax system works: the more you make, the higher your tax rate. But it is one of the hidden ways taxes are on the rise. Here are some others, and what to do about them...
...only can such filings be sloppy genetics, they can also be bad business. est applications may lead to so-called submarine patents, claims that are made today and then vanish, only to reappear when some unsuspecting scientist finds something useful to do with genes hidden in the patent. To prevent this, Lehman requires that est applications include no more than 10 genetic sequences. Each 10 after that requires a separate application--and a separate filing fee. "Companies will now have an incentive to file more selective applications," says Lehman...
Sugarcoating the message, however, doesn't change the fact that the message is fundamentally problematic. Genetic testing tells us things about ourselves we may not want to know. Like the twists and turns of the gene-bearing DNA molecule, it brings with it great promise, occasional hidden perils and many, many unresolved questions...
Cahill (Brendan Gleeson) was, in fact, Dublin's master thug in the 1980s, leader of a gang that pulled off a string of gaudy robberies, and also a great local celebrity. Constantly tailed by the police, he went boldly about the city but always with his face hidden, if only by his own hands. Mocking authority in this way, he enhanced his mystery, hence his power...
...staging is elegant but rather quiet, the set dominated by a giant oak tree from which Leo will eventually hang. No one wants a glitzed-up tragedy, but when a show called Parade has three of them, and each takes place at the back of the stage mostly hidden by the onlooking crowd, you can't even go home humming the sets...