Word: notionalism
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...make a profit and never will. The cost of treating the coal makes synfuel more expensive than conventional coal. Thus this new generation of synfuel plants makes no economic sense. Their only allure is the tax credit. To be sure, those who benefit from the tax credit dispute the notion that it is a windfall. They claim that it has increased the supply of low-cost coal, lowered electricity prices, improved the efficiency of coal-fired generators and been environmentally friendly. What's more, according to the Council for Energy Independence, the credit "has created new jobs in an otherwise...
Although there have been rumors of a feud, Outkast have dispelled any notion of a breakup, claiming instead that they had to keep their sound fresh by recording different albums. Although this “was a challenge” according to Big Boi, he overcomes it far more gracefully—albeit less experimentally—than his “eclectic” companion, the notoriously flamboyant Andr?...
...what about Harvard? Does our licensing policy have specific provisions to ensure that developing nations will have access to our health-related discoveries? As it happens, the first principle enumerated in Harvard’s patenting policy statement reads: “The policy should encourage the notion that ideas or creative works produced at the University should be used for the greatest possible public benefit.” That’s certainly the right sentiment, but it’s awfully vague. Without the addition of more precise language, it’s hard to believe that such...
...That's why campaign operatives have discussed among themselves and with Clark the notion of suspending his speeches. "It makes everyone nervous," said one aide. "But this is what he's done to make a living, and there's nothing in the regs that says you have to give up making a living." Clark has resigned from most, if not all, his corporate boards, which was another source of income. We'll know more soon; Oldaker said Clark would file a financial disclosure statement with the FEC within two to three weeks...
...said that foster care in China is parallel to the American notion of adoption in that it means finding a permanent home for the child...