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...used to create a "debtor's-prison mentality: we won't trade with you until you get those standards right." But she also pointed out that so far, negotiators have been highly creative in making deals that did not add new burdens to trading partners but instead left the onus on them to enforce their own labor and environmental standards. The same could be true, she implied, in the FTAA...
...path of asking for help from the big pharmaceutical companies or the proactive course of taking all means necessary to address the crisis [MEDICINE, March 19]. American-based pharmaceutical giants have not upheld the fine tradition of scientists like Alexander Fleming and Marie Curie, who had no greed. The onus rests on African nations to import or, better yet, produce cheap generic AIDS drugs. LULUFA KUNDUL VONGTAU Kaduna, Nigeria...
...bags,'" she says. "But that hasn't happened." It's likely the market will become more segmented, with Microsoft and Research in Motion homing in on corporate users, Sony targeting upscale consumers, and Handspring and Palm attacking from all angles. But Palm still has the most to lose. "The onus is on Palm to continue to innovate in its design and operating system," says IDC's Slawsby. Let the hand-to-hand combat begin...
...epidemic, not only for charitable and humanitarian reasons but also practical ones. Given the fact that contacts among people of different countries and continents are frequent and close, the plague is bound to spread all over the globe unless action is taken to contain and eradicate it. While the onus lies on the governments of the countries concerned to educate the masses and create awareness about how to prevent TIME, the West can chip in with the funds required for treatment of patients. Further, concerted efforts are imperative to develop a vaccine as well as a cure for AIDS...
...distributed to individuals in need who could then choose whether to seek help from a government- or church-run group. This course of action would help smooth ruffled feathers on both sides of the debate by removing federal standards from organizations' quest for funding, and by placing the onus on each individual to evaluate and choose the best program for her personal needs - be they physical, spiritual, or both...