Word: outweighing
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...Yeah, the bad seemed to outweigh the good. But when you have a show where the winner gets instant fame and money, it's like people signing up to play Lotto. Everybody takes a shot...
...person's body. Do we have a comparable right, neuroethicists ask, to "freedom of mind"? The ethicists are raising the questions, but it will be up to the courts--and ultimately society at large--to decide when the benefits of this powerful but intrusive branch of brain science outweigh the dangers...
...late-September starts goodbye in favor of a post-Labor Day start date. But let go we will; these were traditions that weren’t meant to last, and we should no longer justify them with an irrelevant nostalgia.In the end, the benefits of a calendar switch far outweigh the costs. With a longer and more relaxed winter vacation, easier cross-registration, enhanced access to summer jobs and internships, and—dare we say it—some peace of mind, the new calendar could do more to improve student life at the College than nearly any reform...
...Tehran will also be encouraged by the similarities between the two cases - the fact that military action is widely seen as carrying risks that outweigh benefits in each case, and the fact that the U.S. and its allies have only managed to muster support for sanctions by diluting them to the point of being largely symbolic, because of opposition by key Security Council players such as Russia and China...
...That's probably wishful thinking. Shared democratic values are unlikely to outweigh China's enormous trade potential for both Japan and India, and Japan won't replace its special relationship with the U.S. - especially if Tokyo remains diplomatically isolated in Asia. A rising India, on the other hand, may be enjoying the new experience of being courted by its neighbors. Chinese President Hu Jintao visited New Delhi last month bearing economic gifts, and Abe will almost certainly acquiesce to India's top priority: Japanese acceptance of the recent deal normalizing U.S. and India's nuclear relation. As the only victim...