Word: patent
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...constitution over the whims of the executive branch. But upholding the constitution in this case risks provoking its suspension by the military man who also serves as president. "It's a tricky situation," admits Rabbani. "Musharraf's disqualifications [to run for president under the constitution] are so patent that to sidestep them would be difficult for the courts. But the risks of ruling against him are also high. It is going to be very difficult for the courts to find a middle course in which the constitution is upheld, yet the apple cart is not upset...
...more quickly than in Europe or the U.S. After establishing the legitimacy of the vaccine, they then hope to branch out to Europe and the U.S. Mekelanos said he plans to conduct clinical trials within the next two years and have the product on shelves within five years. A patent and licensing policy issued in March by Harvard and 10 other research universities, titled “In the Public Interest: Nine Points to Consider in Licensing University Technology,” states the institutions’ intention to share new research and technology with nonprofit organizations and developing nations...
...course both parties engage in histrionics, but the Democrats’ recent performance is particularly egregious: They are smearing their opponents and playing the victim. Just as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is right in saying that “neither party holds a patent on patriotism,” he and his colleagues have shown that the Democrats don’t have a monopoly on ethics either...
...Gloss The palette gets an extra layer of shine. This page: Valentino python Maison bag, $3,495 valentino.com) Opposite page: Versace patent-leather Diva bag, $2,960 versace.com) Bottega Veneta patent-leather boots, $990 bottegaveneta.com
...manner and is even a bit tousled. In the tearoom of the Plaza Athene, around the corner from YSL's headquarters, Hermann stands out among the rich European women wearing tight jeans and toting suitcase-size designer bags. Angular and petite, she arrives carrying a miniversion of the patent-leather Downtown bag and unravels herself from an Army green trench coat to reveal a black-and-white checked dirndl skirt and sky-high sandals. Hermann confesses that she often blends her YSL wardrobe with other labels, like Herms and even Monoprix, France's version of Target...