Word: solid
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...says his company, which makes coats for export, is in solid financial shape and will likely fare better than low-cost competitors. But securing credit remains a major problem for Hong Kong's small business community. "Right now we're facing trouble," he says. "The banks are advising us that they may have to tighten our credit. They're giving letters to warn us they may cut our credit in the future...
...League season. The Crimson (3-1, 1-1 Ivy) knocked off an undefeated team for the second week in a row, cruising over the Big Red (3-1, 1-1) by a score of 38-17 in front of a crowd of 11,263.Harvard put on another solid, turnover-free showing, as it mustered 423 yards of offense while adding two interceptions and two sacks on defense. The offensive line picked up the Cornell blitz well and gave senior quarterback Chris Pizzotti—who had 281 yards through the air—plenty of time in the pocket...
...study—which modeled the effects of varying amounts of smoking and solid-fuel use on COPD, lung cancer, and tuberculosis—predicted that 65 million people would die from COPD and 18 million from lung disease in this period. Eighty-two percent of COPD deaths and 75 percent of lung cancer deaths in the model can be attributed to the combined effects of smoking and pollution...
...million COPD and lung cancer deaths attributed to smoking and solid-fuel use, over 10 million would be unavoidable even if the risk factors had been eliminated in 2003, due to persisting effects of past exposure...
Indoor air pollution poses an exceptionally high risk in China, where more than 70 percent of households use solid fuels such as wood, biomass, and coal for heating and cooking. China, where over half of all men smoke, is also a leading market both for world tobacco production and for cigarette consumption...