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Before even 250 of the cars were delivered, Ford Motor Co. recalled its brand- new Contour and Mercury Mystique sedans. Reason: a static electricity charge can build up on a shield attached to the fuel-filler pipe, igniting fuel vapors. The cars had been hyped by one of the most expensive advertising campaigns in company history...
Without a meaningful core, Harvard no longer offers the best to its students, leaving them to identify quality liberal arts courses for themselves. Although relevant knowledge does not remain wholly static, some fundamentals endure and are worth passing...
...benefit from embryo research would be the millions of couples (including an estimated 5 million in the U.S. alone) who have trouble conceiving. Much of the information in textbooks on developmental biology comes from research conducted between the turn of the century and the late 1940s. "It's a static picture, and some of it is wrong," says Dr. John Gearhart of the Johns Hopkins Medical Center. "Now we know what the questions are, and we have the tools we need to make the most of the small amount of material we could...
Nevertheless, Schumacher periodically inserts Moldanno and his men in static scenes of insults and accusations, several of which only incoherently relate to the film...
...than those who supported the Brady Bill, because that bill only delayed ownership of handguns by five days and didn't ban them outright. Hyde, who voted for the Brady Bill, recognizes that the assault-weapons measure "is a bigger nose in a smaller tent," and he anticipates continuing static from the pro-gun forces. While there is growing concern about guns in his district, it is the other side that is galvanized to retaliate. "The N.R.A. is a master at organizing -- its intensity is amazing. The issue is as emotional as you can get, arousing more passion than abortion...