Word: staves
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...economic concerns of voters. Says Romney adviser Weber: "Republicans are having a harder time finding their voice in this changed economic environment." When McCain was asked at the most recent Fox News debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., what he might offer as a short-term, immediate fix to stave off a recession, he replied, "The first thing we need to do is stop the out-of-control spending." While curbing government spending is a good idea as a matter of policy, and a sure-fire applause line with Republicans, it is precisely the opposite of what many economists would prescribe...
...Dark-horse tickets should also emphasize to voters that first-place votes for them will not be wasted. These campaigns can then hope to garner enough first-place votes to stave off elimination, while relying on second-place votes to propel them to victory...
...punishment. Indeed, we did not even ask the jury to award a specific amount of damages. The jury decided the damage award after instruction from the judge. Based on some reports, jurors believed that the award should have been even higher. The characterization of our lawsuits as attempts to stave off change and preserve the well-lined pockets of rich executives and artists is so 2003. It is not only a simplistic and unfair characterization, but it is out of step with those that have taken a serious look at the problems the industry is facing. It also ignores...
...while individual action is important - and the increasing ubiquity of green consumerism is a sign that the business world is getting the environmental message - the sheer scale of the climate challenge is so overwhelming that only a worldwide revolution in the way we use energy will be enough to stave off the worst consequences. That requires far-sighted political action from the top, starting in the capital of the world's biggest carbon emitter: Washington. Unfortunately, while scattered cities and states across America have begun to move on climate change - Gov. Schwarzenegger, take a bow - the federal government has been...
...construct their own.A common criticism of synbio scientists has been their reliance on self-created regulatory systems in safety proposals. “Extreme Genetic Engineering,” a paper published by ETC in January, states, “Synthetic biologists are making a concerted effort to stave off government scrutiny by making proposals that amount to self-regulation.” The truth is that policy adoption has been too slow—not research too fast. Regarding his surveillance proposal, which would rely on law enforcement investigating flagged reports, Church argues, “We have...