Word: stemness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...don’t want to let a private entity like the RIAA stem the tide of a digital future,” Tenenbaum said...
...That bias may stem from an urge to give pregnant women lesser duties. "People may feel they're doing the right thing," suggests Frye. "But they...
...Some are optimistic that targeted measures to prevent more business failures, such as those proposed by Aso's adminstration this week, can stem the tide."The most important thing is to prevent the bankruptcy of the real estate companies, so that it doesn't expand to other industries," says Yoji Otani, senior analyst at Credit Suisse...
...dioxide emissions and put a price on permits to burn fossil fuels. Or the goal of completely reorganizing the way the U.S. manages health care. Other, smaller projects involve large amounts of controversy - like a bill that would allow federal funds to pay for abortions. And expansion of embryonic-stem-cell research. And a "path to citizenship" for millions of immigrants who are living illegally...
...policy expert will say that this is a public health problem. Because it's been dumped onto the criminal justice system, it becomes a problem of crime and violence. The rational way to treat this problem is through prevention, not criminal punishment. So it's not doing anything to stem the use and abuse of drugs, but it does continue to generate violent crime and to decimate minority communities...