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...with safer, firmer, more “natural feeling” implants in the future. But the greater societal problem lies at bay. Some argue that their implants make them feel better about themselves and claim taking a medical risk for a larger rack is a perfectly reasonable tradeoff. Unfortunately, they are sorely mistaken. After undergoing hours of painful surgery and dishing out thousands of dollars, these women who seek solace in silicone are bound to discover that their newfound self-confidence is just as fake as their chests...

Author: By Lia C. Larson, | Title: Perfection or Bust | 10/24/2003 | See Source »

...voice parts helped set an appropriate tone. The mourned lover’s consistently self-deprecating and somewhat whiny character—frequently interrupted by his beloved’s high, seemingly innocent hue and by a combination of scornful male and female voices—shaped a balanced tradeoff to unstable music...

Author: By Julie S. Greenberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Review: English Operas Make Classic Art Modern | 4/7/2003 | See Source »

...Perhaps the most impressive thing about Steve is that he does not seem to suffer from the ‘depth/breadth’ tradeoff that plagues so many of us,” Harvard’s Lindsey Professor of Psychology Stephen M. Kosslyn wrote in an e-mail. “He is remarkably broad while remaining deep in numerous sub-fields...

Author: By Nathaniel A. Smith, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: University To Battle For MIT Professor | 2/12/2003 | See Source »

...think that there’s certainly a tradeoff for all people choosing to play music, between security and stability or surprise and exploration,” Weinstein said...

Author: By Nicole B. Usher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Graduates Play Folk Mecca Club Passim | 2/7/2003 | See Source »

...years ago - a level that promoters say is broadly competitive with newly constructed coal- or even gas-fired plants, the cheapest source. Because of its high initial investment costs, wind power is still not economical without some form of subsidy. Wind's advocates call subsidies a necessary anti-pollution tradeoff. "If you decide to pay only the market price for coal- and gas-fired plants, it's not possible to make clean electricity," says Birger T. Madsen, who runs a wind consultancy in Copenhagen. Denmark offers a good example. Thanks to tax incentives and subsidized prices, the country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is It a Breeze? | 7/14/2002 | See Source »

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