Word: whether
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...help Haynes and First Officer William Records, getting down on his knees to gingerly manipulate the throttles. Second Officer Dudley Dvorak walked to the back of the plane, trying to assess the damage. Haynes told controllers he could only make wide turns to the right and was worried about whether he could reach the airport. Alerted to the emergency, the tower at Sioux City informed local police and rescue units to prepare for either a crash landing on the runway or one on nearby Highway...
...from professionals into employees, with a duty to serve not only the interests of their patients but the demands of the corporation as well. "They're asking physicians to pay for their decisions," says internist Madeleine Neems in Lake Bluff, Ill. "That's a terrible concept. When you analyze whether or not a patient needs an expensive test, a lot of times it's not a clear-cut yes or no. I don't want my finances tied into those decisions...
...have to spend twice as much time because a patient's assertive and he wants to ask questions, it's certainly difficult to bill for that period of time," says cardiologist Alexander. "Lawyers and accountants don't have third parties or government agencies looking over their shoulders to determine whether their billings are fair." Patients understandably take a spare-no-expense attitude toward their health, but that is not a philosophy likely to keep a medical company in the black...
...Whether that role will eventually include a resurgence of militarism or simply demands for more influence in international groups like the World Bank remains to be seen. But one thing is certain--the Japan of the coming decade will no longer be able to stay content as a series of islands unto themselves...
...Whether those assets are immediately found is not imperative. Houghteling said that once the state levies its tax bill, it will have six years to collect. "So if three years from now [a dealer] buys a house on the Cape, that could be held to pay off his tax tab," she said...