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...alike. Among the healthy ones are those of bone marrow, which produce blood cells. The damage that methotrexate does to bone marrow effectively limits how much of it can be given to patients. Making the cells resistant to the drug's assault might give patients the ability to withstand more intensive therapy...
...positive side, cost of living adjustments have enabled Israelis to withstand the onslaught of triple-digit inflation without succumbing to the moral decay, disillusion with democratic institutions and political polarization that are normally associated with a prolonged period of soaring prices. Israelis have continued to save at their commendably high rate (24% of net personal income last year, vs. less than 5% in the U.S.). Because of the continual upward adjustments, the retired and disabled on pensions have not been reduced to poverty. And, despite the business turmoil caused by galloping costs, the country's economy grew last year...
...vertebrae. So artfully are they sculpted that they fit neatly into one another. An intricate system of muscles, tendons and ligaments keeps the column from collapsing. The lower portion of the spine, known as the lumbosacral region, is the site of the pain that bothers most people. It can withstand pressures of hundreds of pounds. Yet the entire column is so flexible that it can be bent to form two-thirds of a circle...
...light electronics companies clustered in Santa Clara County's famed Silicon Valley flourish along with the aerospace industry. But after flashing into the age of microprocessors during the past decade, the microchip industry is drawing up its wagons, wondering if it can withstand an onslaught from the Orient. Warns Hewlett-Packard President John Young: "The Japanese are learning how the game is played and how it's scored...
...remains best placed to withstand the current tempest, and will probably be the only Big Three automaker to earn a profit this year. Its very successful X cars, such as the Chevrolet Citation and the Buick Skylark, are helping the company maintain its market share. This fall GM will introduce shrunken or downsize intermediate cars like the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Buick Regal. Its J car is due in April 1981, and will be a sporty subcompact successor to such models as the Chevy Monza...