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The rapid increase in computer applications is partly attributable to both the decreasing costs of hardware and software and to the increasing costs of human labor. This shift has given rise to a productivity factor assigned to various tasks performed by computers versus people. One figure recently quoted was a minimum factor of 4 to 5 for CAD (computer aided design), that is, one draftsman with a CAD system can replace 4 to 5 manual draftsmen. 

When Patterson finished, Muskie quickly summarized Patterson s entire testimony in a sound bite In your statement there is a sentence, and I quote It is possible that deleterious effects to the health of large numbers of people are being caused by these high levels of exposure. That appears to be the question which you raise. ... 

The courts, however, are not bound by the decision of the Patent Office to issue the patent. In considering whether the application had utility, the Federal Circuit approvingly quoted the district court s determination that the application "did not provide analysis or insight connecting the [summaries of the six references]. .. to galantamine s potential to treat Alzheimer s disease [4]." In conjunction with this analysis, witness testimony given at trial was also considered. For example, the sole inventor testified that "when I submitted this patent, I certainly wasn t sure, and a lot of other people weren t sure, that cholinesterase inhibitors [such as galantamine] would ever work [to treat Alzheimer s disease] [5]." (Emphasis added). 

Typical examples of such accidents with consequences on people and property are quoted in Sections 16.2.1 through 16.2.3 and may be found in detail in relevant literature and databases [12,15,16]. 

This Colonel Phillipps had been invited with the other Ordnance people to that conference in Krauch s office. Kuehne added a P.S. to Ter Meer, quoting Phillipps ... 

Why would anyone expect to recover completely when very few people do One of the most poignant quotes I ve heard was One guy told me he has completely recovered from MCS—twice. It s more productive to think about this illness as being more like diabetes than the flu. If your doctor and your family members think you can just get over this, they re going to be mad at you when you don t. People with other disabilities—like those who are paraplegic... 

The author quotes his school masters saying Ye have no right to raise your hands to a better class of people so ye don t (lines 19-20) in order to... 

Commissioner quoted in Lawrence H. Fuchs, The American Kaleidoscope Race, Ethnicity, and the Civic Culture (Hanover University Press of New England, 1990), p. 60 Dictionary of Races or Peoples, pp. 2-3. 

Many people are fooled when they buy Mexican or German silver jewelry, thinking they are purchasing a semiprecious metal. These forms of silver jewelry go under many names, including Mexican silver, German silver, Afghan silver, Austrian silver, Brazilian silver, Nevada silver, Sonara silver, Tyrol silver, Venetian silver, or just the name silver with quotes around it. None of these jewelry items, under these names or under any other names, contain any silver. These metals are alloys of copper, nickel, and zinc. 

As a writer, you can analyze why President Kennedy chose to follow through on his trip despite security concerns, but even though you can argue that he did it for the good of the American people, the direct quote from his speech proves this fact to the reader beyond a doubt. Just be sure to provide a footnote or parenthetical citation at the end of the speech that informs the reader of the book and the source of your information. Therefore, your reader, curious about this speech and its origins, will find ... 

Rudyard Kipling, in hii gmt story of Hindu life, entitled "Ktpif1 speaks of (his practice familiar among Oriental people. He describes hli hero, attempting to gain this state of consciousness. We quote from this book, as follows i... 

The principle of beneficence entails helping people to further their interests. As the primary moral principle quoted in medical codes and oaths, the principle of beneficence is fundamental to the practice of medicine and clinical research. For example, concerns about beneficence motivate physicians, pharmacologists, pharmacists, and clinical investigators, all of whom share the goal of conducting studies that will ultimately benefit society by producing or refining effective treatments. 

Quoted in Malcolm Ritter, Scientists BackBrain Dmgs for Healthy People, ABC News. Available online. URL http //abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/ wireStory id=6412215. Posted December 7, 2008. 

On the matter of intention, to quote Lao Tzu "Those who speak do not know, those who know do not speak." Most sage people would rather not have their beloved ally spotlighted, or scheduled, or even much heard of or spoken about. 

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