• Although Abbott could probably afford the loss of the Brazilian revenues (0.5% of its total sales) if a compulsory licence were issued, industry representatives and patent-rights advocates fear the precedent-setting effect of such a move.

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  • This cozy deal ended in 2005, when a 2003 U.S. law took effect setting reimbursement rates on drugs administered in doctors' offices much closer to the price that doctors paid.

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  • This cozy deal ended in 2005, when a 2003 federal law took effect setting reimbursement rates on drugs administered in doctors' offices much closer to the price that doctors paid.

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  • This would have the salutary effect of setting a market price for this garbage, forcing the banks to mark their retained mortgages to market (so far they've marked down the dodgy securities).

    FORBES: Tax & Finance

  • The retired rower then passed it to the young athletes, who lit part of the outer rim of the torch, setting off a domino effect as fire spread to 205 small metal "petals, " symbolizing the nations taking part.

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  • Yes, the clientele may have arrived with the intention of swimming, hiking, golfing, or, in the winter, skiing, but the property's magnificent, four-acre lakeside setting has an almost narcotic effect.

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  • Setting what is, in effect, a quota in this way appears to fly in the face of the very concept of asylum, the need for which is way beyond the reach or control of Whitehall or Westminster.

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  • The judge ruled there had been a failure by a public inquiry inspector "properly to interpret and apply the relevant planning policies on the effect of development on the setting of heritage sites, which meant that the balancing exercise was flawed".

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  • It makes much of a new "constitution" setting out patients' rights in effect recasting what the NHS is supposed to provide anyway.

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  • The witnesses setting forth this improbable sequence of cause and effect were outclassed in every respect by the impressive assembly of true experts in their respective fields who testified on behalf of respondent.

    FORBES: Vaccine Court Ruling: Thimerosal Does Not Cause Autism

  • What Abraham Lincoln decree, setting all slaves in rebellious states free, went into effect 150 years ago this week?

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  • The WWF said poaching and trafficking of body parts was having a devastating effect on the wild populations of some species, setting back decades long conservation efforts.

    BBC: Google cash buys drones to watch endangered species

  • The recruitment of overseas suppliers into the NHS - setting up new treatment centres extending choice - has also had a significant effect.

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  • In fact, the window placement policy setting in the control center sometimes doesn't seem to have any immediate effect at all.

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  • Merck is setting a good example by evaluating the drug in steps, carefully assessing its effect on patients, and not proceeding toward approval before testing the effect of the drug on patient outcomes in a large study.

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  • The short-term effect that money creation has on interest rates will affect investment patterns, often setting us up for future reversals.

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  • The 3D effect can be ratcheted up to the highest level, scaled back to a more moderate setting or even turned off completely, depending on the preference of the user.

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