The study estimated that the risk of death for a 70-year-old pedestrian struck at any given speed is roughly equal to the risk of death for a 30-year-old struck by the same vehicle traveling 10 m.p.h. faster.
However, given the speed at which these devices are being developed, we doubt it will maintain that title for very long.
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This top-down approach was always misguided, but it is absurdly out of place given the speed at which innovation happens today.
Given the speed at which warming appears to be occurring, it's not clear whether tree species will be able to migrate fast enough to survive, said van Mantgem of the U.S. Geological Survey.
Merger officials operate knowing that their decisions are unlikely to be challenged by firms whose only resort is to appeal to the European Court of Justice, a two-year marathon with uncertain prospects and in which even a victory can prove hollow, given the speed at which markets now move.
As a practical matter, pressing forward at breakneck speed on five different agreements is unsustainable given present governmental personnel resources and expertise and limited opportunities for senior-level management oversight.
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He argues that, given its natural and historical handicaps, the country cannot develop at the speed that outsiders expect of it.
Many of the children adopted from Uganda are given a better shot at life overseas - certainly in material terms -- but the speed and ease of the process has many observers worried.
Yet there is clearly a huge opportunity, given the gap between the quality of Internet access most Americans enjoy at work (through high-speed direct connections) and at home (through a copper telephone wire).
"Given the funding, I would say that it is fairly likely that at least a few moderate-speed rail projects will eventually be completed, " said O'Toole.
Given the state of the art at the time, critics scoffed at the idea that these exotic, speed-of-light weapons could ever be made to work.
Depending on the speed they were travelling the offending drivers will be dealt with either by prosecution, given suitable advice or in some cases offered the alternative of attending, at their own cost, a speed awareness course.
We also believe the launch of Windows-based phones will be challenging, given the likely loss of traction and visibility of the Nokia brand, as well as the speed at which the opportunity for a third ecosystem to emerge is vanishing.
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