As the United States has a vibrant private hospital system, I imagine it would be singularly well adapted to something closer to the French model than the British or Canadian one.

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"This is a pretty major change but one they think will be adapted to well by players, " McKay said.

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"It might surprise some to learn that a species so well adapted to living around water actually needs to be taught how to swim, but that's exactly what happens, " he said.

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Reducing that to its core meaning, a well-engineered rear-wheel-drive car can be adapted to more easily and driven more aggressively.

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Given that Orion is a manned capsule, these systems would no doubt need to be taken to a new standard of assurance and adapted for deep-space operation, but the proposition seems very well suited to ATV's capabilities.

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