How fascinating it is to chart the thematic development and coming-of-age of an artist, weaned on MAD Magazine, who began his career as part of the San Francisco comic-book counterculture of the 1960s and '70s, which included talented draftsmen like Robert Crumb and Gilbert Shelton.

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But the other line on the chart, research-and-development spending as a percentage of gross profits, is falling.

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To chart Mr. Diebenkorn's stylistic development is to be reminded of the near-overwhelming power of the idea of abstraction in the 20th century.

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For example, Software Security Framework (SSF) is an adaptable security model that allows any organization to assess their current state of software development, to prioritize changes, and to chart progress.

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Its average daily production last year was over 3.4 million barrels--some 11% of the OPEC total--well ahead of countries like Kuwait and Nigeria (see chart, p. 40), and 50% more than Iraq needs to finance its ambitious development plans.

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If you ever doubt that drug development is tough, sit back for a look through the yellowed pages of Forbes Magazine as we chart the long journey Isis, Crooke, and antisense have taken together.

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