One underexamined aspect of defensive medicine is those excessive referrals to diminish responsibility.

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It means doing what we try to do in our own lives -- by taking responsibility for our deficits, by cutting wasteful, excessive spending wherever we find it.

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This odious document largely ignores the responsibility of Hamas for what happened, accuses the Jewish State of using excessive force and has encouraged international prosecution of Israelis on specious war crimes charges.

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It is their responsibility to ensure economies are competitive, productive and not vulnerable to financial shocks via excessive debts, deficits or balance of payment crises.

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The government of Bahrain has the responsibility to maintain peace and security for its citizens and to hold accountable those who utilize excessive use of force against peaceful demonstrators.

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