Yet, that is precisely what happens with numerical and statistical method: form is mistaken as substance.

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Upon inflation the ballonets protrude through the ring meshing to form occluded dimples the method permitting a large volume of gas in a smaller disc shaped area.

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Such statements are an affront to most Americans' intelligence which commonsensically applies a prosaic form of the scientific method: They look for the explanation that best fits the facts.

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In fact, tattooing is an acceptable form of identification for animals and even is one method advocated by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

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In an interview, Jeffrey Drazen, the NEJM editor in chief, said that picking a method of analysis after seeing the data is bad scientific form.

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This method is more straightforward than the current 43-line tax form, which asks the taxpayer to "see instructions" 17 times and requires calculations that account for mortgage interest, insurance, repairs, utilities and other costs associated with the home.

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"The whole point of the production method is to create this diseased liver, which is unlike any other form of animal agriculture where you're not just growing animals to be eating, but you're also torturing the animal to grossly enlarge its organs for consumption, " Bryan Pease, an attorney and chairman of the board of the Animal Protection and Rescue League, said.

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While it accommodates two 3.5-inch drives (in trays rather than the Stora's more direct insertion method), the MyDitto is rather compact, much thinner than the Stora's cubic form.

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