No word on whether the NIH might consider eliminating the gap by cutting off funding for all mediocre proposals.
Eliminating this gap requires cutting spending or raising taxes to the tune of 12 percent of GDP this year and every year in the future.
The German ended Alonso's run of four consecutive wins with a Ferrari one-two at the last race at Indianapolis, cutting the gap to 19 points.
That gap can be reduced by cutting spending or increasing revenues, or both.
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However, beginning Saturday, affected Medicare beneficiaries will receive a 50% discount on all branded prescriptions during the gap in coverage, effectively cutting their out-of-pocket costs in half.
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The RBI has cited the nation's yawning current account gap as another reason for not cutting rates.
An LDA spokesman said the funding gap could be absorbed through cost cutting.
Authorities will have the option of cutting benefit paid, or trying to fill the funding gap by scrapping the 50% discounts for second homes and empty properties - or cutting spending on services.
He has all but ruled out raising the retirement age or cutting pensions to plug the gap in America's public pension system.
The OECD says that if governments do not stop cutting back on welfare support this gap will grow wider.
"Whether working on shots in a large studio, boutique or as an independent artist, there has long been a performance gap that limits how well even the most cutting edge applications can perform in professional workstations, " said Vincent Brisebois, Fusion-io Performance Computing Industry Senior Director.
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