Once a passenger has disembarked from their space vehicle, there are much greater uncertainties that complicate medical decision making, Kirkpatrick said.

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That "greater good" is to give electric vehicle technology a chance to crack through its niche status, reducing the continued reliance on fossil fuels from unstable nations.

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In this case, the assumption that greater safety is achieved by separation of vehicle and pedestrian is being challenged, and may turn out not to hold up at all for specific city areas.

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Liberty provides greater performance at less cost than any other comparable launch vehicle.

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For the greater freedom of quick charging it is possible to optionally equip the vehicle with a quick-charging function.

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Midsize sedans are the most popular vehicles in the Greater New York and Northern New Jersey area, accounting for 20 percent of all vehicle sales there.

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Even in the face of a Great Depression, a World War, a Cold War, recessions, oil shocks, inflation and unemployment, Congress never sought to require the purchase of wheat or war bonds, force a higher savings rate or greater consumption of American goods, or require every American to purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle.

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And though it is nice to choose a vehicle that provides the most investment options, the tax consequences of any given plan may be of greater importance.

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