Milton Packer of the University of Texas, Southwestern, pointed out that if the available data on Simdax is pooled, the drug appears to have a neutral effect on the length of patients lives, and may actually extend them.

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Thanks to the depth slider button, you can easily hold the device anywhere from a few inches from your eyes all the way to full arms-length, and still get the 3D effect.

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This would mark a shift from the current set-up in which such matters are looked after by non-profit bodies which are officially under the remit of the US Department of Commerce, but in effect operate at arm's length from the US government.

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The cold reality is that the effect has been the opposite, that the increasing length and scope of the war puts us at greater risk.

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The authors note that financial barriers and access to health care account for some of the disparities in cancer screening rates, but that education levels, age, and length of residence in the U.S. for some immigrant subgroups also have an effect.

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After the runways were closed for de-icing, the airport extended the length of time between flights for safety reasons, primarily because there was a knock-on effect of flights being delayed at other airports.

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He goes into great length to explain why, from a technical standpoint, so many people found the ending of Mass Effect 3 disappointing.

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The second objection, according to the board's chair, is the effect changing its status would have upon its current ability to make arm's-length decisions from the assembly government.

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