But whereas most other states concentrate their fire on the tobacco industry, the state's Department of Public Health now believes it is necessary to make targets of the smokers themselves, and get them to quit.
Newly arrived, jet-lagged tourists who have just loaded up on cash at ATMs make prime targets.
The dietary supplement makers that FDA has targeted with these Internet warnings make easy targets.
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Hopefully, economic growth during this period will make these targets easier to achieve because of increased revenue.
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Mr. Smith says that many Americans who favor disclosure do not perceive that these requirements might make them targets.
All have attributes that make them targets, such as having plenty of cash, good balance sheets or strong cash flow.
American troops are overstretched, expensive and make attractive targets for jihadists, so it makes sense to train other forces to fight where they can.
European officials are now debating whether they can make fiscal targets more flexible without losing credibility, and without giving governments a licence to break the rules.
Credit cards make inviting targets for thieves because even when canceled abroad, many still can be used for small purchases that don't require approval from central banking computers.
The department also pulled officers from motorcycle duty, fearing they would make for easy targets.
Slave-owners make the likeliest targets, yet only 5% of American households had slaves.
By comparing genes of alcoholics with those who are not, Pouletty hopes to pinpoint any genetic anomalies that may make suitable drug targets.
The reasoning: Cybercriminals don't bother to target Macs because their 8% U.S. market share is too low to make them profitable targets.
By comparing genes of alcoholics with those of people who are not, Pouletty hopes to pinpoint any genetic anomalies that may make suitable drug targets.
But some analysts believe that the Kok report doesn't come up with the sort of innovative policies and thinking needed to make the Lisbon targets a reality.
Mara Goldstein, an analyst for CIBC World Markets, says that she thinks Merck will make its earnings targets for this year, but that it will have to cut marketing and research and development in order to do it.
Firms like GadgetTrak are developing systems like this to help quash the rising rate of electronics robberies in the U.S. The small size, sleekness and mobility that make today's electronics convenient also make them great targets for thieves.
In a report posted last week, Wolf and his team identified the Top 10 SaaS companies, in terms of revenue and business customers, and said many make attractive acquisition targets for some of the bigger players like IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle and SAP who need to embrace new cloud technologies.
"If you've got targets, you'll do everything that you can to make sure you meet those targets regardless of the individuals involved, " she said.
Then researchers at other drug companies will start looking for new drug targets to make further progress.
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Gilberto Valle, 28, is charged with conspiracy to kidnap and using police databases to make a list of targets.
Carriers make large and lumbering targets, and missiles can be launched from land and air as well as the sea.
The audit giants might decide that their dwindling numbers make them increasingly visible targets for regulatory interventions and litigation, and they might become more risk averse.
But studying the structure of the antibody and the protein on the flu virus that it targets could make it that much more likely for a universal vaccine to be developed.
Criticism: Philip Kennicott of The Washington Post for his eloquent and passionate essays on art and the social forces that underlie it, a critic who always strives to make his topics and targets relevant to readers.
Some merger investors make bets on potential acquisition targets before any deal is announced.
The system's designers got around this by insisting that funds meet performance targets or else make up the shortfall.
The trends are clear: Starving medical innovation to hit short-term fiscal targets will only make the next round of budget talks that much harder.
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Parents and local sports clubs will be asked to help make sure Highland schools meet targets for PE, according to an officers' report earlier this month.
There are three simple rules to shopping at the market: first, know where you are headed since, though wandering is half the fun, dedicated shoppers will want to make sure they hit their targets.
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