However, Merck previously ran another study with Vytorin called ENHANCE that calls into question the underlying perceived benefit of Vytorin.

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On a more personal level, one person might calculate that it would be in their perceived benefit to initiate a divorce, and that this process would be helped further by lying in court.

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This is perceived as a benefit, since the stock is granted as compensation or sold at a steep discount to current pricing.

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Some accountants argue that anything that may be perceived as generating a benefit from the passage of time has interest in it.

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