"It is a misconception that rare disease research only helps a small number of patients, " said Tolar.
Research only has meaning when it helps transform social reality, when it contributes to the well-being of societies.
"None of us scientists are saying we should limit the research only to these embryonic stem cells, " said Lovell-Badge.
But the agency's fuel-emissions research only benefits the environment if somebody deploys the resulting technology on a large scale, he said.
Frist's principles include banning human cloning and allowing taxpayer dollars for research only on embryos created for in-vitro fertilization and not from abortions.
For instance, the Hadley Centre for climate research in the UK, published research only this week suggesting that forests will speed up climate change in the future, as the soil will start to emit more greenhouse gases than the trees absorb as the temperature builds up.
And the pharmacokinetic research is only one strand of the work the FDA is doing on BPA at its National Center for Toxicological Research in Arkansas and in conjunction with the National Toxicology Program.
He added that he hoped the current research would only be the first step.
Our research shows only 27% of web-based leads ever get contacted by a sales rep.
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Long gone are the days when market research was only for large corporations with big budgets.
According to GMI research, only 4.8% of UK companies have three or more women represented on their boards.
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In 2000, Standard and Poor's Fixed Income Research made only one credit upgrade for every four credit downgrades.
Our research shows only four percent of our site visitors say that they subscribe to five or more sites.
Consistent with that rather gloomy finding, some new research finds only a weak link between the rule of law and economic growth.
Nor can they offer research-only contracts: all tenured academics must teach undergraduates.
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Federal research funds were prohibited for embryonic stem-cell research until August 2001, when Bush approved spending for research using only already-existing cell lines.
Nicky did some research, only to find out Michael was right.
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All demonstrations so far have been conducted for research purposes only.
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And even within basic research, only 230 researchers focus on far-out stuff, while 930 others work on down-to-earth projects that could yield products in five years.
When the time came to upgrade our TiVo HD, we did a little research, only to find that the Weaknees CD doesn't support the HD model.
According to the consortium's property advisers, Insignia Richard Ellis Research, only 5.38 million square feet of office space is currently available in central London, an historic low.
Research reveals only a modest evolution in the division of household labor over the past 18 years -- mainly in the realm of child care, with more dads stepping up.
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The more firms can convince investors they engage in significant value-added research which only savvy investment professionals are capable of undertaking, the more attractive these investment counseling firms are to unskilled investors.
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According to Forrester Research, only 8 percent of companies have achieved sales and marekting alignment and only 14 percent have actually defined the rules of engagement for how sales and marketing should interact.
Critics of the newer research say that the idea that running can harm the heart is based on research showing only an association meaning that exercise may not be the cause of the problem.
He suggests a more focused approach: Concede that companies can claim a credit for routine research, but only if they devote 5% of their research budgets to truly innovative projects, in which the development of a product is not assured.
It said Forest Research was the "only grouping of forest scientists in the UK capable of delivering scientific advice and research on British forestry across a broad range of topics and disciplines" yet it was only mentioned twice in the panel's report.
Though Walton's research has involved only students, his work has powerful implications for the workplace and other contexts.
Gigantism compels executives to fund only research products that will become big sellers.
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