Finally they agree to settle, usually by paying a nuisance amount in fees to the lawyers and minor wording changes in the terms.

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It also changes the wording within the paper to say that the 18-month difference can be seen with "visual inspection" of the curves, but that the difference is not statistically significant.

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He said he wanted minor changes in the wording before granting final approval.

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