Word: drawbacks
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...represents a vast improvement over the PCjr., which was much maligned as awkward and toylike. The new computers come loaded with user-friendly software programs, and IBM has developed an electronic hot line to help first-time buyers. Yet the PS/1 faces obstacles, notably the abundance of competitors. Another drawback is PS/ 1's cost, estimated at $1,000 to $2,000, which may be too high for many households...
...that's not all. Those of you who are women will also get, at no extra charge, an entire bureaucracy all your own. The one drawback is that you'll never really know what it does...
Uranium-thorium has another advantage besides accuracy: it can be used to date objects up to 500,000 years old, while carbon 14 is good for only a few tens of thousands of years at best. The one drawback of the uranium-thorium technique is that it is useful mostly for marine animals and plants; uranium is more common in seawater than on the surface of the land. Scientists will no doubt continue to use all possible dating methods in the quest to construct an ever more accurate chronology of the earth's history...
...that attempts to prove that the republic can survive alone. Georgia not only can feed itself but also has sufficient reserves of oil, coal and hydroelectricity to meet its energy needs. Furthermore, the republic boasts mineral deposits plus undeveloped forests, Black Sea beaches and Caucasus mountain peaks. The major drawback for Georgia, argues the document, is that "its energies are constrained by the limits of an economic system imposed from the outside." The union proposes "shock treatment" for one year to build a free market out of the republic's thriving underground economy...
...developers and financiers, that have slowed the process unnecessarily. To avoid setting fire-sale prices in shaky markets, the Government is bound to sell assets at no less than 95% of their appraised value. That restriction has scotched many deals, since buyers can often find better prices elsewhere. Another drawback is the agency's refusal to fix up old properties or provide loans for potential buyers. With enough troubles of their own, many banks and thrifts refuse to grant mortgages on such tainted properties. "If the RTC won't pay for a new roof and fresh coat of paint...