Word: effective
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...predictable conclusion has potential, but a lack of attention to rhythm and pacing compromise the mounting tension far too much. By the time the porter returns with field hands to watch in utter incredulity as the two, with pistols drawn, collapse in passionate embraces on the divan, the final effect has little punch...
...course, none of this will effect the AARP's present members...
Well, yes and no. The truth is that Grace's U.S. patent has no effect in India, whose laws prohibit the patenting of agricultural products; Indian farmers are free to use neem seeds as they always have. Beyond that, Grace's patent may be upheld. The company found a way to treat traditional neem-seed extract to increase shelf life from weeks to years--just the sort of innovation patent laws cover. Even an environmentalist like Walt Reid of the World Resources Institute, based in Washington, admits, "I won't be surprised if the challenge doesn...
Even if the treaty eventually goes into effect, the neem-seed case will remain a murky one. The neem tree is indeed part of India's historic pharmacopoeia; it is known in Sanskrit as sarva roga nivarini, "the curer of all ailments." Its branches, leaves and seeds are used to treat, among other things, leprosy, diabetes, ulcers, skin disorders and constipation. The seeds' pesticidal powers, exploited by farmers for centuries, have been studied by scientists for at least 50 years...
...easily become unstable given the slightest change in conditions. That, according to some experts, could explain why the dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago. According to this notion, the popular theory that the cause was a comet crash is only half right: the comet did crash, but its effect was to destabilize dino behavior, rendering the creatures unable to compete with mammals, those hairy little animals with big ambitions. This is just the sort of behavioral disruption (induced by disease rather than a comet impact) that leads to a disintegration of the dino social structure in The Lost World...