Word: using
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...check in the system is judges, who have the power to reject the prosecutorial claims but tend not to use it. David Cole, law professor at Georgetown University, explains, "When the government claims the fate of the U.S. is at stake, judges tend to believe that. How is a judge supposed to assess on his own whether a national-security threat exists...
...based in Middleton, Conn., developed lighter, safer, cheaper, longer-lasting industrial bearings for United Technologies in the '90s. Without the tax credit, which went to United Technologies, Gerber doubts that his tiny, $9 million company would have received the R.-and-D. contract. Now those bearings are in wide use throughout the military...
...then stroll to a cafe and input your review of the art show and your comments on the cafe's service. While sipping coffee, you chat with other h2g2 members, who point you to a nearby beer festival. You don't worry too much about your phone bill because use of h2g2 earns cost-saving loyalty points...
...inserted into the ear to give the listener instant translation of all languages--doesn't exist. But h2g2 has licensed the Babel Fish name to a service run by search engine Alta Vista, which offers computer-based automatic translations of text in seven languages. There are plans to use that service to provide multiple-language versions of h2g2 within the next year...
Coaches may use some of the 27 prepackaged Coach U assessment "programs" that resemble school workbooks, with fill-ins and progress charts. The CleanSweep program, for example, lists four categories: physical environment, well-being, money, relationships--with 25 statements in each, alongside little boxes to be checked if true. These range from "My teeth and gums are healthy" to "My investments do not keep me awake at night" and "I receive enough love from people around me to feel good." You're not allowed to check one as true until it is virtually always true, and the program, which promises...