David Lewis
David Lewis
Controversial philosopher who made breakthroughs in the philosophy of language, mind, metaphysics, and logic.
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth28 September 1941
CityOberlin, OH
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Our study found that the majority of income trusts operate in some of the most capital intensive industries within Canada's economy. There is no evidence to suggest that the adoption of trust structures has had, or for that matter will have, any negative effect on capital investment or Canada's economy.
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Whether it's the courts or regional offices of executive agencies, members of Congress want some control over how things are done in their states or districts. As long as they have some influence over the picks, they like the patronage system.
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What we're most concerned about is getting things right.
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The outages were all over Arkansas but they were concentrated mostly in the southern half of the state.
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Jefferson-Pilot's disciplined pricing strategy and low-cost administrative platform represent significant competitive advantages relative to its peers,
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I hope this is the event that really gets somebody to look into Julian history.
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It was not something they had to worry about setting up or something they had to worry about monitoring.
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Suppliers are struggling to meet demand at the moment. It has come very late. A month or two ago, there was virtually no demand. But they've all jumped on the bandwagon in the past two or three weeks.
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It's an acute emergency, so I'd be surprised if anyone was against it.
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The resource doesn't exist, for the most part, in a company of this nature.
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This is an area known as Cancer Alley, and there's a good reason for that. Contaminants were already a problem (in local waters).
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I've been referring to it as a three-ring circus, but in a good way.
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The big question is: Is it too little, too late? I think in great part, yes.
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Then all hell broke loose. Volunteers were going every which way. I started down the hill to tell all my friends and neighbors to get ready.