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The band should play the Rogues ' March as a processional, switching to `` Hail Columbia, Happy Land ''! as the trap is sprung.
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The band should play the Rogues ' March as a processional, switching to `` Hail Columbia, Happy Land ''! as the trap is sprung.
switching
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The band should play the Rogues ' March as a processional, switching to `` Hail Columbia, Happy Land ''! as the trap is sprung.
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Independence Day is the appropriate date as a symbolical reminder of the American article of faith that governments are instituted among men to secure to them certain inalienable rights, the first of which is life, and when any government becomes subversive of that end, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish...
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Independence Day is the appropriate date as a symbolical reminder of the American article of faith that governments are instituted among men to secure to them certain inalienable rights, the first of which is life, and when any government becomes subversive of that end, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish...
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Independence Day is the appropriate date as a symbolical reminder of the American article of faith that governments are instituted among men to secure to them certain inalienable rights, the first of which is life, and when any government becomes subversive of that end, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish...
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Independence Day is the appropriate date as a symbolical reminder of the American article of faith that governments are instituted among men to secure to them certain inalienable rights, the first of which is life, and when any government becomes subversive of that end, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish...
is
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Independence Day is the appropriate date as a symbolical reminder of the American article of faith that governments are instituted among men to secure to them certain inalienable rights, the first of which is life, and when any government becomes subversive of that end, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish...
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Independence Day is the appropriate date as a symbolical reminder of the American article of faith that governments are instituted among men to secure to them certain inalienable rights, the first of which is life, and when any government becomes subversive of that end, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish...
is
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Independence Day is the appropriate date as a symbolical reminder of the American article of faith that governments are instituted among men to secure to them certain inalienable rights, the first of which is life, and when any government becomes subversive of that end, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish...
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Independence Day is the appropriate date as a symbolical reminder of the American article of faith that governments are instituted among men to secure to them certain inalienable rights, the first of which is life, and when any government becomes subversive of that end, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish...
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The highway system is an agency of government, and when it grinds up 40000 Americans every year the government is destroying its own taxpayers, which is obviously a silly thing for any government to do.
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The highway system is an agency of government, and when it grinds up 40000 Americans every year the government is destroying its own taxpayers, which is obviously a silly thing for any government to do.
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The highway system is an agency of government, and when it grinds up 40000 Americans every year the government is destroying its own taxpayers, which is obviously a silly thing for any government to do.
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The highway system is an agency of government, and when it grinds up 40000 Americans every year the government is destroying its own taxpayers, which is obviously a silly thing for any government to do.
is
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The highway system is an agency of government, and when it grinds up 40000 Americans every year the government is destroying its own taxpayers, which is obviously a silly thing for any government to do.
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Hanging the responsible officials would not abolish the government, but would emphasize its accountability for the lives of its individual citizens, which would certainly alter it, and definitely for the better.
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Hanging the responsible officials would not abolish the government, but would emphasize its accountability for the lives of its individual citizens, which would certainly alter it, and definitely for the better.
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Hanging the responsible officials would not abolish the government, but would emphasize its accountability for the lives of its individual citizens, which would certainly alter it, and definitely for the better.
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Moreover, the salubrious effects would not be exclusively political, but at least partially, and perhaps primarily social.
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It would challenge sharply not the cult of the motor car itself but some of its ancillary beliefs and practices - for instance, the doctrine that the fulfillment of life consists in proceeding from hither to yon, not for any advantage to be gained by arrival but merely to avoid the cardinal sin of stasis, or, as it is ...
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It would challenge sharply not the cult of the motor car itself but some of its ancillary beliefs and practices - for instance, the doctrine that the fulfillment of life consists in proceeding from hither to yon, not for any advantage to be gained by arrival but merely to avoid the cardinal sin of stasis, or, as it is ...
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It would challenge sharply not the cult of the motor car itself but some of its ancillary beliefs and practices - for instance, the doctrine that the fulfillment of life consists in proceeding from hither to yon, not for any advantage to be gained by arrival but merely to avoid the cardinal sin of stasis, or, as it is ...
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It would challenge sharply not the cult of the motor car itself but some of its ancillary beliefs and practices - for instance, the doctrine that the fulfillment of life consists in proceeding from hither to yon, not for any advantage to be gained by arrival but merely to avoid the cardinal sin of stasis, or, as it is ...
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It would challenge sharply not the cult of the motor car itself but some of its ancillary beliefs and practices - for instance, the doctrine that the fulfillment of life consists in proceeding from hither to yon, not for any advantage to be gained by arrival but merely to avoid the cardinal sin of stasis, or, as it is ...
termed
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True, the adherents of staying put are now reduced to a minor, even a miniscule sect, and their credo, `` Home-keeping hearts are happiest '', is as disreputable as Socinianism.
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True, the adherents of staying put are now reduced to a minor, even a miniscule sect, and their credo, `` Home-keeping hearts are happiest '', is as disreputable as Socinianism.
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True, the adherents of staying put are now reduced to a minor, even a miniscule sect, and their credo, `` Home-keeping hearts are happiest '', is as disreputable as Socinianism.
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Nonetheless, although few in number they are a stubborn crew, as tenacious of life as the Hardshell Baptists, which suggests that there is some kind of vital principle embodied in their faith.
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Nonetheless, although few in number they are a stubborn crew, as tenacious of life as the Hardshell Baptists, which suggests that there is some kind of vital principle embodied in their faith.
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Nonetheless, although few in number they are a stubborn crew, as tenacious of life as the Hardshell Baptists, which suggests that there is some kind of vital principle embodied in their faith.
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Perhaps there is more truth than we are wont to admit in the conviction of that ornament of Tarheelia, Robert Ruark 's grandfather, who was persuaded that the great curse of the modern world is `` all this gallivantin '' '.
are
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Perhaps there is more truth than we are wont to admit in the conviction of that ornament of Tarheelia, Robert Ruark 's grandfather, who was persuaded that the great curse of the modern world is `` all this gallivantin '' '.
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Perhaps there is more truth than we are wont to admit in the conviction of that ornament of Tarheelia, Robert Ruark 's grandfather, who was persuaded that the great curse of the modern world is `` all this gallivantin '' '.
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Perhaps there is more truth than we are wont to admit in the conviction of that ornament of Tarheelia, Robert Ruark 's grandfather, who was persuaded that the great curse of the modern world is `` all this gallivantin '' '.
is
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In any event, the yearly sacrifice of 40000 victims is a hecatomb too large to be justified by the most ardent faith.
is
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In any event, the yearly sacrifice of 40000 victims is a hecatomb too large to be justified by the most ardent faith.
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Somehow our contemporary Moloch must be induced to see reason.
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Somehow our contemporary Moloch must be induced to see reason.
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Since appeals to morality, to humanity, and to sanity have had such small effect, perhaps our last recourse is the deterrent example.
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Since appeals to morality, to humanity, and to sanity have had such small effect, perhaps our last recourse is the deterrent example.
is
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If we make it established custom that whenever butchery on the highways grows excessive, say beyond 25000 per annum, then somebody is going to hang, it follows that the more eminent the victim, the more impressive the lesson.
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If we make it established custom that whenever butchery on the highways grows excessive, say beyond 25000 per annum, then somebody is going to hang, it follows that the more eminent the victim, the more impressive the lesson.
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If we make it established custom that whenever butchery on the highways grows excessive, say beyond 25000 per annum, then somebody is going to hang, it follows that the more eminent the victim, the more impressive the lesson.
hang
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If we make it established custom that whenever butchery on the highways grows excessive, say beyond 25000 per annum, then somebody is going to hang, it follows that the more eminent the victim, the more impressive the lesson.
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To hang 50 Governors might be preferable except that they are not directly related to the highways ; so, all things considered, the highway commissioners would seem to be elected.
hang
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To hang 50 Governors might be preferable except that they are not directly related to the highways ; so, all things considered, the highway commissioners would seem to be elected.
be
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To hang 50 Governors might be preferable except that they are not directly related to the highways ; so, all things considered, the highway commissioners would seem to be elected.
are
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To hang 50 Governors might be preferable except that they are not directly related to the highways ; so, all things considered, the highway commissioners would seem to be elected.
considered
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To hang 50 Governors might be preferable except that they are not directly related to the highways ; so, all things considered, the highway commissioners would seem to be elected.
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To hang 50 Governors might be preferable except that they are not directly related to the highways ; so, all things considered, the highway commissioners would seem to be elected.
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As the new clouds of radioactive fallout spread silently and invisibly around the earth, the Soviet Union stands guilty of a monstrous crime against the human race.
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But the guilt is shared by the United States, Britain and France, the other members of the atomic club.
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Until Moscow resumed nuclear testing last September 1, the US and UK had released more than twice as much radiation into the atmosphere as the Russians, and the fallout from the earlier blasts is still coming down.
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Until Moscow resumed nuclear testing last September 1, the US and UK had released more than twice as much radiation into the atmosphere as the Russians, and the fallout from the earlier blasts is still coming down.
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Until Moscow resumed nuclear testing last September 1, the US and UK had released more than twice as much radiation into the atmosphere as the Russians, and the fallout from the earlier blasts is still coming down.
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As it descends, the concentration of radioactivity builds up in the human body ; for a dose of radiation is not like a flu virus which causes temporary discomfort and then dies.
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As it descends, the concentration of radioactivity builds up in the human body ; for a dose of radiation is not like a flu virus which causes temporary discomfort and then dies.
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As it descends, the concentration of radioactivity builds up in the human body ; for a dose of radiation is not like a flu virus which causes temporary discomfort and then dies.
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As it descends, the concentration of radioactivity builds up in the human body ; for a dose of radiation is not like a flu virus which causes temporary discomfort and then dies.
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The effect of radiation is cumulative over the years - and on to succeeding generations.
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So, while we properly inveigh against the new poisoning, history is not likely to justify the pose of righteousness which some in the West were so quick to assume when Mr. Khrushchev made his cynical and irresponsible threat.
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So, while we properly inveigh against the new poisoning, history is not likely to justify the pose of righteousness which some in the West were so quick to assume when Mr. Khrushchev made his cynical and irresponsible threat.
is
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So, while we properly inveigh against the new poisoning, history is not likely to justify the pose of righteousness which some in the West were so quick to assume when Mr. Khrushchev made his cynical and irresponsible threat.
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So, while we properly inveigh against the new poisoning, history is not likely to justify the pose of righteousness which some in the West were so quick to assume when Mr. Khrushchev made his cynical and irresponsible threat.
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So, while we properly inveigh against the new poisoning, history is not likely to justify the pose of righteousness which some in the West were so quick to assume when Mr. Khrushchev made his cynical and irresponsible threat.
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So, while we properly inveigh against the new poisoning, history is not likely to justify the pose of righteousness which some in the West were so quick to assume when Mr. Khrushchev made his cynical and irresponsible threat.
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Shock, dismay and foreboding for future generations were legitimate reactions ; a holier-than-thou sermon was not.
were
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Shock, dismay and foreboding for future generations were legitimate reactions ; a holier-than-thou sermon was not.
was
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On October 19, after the Soviets had detonated at least 20 nuclear devices, Ambassador Stevenson warned the UN General Assembly that this country, in `` self protection '', might have to resume above-ground tests.
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On October 19, after the Soviets had detonated at least 20 nuclear devices, Ambassador Stevenson warned the UN General Assembly that this country, in `` self protection '', might have to resume above-ground tests.
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On October 19, after the Soviets had detonated at least 20 nuclear devices, Ambassador Stevenson warned the UN General Assembly that this country, in `` self protection '', might have to resume above-ground tests.
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More recently, the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, `` admitted '' to a news conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, that the US might fall behind Russia ( he apparently meant in weapons development ) if the Soviets continue to test in the atmosphere while we abstain.
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More recently, the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, `` admitted '' to a news conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, that the US might fall behind Russia ( he apparently meant in weapons development ) if the Soviets continue to test in the atmosphere while we abstain.
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More recently, the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, `` admitted '' to a news conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, that the US might fall behind Russia ( he apparently meant in weapons development ) if the Soviets continue to test in the atmosphere while we abstain.
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More recently, the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, `` admitted '' to a news conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, that the US might fall behind Russia ( he apparently meant in weapons development ) if the Soviets continue to test in the atmosphere while we abstain.
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More recently, the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, `` admitted '' to a news conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, that the US might fall behind Russia ( he apparently meant in weapons development ) if the Soviets continue to test in the atmosphere while we abstain.
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More recently, the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, `` admitted '' to a news conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, that the US might fall behind Russia ( he apparently meant in weapons development ) if the Soviets continue to test in the atmosphere while we abstain.
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The trial balloons are afloat.
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All of which makes it more imperative than ever that the biological and genetic effects of fallout be understood.
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All of which makes it more imperative than ever that the biological and genetic effects of fallout be understood.
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But for the average citizen, unfortunately, this is one of science 's worst-marked channels, full of tricky currents and unknown depths.
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The scientists, in and out of government, do not agree on some of the most vital points, at least publicly.
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On the one hand, the Public Health Service declared as recently as October 26 that present radiation levels resulting from the Soviet shots `` do not warrant undue public concern '' or any action to limit the intake of radioactive substances by individuals or large population groups anywhere in the US.
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On the one hand, the Public Health Service declared as recently as October 26 that present radiation levels resulting from the Soviet shots `` do not warrant undue public concern '' or any action to limit the intake of radioactive substances by individuals or large population groups anywhere in the US.
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But the PHS conceded that the new radioactive particles `` will add to the risk of genetic effects in succeeding generations, and possibly to the risk of health damage to some people in the United States ''.
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But the PHS conceded that the new radioactive particles `` will add to the risk of genetic effects in succeeding generations, and possibly to the risk of health damage to some people in the United States ''.
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Then it added : `` It is not possible to determine how extensive these ill effects will be - nor how many people will be affected ''.
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Then it added : `` It is not possible to determine how extensive these ill effects will be - nor how many people will be affected ''.
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Then it added : `` It is not possible to determine how extensive these ill effects will be - nor how many people will be affected ''.
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Then it added : `` It is not possible to determine how extensive these ill effects will be - nor how many people will be affected ''.
be
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Then it added : `` It is not possible to determine how extensive these ill effects will be - nor how many people will be affected ''.
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Having hedged its bets in this way, PHS apparently decided it would be possible to make some sort of determination after all : `` At present radiation levels, and even at somewhat higher levels, the additional risk is slight and very few people will be affected ''.
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Having hedged its bets in this way, PHS apparently decided it would be possible to make some sort of determination after all : `` At present radiation levels, and even at somewhat higher levels, the additional risk is slight and very few people will be affected ''.
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Having hedged its bets in this way, PHS apparently decided it would be possible to make some sort of determination after all : `` At present radiation levels, and even at somewhat higher levels, the additional risk is slight and very few people will be affected ''.
be
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Having hedged its bets in this way, PHS apparently decided it would be possible to make some sort of determination after all : `` At present radiation levels, and even at somewhat higher levels, the additional risk is slight and very few people will be affected ''.
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Having hedged its bets in this way, PHS apparently decided it would be possible to make some sort of determination after all : `` At present radiation levels, and even at somewhat higher levels, the additional risk is slight and very few people will be affected ''.
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Having hedged its bets in this way, PHS apparently decided it would be possible to make some sort of determination after all : `` At present radiation levels, and even at somewhat higher levels, the additional risk is slight and very few people will be affected ''.
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Then, to conclude on an indeterminate note : `` Nevertheless, if fallout increased substantially, or remained high for a long time, it would become far more important as a potential health hazard in this country and throughout the world ''.
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Then, to conclude on an indeterminate note : `` Nevertheless, if fallout increased substantially, or remained high for a long time, it would become far more important as a potential health hazard in this country and throughout the world ''.
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