The government, heavily influenced by food and drinks lobbyists, has rowed back on its promises by announcing what looks like a weak plan rather than the robust strategy it promised.
Professor Parveen Kumar, chair of the BMA's board of science, said the government had "rowed back on its promises by announcing what looks like a weak plan, rather than the robust strategy it promised".
Instead it has rowed back on its promises by announcing what looks like a weak plan rather than the robust strategy it promised," said Prof Parveen Kumar, the BMA board of science chair.
This is a particular tip for companies applying for R&D grants, who might have a great piece of technology but a weak plan for actually commercialising that technology.
Aides to Senate leaders said they hoped that widening the scope of their bill would illuminate what they believe is a sharp contrast with a weaker plan by the Bush administration.
Beginning in 2003 MLB instituted a steroids testing program which was initially a very weak plan, and gradually toughened up the plan with stiffer penalties for offenders, culminating in a 50 game suspension for the first time a player tested positively.
We formally characterize different planning problems, where solutions have a chance of success ("weak planning"), are guaranteed to achieve the goal ("strong planning"), or achieve the goal with iterative trial-and-error strategies ("strong cyclic planning").
We were aware that we were dealing with inadequate health information systems, weak planning data and a history of inadequate recipient involvement in health service planning.
We were dealing with inadequate health information systems, weak planning data and a history of inadequate recipient involvement in health service planning.
This is a complex and longer-term issue, which involves generally weak planning capabilities that need strengthening, and a reluctance to devote scarce resources to preparing for situations that may or may not occur.
