In a statement today, Lilly said: "Any claim that Lilly was aware of this alleged dilution and acted inappropriately is untrue and absolutely ridiculous.
In consequence, homoeopathic remedies – at least when applied in high dilutions – cannot act by pharmacological means.
Women's rights campaigners say any dilution of the act would be a big mistake.
"The bottom line is that under the Clean Water Act, dilution is not the solution to pollution," the enforcement lawyer wrote.
State governments that do try to meet their obligations have been forced to do so by using other funds; at least five states have written increasingly desperate letters to central government demanding the release of funds, and three state assemblies have passed resolutions opposing dilution of the act and demanding an increase in funding.
Champagne is another dilution gene that acts on the base color of a horse to produce a lighter color.
Josie, despairing of the waitress's return, downed half a glass of water, and that act, the dilution of the holy wine within her, took her away from the golden light of grace she'd felt moments before, and now she was sober or something like it.
In 2011, Apple filed suit against Amazon.com alleging trademark infringement, unfair competition, and dilution under the Lanham Act and related California state law over Amazon's use of the "App Store" phrase relating to Amazon's "Amazon Appstore Developer Portal" and Amazon's alleged other similar uses of the phrase.
Thomas Leveritt, reviewing for this newspaper in early 2010, called it "a bewildering act of brand dilution" and pointed out: "...there's nothing there.
The creation of this "results test" shifted the majority of vote dilution litigation brought under the Act from preclearance lawsuits to Section 2 lawsuits.
Depending on the number, volume, duration, smoke dilution, and depth of inhalation, nicotine can act as either a stimulant or tranquilizer.
