But now Merck says it has solved the problem, streamlining the manufacturing process and increasing production at existing plants, even though a big new factory in North Carolina is not yet fully licensed.
The articles were published in medical journals between 1998 and 2005 — continuing even though a big federal study was suspended in 2002 after researchers found that menopausal women who took certain hormones had an increased risk of invasive breast cancer and heart disease.
The government is also not doing anywhere close to an adequate job of monitoring the use of electronic health records (EHRs), even though a big chunk of money from the economic stimulus bill -- some $30 billion -- is being doled out to help doctors and hospitals pay for the technology to use EHRs.
"Even though Nigeria is a big nation, a big country with huge, skillful and professional players, we've become very strong in the past few years".
After finishing last in 1999, the Rangers added Rodriguez even though pitching was a bigger need.
The phone weighs noticeably less than other slideout smartphones, like the Droid2 from Verizon or the myTouch Slide from T-Mobile, even though it has a bigger screen than either.
"It's no secret that CD sales are declining, and even though Universal has a bigger share of that pie than anybody else, the pie isn't getting bigger," Mr. Roberts said.
Even though Google was a bigger, wealthier, more established company, it had to compete with YouTube on a level playing field.
We've seen a few finals of late where an outsider has been pitted against a favourite, and this is the same even though Juventus are a big name, a club with a huge tradition, and a massively experienced team.
Takeover chatter fueled optimism that the global economy is getting back on track, even though the biggest news was a rejected offer: British confectioner Cadbury turned down a $16.7 billion cash-and-stock offer from Kraft Foods Monday.
