Among the commission's concerns is a recent survey showing that federal workers are disillusioned, with 41percentt saying they come to work only for their paycheck and revealing a range of intractable quality-of-life problems.
Despite the negligible change between figures in today's report and those in the 1998 survey, the fund viewed the results as a sign, however slight, that the city was making progress in its battle against one of New York City's more intractable quality-of-life issues.
Bone metastases represent a frequent and severe complication of advanced breast cancer, and are associated with pathological fractures, intractable pain, and reduced quality of life.
Edge isn't a very popular browser, but it still makes an interesting case study in the intractable war against low-quality information online.
Surgery is indicated for classes IV and V to prevent or improve neurological dysfunction, to correct a kyphotic deformity, and to relieve intractable pain to improve the quality of life in terminally ill patients.
The principal was filing papers in his office, and when I challenged the state of teaching and facilities, he seemed to have accepted the staggering lack of quality as an intractable fact -- "This is a tough neighborhood".
Breast or prostate cancer patients coping with bone metastases experience intractable pain, which affects their quality of life.
We believe the time has come to develop a network of permanently established centres that can mount a sustained attack on the intractable problems of safety and quality in healthcare.
Parkinson's disease (PD) is primarily characterised by motor dysfunctions, some of which, such as tremor, rigidity and bradykinesia, respond well to dopamine replacement therapy, whereas others, such as postural instability, dysarthria and dysphagia, remain intractable and often impair the quality of life in advanced cases.
Others said the legacy of the border fence's repercussions on water quality has been more intractable.
