Indeed, there has also been a flurry of scientific articles questioning whether endocrine disruptors are tied to obesity, autism and allergies, although the evidence there is less firm than with genital abnormalities and depressed sperm count.
The company appears on much less firm ground with its Orwell quote, however: "The famous author George Orwell came out publicly and said about the new paperback format, if 'publishers had any sense, they would combine against them and suppress them.' Yes, George Orwell was suggesting collusion.
In "Pain Won't Kill You" he draws clever parallels between love and technology; "The Chinese Puffin" blends golf and ornithology into angry tirades on consumerism and conservation.Mr Franzen is on slightly less firm ground with his book reviews, which seldom get to the heart of the matter.
Students with less firm religious or moral beliefs approved cheating more than did students with strong religious or moral convictions [ 23].
Perhaps this explains some of the adult resistance to Dahl's books: as parenting has become more self-consciously "nice," with less firm divisions between grownups and children, it's unsettling to read narratives of unbridled childish resentment.
From this it, would appear that many who are firm adherents of either YEC or ID (as described above) are less firm in their agreement with the other proposition but may agree to some extent.
While the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Diabetes Association ADAA) jointly recommend that at least 150 min/week of moderate/vigorous physical activity should be undertaken to prevent or delay the development of type 2 diabetes, the recommendations are less firm for physical activity in patients with overt type 2 diabetes [ 2].
IN THIS week's print edition, we explore how mortgage subsidies have encouraged banks to lend more to homeowners and less to firms, with pernicious economic consequences.
The law, known as the JOBS Act, allows analysts to attend an investment banking pitch in connection with the I.P.O. of an emerging growth company, defined as a firm with less than $1 billion in revenue.
The CEO noticed, rightfully became annoyed, and decided to take his problem and his $30K per month to another firm with less addicted employees.
