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Banning an obscure technique like partial-birth abortion would seem to be a rather modest goal for anti-abortion forces faced with the most sympathetic Congress they have had since Roe vs.
Provided that this condition is met, the costs and logistics of this type of screen may be more modest than a typical screen for modifier loci.
His national security adviser, Robert McFarlane, and McFarlane's deputy, Admiral John Poindexter, thought the hostage problem might be solved and the U.S. position in the Middle East improved if the United States quietly negotiated with Iran about exchanging hostages for modest quantities of arms.
[ 23 24 ] Protracted venous infusion (PVI) 5-FU regimens have also resulted in increased response rates in some studies, but only results in a modest benefit in median survival.
4-HPR alone had a relatively modest effect on tumor incidence in the present study.