:: : : From my knowledge of developmental biology, increase in bone length is not " caused " by increase in muscle mass, and the diversion of resources to the muscles and premature bone closure by increased hormone levels might instead lead to stunting.
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Western experts say that China would have to undertake a huge spending program over 10 to 15 years to bring these technologies into its armed forces, and such a spending program would require a major diversion of resources from the civilian economy, something many Chinese would oppose.
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"The creation of strategic missile defense is fraught with weaker global stability, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and means of their delivery, and the diversion of resources from counteracting the true threats of the present day, first and foremost international terrorism, " the statement said.
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Arguments against providing futile care include potential harm to patients, family members or caregivers with little or no likely benefits, and the diversion of resources to support the futile care of patients when resources could be used to provide care to patients that could respond to care.
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Dr . John Logsdon, director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University, said NASA's decision to use its interim control module shows the United States has lost patience with Russian space station delays and the diversion of resources to Mir, and wants to preserve its options.
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The report expressed concern that " Enhanced internal mechanisms would have to be developed to ensure that communications with interested parties did not deflect CRS analysts from producing products that are free from advocacy and bias, resulting in a further diversion of resources from direct service to Congress ."
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The crisis was caused by state regulation of agriculture, the diversion of resources to inefficient estates and failure to support smallholders growing food crops; all policies executed through ADMARC . Fertilizer subsidies and Malawi-wide ADMARC pricing and market coverage were no substitute for paying reasonable prices for the crops that farmers grew.
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The diversion of resources to build highways, theatres, hotels, airports, and other facilities to host the Thirteenth World Festival of Youth and Students in July 1989 must have had a negative impact on industrial and agricultural development, although the expansion and improvement of social infrastructure have resulted in some long-term economic benefits.
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"The country is a lot different than it was 30 to 40 years ago, and he had a big role in that, " Chomsky said . " There's much more widespread opposition to the diversion of resources to military production, to the use of force in international affairs, to nuclear development ."
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After the revolution with the nationalization of the transportation system, the diversion of resources to defense expenditures and the lack of competition for the service, the train stock slowly deteriorated; this coupled with the inability to obtain replacement parts from the US that had been the main supplier of the equipment for decades destroyed the once efficient system.