Thus China's contribution to world demand at market rates would give it greater apparent weight in the world economy than in fact it has.

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Despite the pill's apparent ability to help people lose weight, some critics expressed concerns because of the possible side effects.

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He has regained all his weight but continues injecting growth hormone because of its apparent benefits, allowing him to maintain his usual 60-hour-a-week schedule.

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The symptoms vomiting, diarrhoea and weight loss can last a long time, sometimes with apparent recovery followed by a relapse.

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To make up for this dead-weight loss, government spending must be worth much more than its apparent budget cost to be good for the country.

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