But exchanges are not a panacea and, frankly, can do more harm than good by accelerating the number of underinsured without also protecting the consumers from literally gambling with their health.

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Car scrapping looks a good way to help carmakers in principle German car sales surged 40% in March and French ones rose too but it is not so obvious a panacea in Britain.

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My suggestions are not a panacea, but they are a step in the right direction.

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In any event, they stress, Arrow is seen not as a panacea, but as part of a wide array of strategies, including deterrence, civil and counter-strikes.

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He fell out with Freud and alienated his peers by insisting not only that orgasms were a panacea, but also that psychoanalysis should be a tool for social change.

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But the Social Research Unit charity said the programme was not a "panacea".

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Defined contribution may not be a panacea for America's spiralling health costs, but the new approach could be a useful step towards transferring more of the burden away from hard-pressed employers.

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It is not some panacea that just makes the brain work better overall, but it helps boost a learner's effort.

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