Our scientific foundation is considerably more fragile than many appreciate (a fact definitely not lost on most biotech investors these days), and industry plays a vital role in pressure-testing this knowledge, unfortunately discovering in the process just how shaky it is.

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The planes then make it outside in one piece for pressure and fuel testing.

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He strenuously resisted domestic and international pressure to preclude testing.

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However, there were still isolated points of low pressure, and crews were testing the city's water supply.

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The admission of the inadequacy of the testing will increase the pressure on Pirelli, who were tasked in 2011 -- when they took on the sole supplier role -- with designing a less durable tire in order to force more pit stops and so create more unpredictable racing.

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But if the West can be charged with hypocrisy (actually, nuclear numbers have been tumbling in recent years and, until India broke the testing taboo, there was pressure for more radical cuts), India and Pakistan are guilty of a dangerous complacency.

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Researchers are testing a possible long-term fix for dangerously high pressure that can't be controlled with multiple medications.

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Having absorbed the early pressure, the hosts came back with Adriano Rigoglioso's long-range effort testing Rovers goalkeeper Andy Warrington.

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Early product testing is becoming increasingly important to both young and established tech companies, which face pressure to release apps and new features frequently to keep users' interest.

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