#advances

In the industrial revolution Britain led the world in advances that enabled mass production: trade exchanges, transportation, factory technology and new skills needed for the new industrialised world. ↗

— Lucy Powell

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We recognized in 1996 that, with progress in the field of genetics accelerating at a breathtaking pace, we need to ensure that advances in treatment and prevention of disease do not constitute a new basis for discrimination. ↗

— Olympia Snowe

#basis #breathtaking #constitute #discrimination #disease

In science the important thing is to modify and change one's ideas as science advances. ↗

— Herbert Spencer

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We know that defence work results in more than great defence hardware - it can drive innovation and advances in all areas of our life. ↗

— Jay Weatherill

#areas #defence #drive #great #hardware

Nearly all of the advances in structural and aesthetic innovation is coming from abroad. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

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Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them. ↗

— Alfred North Whitehead

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The world awaits Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Olympics, an occasion which will bring into the global spotlight the dramatic advances China is making in enhancing the quality of life for its people. ↗

— Alexander Haig

#advances #awaits #beijing #bring #china

The rare person is still interested in new advances when they are adults. There is possibly a correlation with intelligence. In any case, you have to be fairly bright to keep learning and changing attitudes as you get older. ↗

— Keith Henson

#any #attitudes #bright #case #changing

Advances in technology and in our understanding of illness and disease together with an expanded workforce and greater resources will allow us to provide more services to a higher quality. ↗

— John Hutton

#allow #disease #expanded #greater #higher

Most of my advances were by mistake. You uncover what is when you get rid of what isn't. ↗

— R. Buckminster Fuller

#get #mistake #most #rid #uncover