so long as
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So long as human bodies are fallible to disease, we will need labs studying viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites to see which ones could cause major problems.
From Salon
So long as human bodies are fallible to disease, we will need labs studying viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites to see which ones could cause major problems — and we can’t do this work in isolation.
From Salon
So long as workers have jobs, lower mortgage rates could help improve affordability issues.
From MarketWatch
“Well, I suppose it could be awful. But so long as what they promise has some value and they are able to give it, then the bargain stands.”
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As part of the arrangements, AMD agreed to give Meta and OpenAI warrants to each buy up to 160 million AMD shares—totalling roughly 20% of the company—so long as certain milestones are met.
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