[lemma=a] | [tag=PRP] [tag=VBD] [lemma=this] [□=□]
[lemma=a] | [tag=PRP] [tag=VBD] [lemma=this] [lemma=□]
[lemma=a] | [tag=PRP] [tag=VBD] [lemma=this] [tag=□]
A. Q. Well , would you agree that it 's a standard - - and maybe you do n't have the expertise to give this opinion - - but it 's a standard scientific practice for scientists to point to the scientific literature that already exists , to point to experiments and observations that have already been reported on and have been done by other people , and to cite that evidence to bolster their arguments in a particular theory ? A little background : the " throw-back rule " is used to apportion gross receipts from the sale of tangible personal property . A. Again , I 'm the teacher in the classroom . Maybe the end-of-oil hypothesis will prove false , maybe the technology genie will invent a nontoxic , cheap oil substitute , thus enabling every man , woman and adolescent in America to drive around in a Hummer . So it could be that a country-club Republican who has learned the language of the Christian right is a better fit for a conservative state ( fiftieth in per capita spending on government programs and fifth in the percentage of people living in poverty ) than a progressive Democrat like Richards . The transaction did not result in the direct write-off of the assets nor did it represent a permanent decline in the value of those assets . A. I believe he talked about the NCSE 's working with the - - I do n't have a transcript in front of me , so my memory may not be exactly accurate here .