Serious illnesses consume most of the health-care dollar and, therefore, inspire managed- care companies to impose daunting obstacles to aggressive treatment.

Agriculture is a pillar of the 8th District's economy, and like so many families and small businesses across the country our farmers and ranchers are facing government imposed obstacles to growth.

In particular, Mr. Cleland said, the F.C.C. had already moved away from the idea of managed competition and the administration has generally not imposed significant obstacles to major mergers.

Apotex has since stated that it does not intend to use the Regime again unless it is reformed, claiming that the Regime imposes unnecessary bureaucratic and economic obstacles.

But managed care imposes obstacles to choosing doctors and treatments and can reward plans that skimp on care.

The majority of her letters protest the tendency of Javanese Culture to impose obstacles for the development of women.

Over the last eight years, officials allowed a record number of corporate mergers to be completed, imposing few obstacles to an overwhelming majority of them.

The designation imposes obstacles to development, and so developers in the fast-growing community are fighting back.

I have problems with the amendments that impose additional obstacles on industry in regard to obtaining orphan drug status for a particular medicine.

The designation, issued under a court order, imposes obstacles to development, so developers in this fast-growing community are fighting back, calling it patently unfair.