R & D

In America, cookies would go on to inspire perfect moms (and dads of course, but especially moms); White House chefs; R & D wizards behind the industrial cookies that make consumers water at the mouth; and such venerable institutions as the Girl Scouts of America (our household was always divided between the thin mint and the peanut butter).

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

In America, cookies would go on to inspire perfect moms (and dads of course, but especially moms); White House chefs; R & D wizards behind the industrial cookies that make consumers water at the mouth; and such venerable institutions as the Girl Scouts of America (our household was always divided between the thin mint and the peanut butter).

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

In an acknowledgment that its research-and-development efforts haven't been very productive, Pfizer said it would spend as much as 23.5% less on R & D in 2012 than previously planned by closing a major research site in Britain and halting research in urology and other disease areas, such as allergies and respiratory ailments.

Pfizer to Cut Research, Shift Funding to Buybacks Peter Loftus 2011

And it would be unrealistic to expect to keep all high-tech manufacturing and R & D in the U.S.; global companies often find it advantageous to produce things close to buyers and suppliers.

Assembled Elsewhere James R. Hagerty 2011

The company expects R & D to be about 22% to 24% of total revenue in 2011, down from about 26.5% in 2010.

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The R & D cuts will include a reduction of as much as 5% in Pfizer's work force, or as many as 5,530 employees, based on the company's global headcount of about 110,600.

Pfizer to Cut Research, Shift Funding to Buybacks Peter Loftus 2011

Global companies are also dispersing their R & D labs around the world because they need to ingratiate themselves with national governments demanding technology in return for market access.

Assembled Elsewhere James R. Hagerty 2011

The chip manufacturer sees e-reader screens as a stepping stone—essentially, an R & D platform—for refining the Mirasol's screen technology and ramping up production.

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He also wants to make the R & D tax credit permanent instead of dependent on renewal each year by Congress.

Assembled Elsewhere James R. Hagerty 2011

Well thought-out changes in the tax code, investments in basic R & D and even subsidized capital are all needed.

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