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If you were to take a survey of naturally-occurring sentences, I wonder if they might average out to about 140 characters.
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The Na'vi are basically ten-foot gracile blue furries, equipped, we are assured, with naturally-occurring carbon-fiber bones so they can do their wire-fu.
Movie Review: Avatar 2009
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Humans do not possess either the digestive enzymes or the multiple-pouched digestive system enjoyed by ruminant animals, which are capable of consuming and being well-nourished by grain-based carbohydrates in their naturally-occurring state.
Georgianna Donadio, MSc, Ph.D., D.C.: Rethinking Grain-Based Carbohydrates Part II Georgianna Donadio 2011
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It seems that “discoveries” should include the discovery of something naturally-occurring.
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When I teach the patent law material in my Introductory Intellectual Property class, we discuss the (very fundamental) principle that “naturally-occurring” things are not patentable subject matter — that patents only cover creations springing from the human mind.
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Humans do not possess either the digestive enzymes or the multiple-pouched digestive system enjoyed by ruminant animals, which are capable of consuming and being well-nourished by grain-based carbohydrates in their naturally-occurring state.
Georgianna Donadio, MSc, Ph.D., D.C.: Rethinking Grain-Based Carbohydrates Part II Georgianna Donadio 2011
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What makes this so remarkable is that no naturally-occurring cases of smallpox have been diagnosed in the 32 years since.
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In addition, Gordon suggested, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration should take climate engineering into consideration when collecting data about naturally-occurring events such as volcanic eruptions.
First-ever congressional geoengineering report released Juliet Eilperin 2010
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When I teach the patent law material in my Introductory Intellectual Property class, we discuss the (very fundamental) principle that “naturally-occurring” things are not patentable subject matter — that patents only cover creations springing from the human mind.
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If the word “invention” was used, one could make an argument that something naturally-occurring, even if one discovers a new use for it, is not an invention.
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