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But it should be equally recognized that while the media, the public, or the courts may demand more of science than it can give, some scientists have promised more than they can deliver. Scientists have implied that they know the significant ways in which technologies fail; that they are close to understanding the fundamental causes of cancer and arteriosclerosis; and that hazardous waste can be safely collected, transported, and stored.
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208 ROBERT ~ KITES Another set of hazard management institutions are judicial ones arising from the remarkable innovation of contingency representation in classaction compensation and liability cases. This institutionalization of representation follows a long-term shift in both public attitude and legal precedent, from concern with acts of God to acts of persons and from private risk to public risk.
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