You do basic that you have to do to achieve an end. We don't do basic in the sense of curiosity. That's the difference.
How that will shake out is going to be a moving target. It will move all the time, so it's not a very meaningful number.
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October 30th, 2012 / 12:15 p.m.
President, National Research Council Canada
You do basic that you have to do to achieve an end. We don't do basic in the sense of curiosity. That's the difference.
How that will shake out is going to be a moving target. It will move all the time, so it's not a very meaningful number.
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