By 2009 U.S.expenditures on Research and Development

question 33

Multiple Choice

By 2009 U.S.expenditures on research and development

• A) averaged about 10 percent of the GDP.
• B) fell well below the levels of the 1960s.
• C) were over 11 times what they were in 1953.
• D) consistently led those of other developed nations in all fields.
• E) have been directed primarily to making major advances in civilian technology.

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