The angle of Earth's axial tilt is relatively stable over long periods of time.

Finally, over very long periods the positions of the stars themselves change, because of the stars' proper motions.

Over long periods of time, some mercury recombines with sulfur and is buried in sediments.

The ultrasonic motor is now used in many consumer and office electronics requiring precision rotations over long periods of time.

Armed groups view conflict as a continuum of political and violent irregular operations over a long period that will provide control over local populations.

While reserves increased at an annual rate of 22 over the past three years, the broad monetary aggregate (M2) that most closely tracks nominal GDP and inflation over long periods of time increased at less than 6 over the same three years.

Such were the errors committed over short time horizons.

To our surprise, we found that the relative prices of grains, metals, and many other basic goods tended to revert to a central mean tendency over sufficiently long periods.

Home prices cannot have shown such increases over long time periods, for then no one could afford a home.

Some caves probably continued to be painted over a period of several thousands of years.

1. Recognizes that the Fund's policy of broad diversification of its investments by currency, types of asset classes and geographical areas continues to be the most reliable method of reducing risk and improving returns over long periods of time

Warren has worked hard on financial sector issues over many years.

Many researchers believe that the threat to life and property from NEOs, when averaged over long periods, is comparable to that from more familiar natural hazards such as earthquakes and extreme weather events.

It was difficult, however, to follow the ramifications of certain acts over a long period.

A quick scan' can enable the rapid and efficient assessment of the need for further investigation, making it possible to perform a large scale testing of pay systems and policies for discriminatory elements without incurring long waiting periods and delays.

Regardless of what the right explanation is, the history of recent recessions suggests that we should not be surprised that the job recovery is taking time.

Ethiopian music uses a distinct modal system that is pentatonic, with characteristically long intervals between some notes.

For decades, open conflict and simmering hostility have been punctuated by periods of short lived bonhomie.

As evidence emerged of widespread corruption in contracts and resource allocation, ministers, bureaucrats, and high level corporate officers were arrested, and some have spent long periods in jail.

This is partly because the proportion of single parents living on a minimum income for extended periods of time is above the national average.

What will it do to a child, he asks, to spend a lot of time with a machine that cannot express genuine empathy, understanding, or compassion?

And they did, culminating in one of the most successful periods of global policy coordination in history, involving both advanced and emerging economies.

The effects of nutrients may only be discernible over an extended period of time, during which all food and waste must be analyzed.

His life was intended to revolve around a strict rule five hours of sleep, six hours of manual work interspersed with a long time of prayer.

For losses which occurred over an extended period, the Panel has used the rate which represents the mean of the monthly rates during the period of the losses.

This area had a reputation for being rebellious, having been the scene of eleven separate periods of armed conflict over the previous 40 years.

Youth are at risk of becoming hardened criminals when they spend long periods in the company of adult prisoners convicted of more serious crimes.

Prolonged exposure to pollutants by women workers can lead to deterioration of their health condition, particularly the health of pregnant women or those who are breastfeeding.

Other priorities that have been proposed for action by the international community have also failed over a similarly long period of time.

Indeed, the figures have been repeatedly revised, even over quite short periods of time, casting strong doubt on the validity of the economic models being used.

Over most of the postwar period, this post recession release of pent up consumer demand has been a powerful source of support for economic recovery.

Moreover, many African countries hit bottom and rebounded from long periods of civil war and economic decline.

Over the past several years, astronomers have learned a great deal about asteroids and comets that strike the Earth at random intervals.

Members who have served the organization for a long time are offered life membership by the executive committee.

Now, however, a new generation of organized criminal groups is emerging from States embroiled in or emerging from protracted periods of conflict.

This consensus has been maintained through a long period in which exchange rates between the major Western currencies have been allowed to find their own level.

Much of the now common knowledge concerning heart disease, such as the effects of diet, exercise, and common medications such as aspirin, is based on this longitudinal study.

Once land is accounted for under Article 3, paragraph 3, or Article 3, paragraph 4, reporting shall continue throughout subsequent and contiguous commitment periods Information on which, if any, of the following pools above ground biomass, below ground biomass, litter, dead wood and or soil organic carbon were not accounted for, together with verifiable information that demonstrates that these unaccounted pools were not a net source of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

With the adoption of the text of the United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property, the work of many years would come to a successful conclusion.

Speciation events are important in the theory of punctuated equilibrium, which accounts for the pattern in the fossil record of short bursts of evolution interspersed with relatively long periods of stasis, where species remain relatively unchanged.

Will technology and learning prevail, or will our susceptible, long evolved weaknesses overcome us?

Superficial burns may be managed with little more than simple pain relievers, while major burns may require prolonged treatment in specialized burn centers.

These birds are very long lived, and can live upwards of 70 years in captivity, although they only live to about 20 40 years in the wild.

Currently, the UNICEF project Hospital Friends of the Children is in the phase of attempting to provide education to chronically ill children who spend longer times in the hospital.

Those bodies reflect a cold war era gone by and have long since outlived whatever usefulness they may once have had.