Sentences with phrase «by gradual»

A July 2017 forecast from the Mortgage Bankers Association predicted that 30 - year loan rates would rise to 4.5 % by the fourth quarter of 2017, followed by a gradual rise throughout 2018.

The effects of long term social relationships on the maturation of character is also shown by gradual convergence in the character traits of spouses in stable long - term partnerships in Korea (Yang et al., 2015).

Unconscious issues that deeply preoccupy an individual are generally considered to be masked rather than transparent, and an understanding of the issues much increased by a gradual understanding of the masks — as their defensive function is considered to paradoxically reveal much of what might lie behind.

Characterized by the gradual loss of brain functioning, dementia slowly makes it more and more difficult for its victims to continue to perform life's daily activities.

Disc herniation is often caused by gradual aging and disk degeneration due to loss of water content.

Either way it's still climate change.The new research, published in the journal Nature, shows that steady meltwater caused by gradual warming actually may slow down glaciers» flow towards the ocean, but sudden increases in water caused by weather extremes are driving the observed increase in melting.

These studies have shown that an early warning signal may be detectable if an abrupt change is driven by gradual forcing and preceded by the critical slow down, increased variances, and skewness (e.g., Held and Kleinen, 2004; Livina and Lenton, 2007).

Every year, the health of 235 million people is likely to be seriously affected by gradual environmental degradation due to climate change.

The estimate for that is 5 kya which corresponds well with a paper by Amos Frumkin where Dead Sea rainfall reached a maximum about 3000 BCE and then «was followed by gradual drying during the 3rd millennium BCE culminating with extreme climatic crisis» (Frumkin 2009) and a drop of the dead sea in the middle bronze age of > 45m which he says is can be compared with the last century's drop (although anthropogenic due to water diversions in the Jordon River basin) of Dead Sea level.

In the Northern Hemisphere, they take the form of rapid warming episodes, typically in a matter of decades, each followed by gradual cooling over a longer period.

Sediment samples gathered in south Australia led Kennedy's team to theorize that a catastrophic era of global warming was triggered some 635 million years ago by a gradual — and then abrupt — release of methane from frozen soils, bringing an end to «Snowball Earth,» when the entire planet was encrusted in ice.

It won't come by victory in one big battle, but by the gradual but persistent erosion of the lunatics» power base»

Natural global warming is self - rectifying either by slow chemical weathering processes responsible for mineral sequestration of carbon or by gradual return of Earth's orbital parameters to what they were before the onset of global warming, thereby significantly reducing the amount of solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface.

Interestingly, projecting into the future, we are in a peak now and can expect a gradual decline until around 2037, followed by a gradual rise for around 30 years, then a more rapid decline.

But I am much more concerned by the gradual upward trend in your blood pressure over the past 7 years.»

A significant northward trend (reduction of ice) in the winter - maximum ice edge is apparent, however, and appears to be caused by the gradual warming of sea - surface temperatures in the region (paper available on this if you want it).

These events produce rapid climate warming which is followed by a gradual, steady cooling over many years (centuries, in fact).

Recent qualitative reconstructions of salinity based on various proxies suggest that values of surface water salinity in the Black Sea rose until ca. 3 kyr B.P., followed by a gradual freshening to present - day values (van der Meer et al., 2008; Coolen, 2011).

The paintings and sculptures of Glenn Brown are deliquescent in the physical sense of the term, the property possessed by certain solid substances of slow liquefaction by gradual absorption of atmospheric humidity.

Each image is built up by a gradual accumulation of tiny, innumerable, hair - like strokes, drawn diagonally with ballpoint pens of various colors.

Sofi Zezmer constructs her works by a gradual additive process dependent on intuitive responses to the materials and objects she uses forming color - saturated assemblages.

Staghorn Crest - At this dive site, you will find yourself beginning with a gentle descent along the drop - off, followed by a gradual diagonal descent along the wall, at the shallow end of which there is a garden of staghorn corals.

(rptref) When used, corticosteroids usually require a substantial initial dose to halt the problem - followed by a gradual reduction in the dose amount and the frequency with which it is given.

For instance, separation anxiety (the fear of being left alone) is extremely common among dogs and can often be dramatically improved or even eliminated by gradual conditioning to being alone with positive reinforcement.

Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome (CDS) is an age - related neurodegenerative disorder in dogs characterized by gradual and progressive cognitive decline, resembling the early stages of Alzheimer's disease in people.

This latter group has the latent autoimmune diabetes of adults (LADA) form of type 1 diabetes, which is characterized by gradual β - cell destruction over months or years and is not associated with obesity (75).

In dogs that are underweight or overweight, it is desirable that the ideal body weight is reached by gradual weight gain or loss, respectively.

PANCREATITIS The traditional recommendation for managing dogs with pancreatitis is to give nothing by mouth for 2 to 3 days, followed by the gradual introduction of water and a fat - restricted diet such as cottage cheese and rice or Royal Canin Digestive LF formula.

Unlike certain «bond market proxies» — companies like consumer staples, utilities and REITs — they may be less affected by the gradual rate hikes the Fed seems to have in mind.

Workers born in 1938 will be the first group affected by the gradual increase.

A July 2017 forecast from the Mortgage Bankers Association predicted that 30 - year loan rates would rise to 4.5 % by the fourth quarter of 2017, followed by a gradual rise throughout 2018.

When a threat is detected a audio / visual warning is issued, followed by gradual mitigated braking in order to slow the vehicle and possibly prevent a major crash.

In this case, we selected purposeful learning as the first focus, followed by gradual release of responsibility, and finally formative assessment.

Seattle will only be affected by the gradual loss in State Funding over the next 9 years (the Slow Poison Pill).

And the «crisis» will be deepened by a gradual rise in the number of school - age children beginning in 1985, by increased graduation requirements in many states, and by an unusually...

Much of the story involves the commission of a crime, followed by its gradual unraveling.

A small British township is affected by a gradual series of attacks when England declares war on Germany in World War II.

Added a warning to alert users and site owners of planned security changes to sites affected by the gradual distrust plan for the Symantec certificate authority.

The best way to find foods responsible for food intolerances is to follow an elimination diet, followed by gradual reintroduction and challenges under the supervision of a professional.

It is characterized by a gradual loss of muscle tone and coordination, as well as impaired growth, intellectual disability, and seizures.

Dementia is characterized by the gradual and progressive loss of memory, thought, and mental abilities.

Or it could be coming from energy released by the gradual freezing of an underground ocean.

The pattern of accumulation was observed in only two of five epitopes tested, and was accompanied by a gradual restriction in usage of the variable region of the TCR beta - chain over time.

We're not claiming that these ideas are the ultimate in toad control - scientific research works by a gradual process of suggesting ideas, testing them, refining them, and so on.

Osteoporosis is characterized by gradual bone mass loss and is associated with a high risk for fractures.

Spinal muscular atrophy involves wasting of the skeletal muscles and is caused by gradual degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord.

Natural global warming is self - rectifying either by slow chemical weathering processes responsible for mineral sequestration of carbon or by gradual return of Earth's orbital parameters to what they were before the onset of global warming, thereby significantly reducing the amount of solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface.

Once formed by either serpentinization or microbes, methane could be stored as a stable clathrate hydrate — a chemical structure that traps methane molecules like animals in a cage — for later release to the atmosphere, perhaps by gradual outgassing through cracks and fissures or by episodic bursts triggered by volcanism.

Our nervous systems have evolved to detect sudden changes, but rarity, especially in other species, is all too often achieved by a gradual fading away.

A previous study suggested that the about - face was triggered by gradual changes in the flow of hot, viscous rock deep beneath the South American continent.