Sentences with phrase «dominant shaping force»

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As we have said in past commentaries, the historic levels of quantitative easing following the global financial crisis — that is the expansion of the Fed's balance sheet from around $ 900 billion to nearly $ 4.5 trillion today — was one of the most dominant market - shaping forces over the last decade.

During the social and political turmoil of the centuries following Alexander's death — in which his empire was dismembered, the «members» seemed continuously to war with one another, and then were largely absorbed into Rome's growing empire — the practice of paideia continued to be the dominant force shaping the educated classes.

Geometric shapes and architecturally driven designs are must - try trends for this fall and winter, so a stunning shoe like this — that beautifully balances femininity with the dominant force of construction — is a sleek and obvious choice.

It is important to note that these are often happening simultaneously, and they are only grouped in this historical faction because they have been the dominant force driving racial segregation at the time listed relative to the other events (i.e. government action is listed first, not because it is over but because it was the most significant force shaping early housing segregation).

In this landmark book, she confronts the unprecedented reality that one prodigiously intelligent and meddlesome creature, Homo sapiens, is now the dominant force shaping the future of planet Earth.

Examining the economic forces that will shape Africa's future.Africa's Lions examines the economic growth experiences of six fast growing and / or economically dominant African countries.

So, gradually, shape design became (I think) the dominant organizational and expressive force in my paintings...» Groff and Van Dyck also discuss combining direct observation and memory in a picture.

Like Bradbury and Olson, I also see a need to recognize that the ecology of the Anthropocene is stunningly different than what preceded the dawn of this era in which humans are the dominant force shaping that thing once called «nature.»

The cycle is one of the dominant forces shaping year - to - year storm and precipitation patterns.

Some of the cases also implied interpretations that were incompatible with some of the other cases, such as pronounced externally induced geophysical cycles and a dominant role of long - term persistence (LTP); slow stochastic fluctuations associated with LTP make the detection of meaningful cycles from solar forcing difficult if they shape the dominant character in the geophysical record.

Shell's «Oceans» scenario is one in which energy choices are shaped primarily by market forces, their «Mountains» scenario is one in which government policies play a more dominant role.

Her latest book, The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us, explores the ramifications of the current Anthropocene age - the first time in history humans have become the dominant force of change on the planet.