Sentences with phrase «gradual decay»
"Gradual decay" refers to a slow and ongoing process of deterioration or decline over time. It implies that something is slowly falling apart or becoming weaker, usually due to age, neglect, or natural causes. Full definition
I have been divagating into Will Durant, not irrelevantly but mainly to go to the roots of our moral bankruptcy in defending human rights and averting the gradual decay of democracy.
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I should note that entropy can also be defined as a gradual decay into disorder, but this definition is NOT the thermodynamic definition used in the Laws of Thermodynamics he was claiming was the base of his theory.
At the same time, Whitehead notes that «there has been a gradual decay of religious influence in European civilization.
Over a long period of time there is mutual cancellation of physical feelings which results in a gradual decay of matter.
But on the whole, during many generations, there has been a gradual decay of religious influence in European civilisation.
Was there one game, one incident, that made Arsenal into this odd good - but - nowhere - near - good - enough team, or is it just a gradual decaying?
Macdonald has retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic disorder that causes a gradual decay of the photoreceptors — the rods and cones — in the retina.
Now the problem, it feels to me as if the car is down on power, it seems to be a bit reluctant to accelerate at anything over than a leisurely pace lower down the rev range, and even when the revs pick up it doesn't feel like it once did, I appreciate that it isn't going to drive like new after 157k miles, but this power loss seemed to happen over a fairly short period of time, rather than a gradual decay.
Surrendering so much control to make way for movie sequences is galling, especially when the dialogue makes such a big deal about freedom and free will... Despite this gradual decay, though, MGS4 is absolutely a great game.
Roth also shared with Joseph Beuys the use of organic materials; where fat and grease in Beuys's work is imbued with symbolism (its power to heal, societal transformation), Roth's own motivations for using substances such as cheese or chocolate are in part due to their gradual decay, transformation and iconoclastic potential.
However, it was discovered in 1998 that the satellite data had problems of their own, arising from a failure to correct for the gradual decay in their orbits.
But subtler problems can develop over time, in the form of hidden leaks, stealthy insects and gradual decay.