Sentences with phrase «gradual shift toward»

The company expects energy demand to grow at an average of about 1 % annually over the next three decades — faster than population but much slower than the global economy — with increasing efficiency and a gradual shift toward lower - emission energy sources: Gas increases faster than oil and by more BTUs in total, while coal grows for a while longer but then shrinks back to current levels.

This tendency indicates the artist's gradual shift toward abstraction, evidenced in his incteasing use of geometrical and purely formal elements, which, in his hands, become symbolic.

His experiences in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 and the death of his father have been cited as influences on his gradual shift toward a more contemplative mood in his work.

Your retirement plan should plot gradual shifts toward more bonds as you approach retirement.

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7 Our Franklin Templeton auto sector analysts estimate the ownership mix will shift somewhat more toward fleet, but the change will be smaller and more gradual than some people may currently believe.

The divestment would complete the company's gradual shift away from its original focus on generic drugs and nuclear imaging toward branded specialty pharmaceuticals, which now comprise the bulk of its revenues.

It's all part of a gradual rhetorical shift away from talking about creationism and intelligent design toward casting doubt on evolution, says Joshua Rosenau, spokesperson for the National Center for Science Education in Oakland, Calif. «They have this idea,» he says, «that it's a zero - sum game, so anything you can do to knock evolution down actually promotes creationism without having to say the word.»

The shift toward digital self - publishing has been gradual but dramatic.

Or... the shift could be due, at least in part, to the gradual reduction in average Amazon.com print book discounts on traditionally - published Hardcovers and Paperbacks — a factor which could be driving format - agnostic fans of those authors back toward ebook editions.

The legal industry is in the midst of a gradual, yet significant shift away from time - based billing, toward other, more customer - centric business models.