Sentences with phrase «gradually over a number»

Rather than being closed immediately, the schools will be phased out gradually over a number of years.

Rhode Island, which has implemented a student - based formula, specified that losses and gains from the new system would occur gradually over a number of years so that no district faced a sudden shock.

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This wage measure, along with a number of others, has been gradually trending upward over the past several years.

But over the succeeding years it gradually took on a number of activities that are typical of central banks.

The «canonical» market peak typically features rich valuations, rising interest rates, often a reasonably extended and «flattish» period where, despite marginal new highs, momentum has gradually faded while internal divergences have widened, and finally, an abrupt reversal in leadership, from a preponderance of new highs over new lows (both generally large in number) to a preponderance of new lows over new highs, with the reversal often occurring over a period of just a week or two.

And even when you decide to wean, going cold turkey can be traumatic for both mother and toddler - it is easier to reduce the number of sessions gradually, over several months.

If you have made up your mind and you do want to stop breastfeeding, there a number of ways in which you can do it, gradually, quickly or naturally over time.

Over a number of days you can gradually increase the amount you feed baby and how often.

Skip one feeding and then gradually reduce the number of feedings over a period of time.

To ensure your milk supply dries up gradually and to reduce the likelihood of engorgement, you'll want to reduce the number of feedings slowly over a longer period of time — 3 — 4 weeks is recommended.

Over the next few years the number gradually increased to 8,701 million pieces, 9,591 million pieces, 10,720 million pieces, 12,026 million pieces and 14,768 million pieces.

Hotel occupancy rates in Niagara Falls, as well as the total number of room nights booked, have been gradually increasing over the past decade, according to data from industry consultant STR.

As the skin replenished itself, the holoclones gradually took over, suggesting a small number of stem cells are responsible for growing all the skin.

Over the past 40 years, however, society has gradually begun to accept, if not embrace, the notion of the female biologist, mathematician or engineer, and the number of women in science at all levels has increased dramatically.

In Tg mice lines, it is not uncommon for the phenotype to gradually soften over time, most likely by a decrease in the number of copies of the transgene.

But the number of these cells in our tissues gradually rises over time, until by our fifth decade or so they begin to reach levels that are harmful to normal tissue function.

Beginners should start with only one group of exercises (or one cycle) and gradually increase the number of cycles over time.

Digestive enzymes take longer to chew their way into the middle of the clump; casein is essentially an extended - release source of protein that is gradually broken down over a number of hours, rather than all at once.

Instead, focus on increasing it gradually, over a number of weeks.

If you think about it, you probably got to that point gradually (perhaps over a number of years) and you won't go the other way in a heartbeat.

But it worked well and was very popular for a number of years until taken over by another dating service then gradually phased out.

However, with the diversification of the population of Canada, the number of interracial dating and marriage has increased gradually over the past few decades.

«Think of it like an Othello board — we need to gradually increase the number of people who have experienced really rigorous, meaningful, and engaging education, and then they can do the same for other people, and, over time, the numbers can grow exponentially.»

In most careers, professionals gradually gain increased autonomy over a number of years, learning from more experienced employees and progressively demonstrating their capacity to take on more significant tasks.

The number of tested SPIs and overall number of test items dropped, making it harder for students to score proficient on tests where the proficiency cut off has been gradually rising over the past five years.

Most amateur mechanics build up their toolkits over a number of years, gradually adding new things as and when they need them.

The update has started to roll - out to a small number of customers, namely those that bought their devices from Best Buy Canada, and will likely continue to be released over time to everyone else as Kobo generally releases software updates gradually.

Not a number to balk at for collecting rewards, but not enough for me to switch to a card that requires an annual fee or where the rewards might gradually reduce over time.

Puppies may be screened for the mutation and over a few generations, mutation negative puppies may be selected to replace the mutation positive parent and gradually decrease the number of mutation positive dogs in the population.

Gradually, McGuire has seen a shift in the number of surrendered animals — from over 1,000 to around 600 a year.

Muscle strength is greater at 5 months; at this point it should be easier for the pup to hold it and you can gradually reduce the number of potty breaks over the next few months.

Gradually reducing the numbers of cats in a habitat by contrast allows the native predators to breed up to the carrying capacity vacated by cats, until the native predators have completely taken over.

Doing this a number of times during the day will help build trust with your hamster and gradually your hamster will walk over and on your hand.

Most people recommend to transition to a new food gradually, by reducing the amount of the old food and increasing the amount of the new food over a number of days to avoid upset stomach and soft stools.

Clinical signs of heartworm disease may not be apparent in the early stages, as the number of heartworms in an animal tends to accumulate gradually over a period of months, and sometimes years.

We've worked with Staywell over a number of years, starting with Staywell Group's main website and gradually adding to their portfolio of Park Regis and Leisure Inn accommodation websites.

The rows of numbers, painted in white on gray backgrounds that gradually lightened over time, create undulating patterns that suggest waves moving across the sea.

«Each painting is slowly and gradually built up from many thin, translucent layers of paint over a number of months.

According to Eurostat [PDF], the E.U.'s pocket - protector brigade, population numbers will rise gradually over the next two decades to about 470 million, thanks mainly to immigration, before falling by 20 million people by mid-century, when immigration will no longer be able to offset rising death rates and falling birthrates.

The new hypotheses do appear to be substantially better than the ones they replace, but there has not been time to fully subject them to careful and sophisticated comparisons with observed reality over a number of years by which they can only gradually be proven.

With a number of events, I have gradually seen my networking skills improve over the last three years,» she says.

The number of electric vehicles plying on roads are gradually increasing over the years which shows positive signs for environment conservation and less dependence on fuels.

Over the past two years, BlackBerry CEO John Chen has been behind a number of acquisitions, as the it gradually pivots from being a hardware company, to one more focused on enterprise software.

Not only that, but it doesn't provide training plans, so for example you have to manually set how many of each exercise you want to do each day, rather than the wearable gradually increasing the number over time on its own.

These areas are self - other awareness (which starts low and then gradually increases as one is exposed to a greater number of diversity and group psychotherapy experiences), motivation (which starts high, fluctuates as one realizes the overwhelming amount of information they have yet to learn or experience, and then increases again as one gains a level of expertise), and autonomy (which starts low and then increases as one requires less supervision over time).

«Looking back at the early shows, we had a lot more furniture in the mix... the number of furniture dealers gradually declined over the years as the show evolved into more antique and vintage decor accessories, estate jewellery, ephemera — more «smalls» vs. large furniture pieces.»