Sentences with phrase «greater life spans»

Yes, much art has a greater life span than the average puny human, yet even the Art Loss Register — a vast trove of seemingly endless recorded works gone, pinched, -LSB-...]

Not exact matches

Harold Moody has written that the idea of life - span development, given us by psychology, is «the great and indispensable myth of our time.»

Like you get to be Kings and Gods of your own planets after you die, oh, wait, that's already taken by the Mormons... but seriously, why are you so self centered to think you get to live on even though your life span is no greater than that of some tortoises (in fact one tortoise named Hanako lived to the very ripe age of 226 years).

It is a world undreamed of at the beginning of this century, and due to great medical advances which are a part of it, a good many of us are still living whose memories span this entire century.

We must recognize that in this context «adaptation» is strictly defined in terms of survival values and that, generally speaking, it is the simpler forms of organization that possess the greatest staying power: living systems, no matter how fantastically intricate - and well organized they might be, have a much shorter span of existence than, say, a rock crystal, or a single stable atom.34

The great majority of all the material things we use today have been developed in the last of these 800 life - spans.

Restricting only tryptophan, or only cysteine, produces a greater extension of the life span than achieved in most of the studies of caloric restriction.

How great would be the life - span extension if both tryptophan and cysteine were restricted at the same time?

Great God, the only bridge, the bridge of power, life and joy, the bridge that was a span, a cry, an ecstasy — that was America...»

«They have a life span greater than each and every one of us.

His was a tragically short span of life, but one filled with a great deal of love.

Over a career that spans the entire Space Age, he has designed some of the first scientific instruments for satellites, directed searches for life - supporting conditions on Mars and above all managed the science team of the Voyager missions that explored Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune along with their moons — the single greatest expedition ever undertaken.

The quotient is determined by dividing the greatest recorded longevity for a species by the life span that would be expected based on the species's average weight.

Einstein's life spanned the terrors of the 20th century — two world wars, the worldwide Great Depression, fascism, communism, the Holocaust, the threat of nuclear war — and he was never less than steadfast and rational in his attention to the history of his time.

Bigger stars with masses at least five times greater than the sun's have much shorter life spans — sometimes only a few hundred thousand years — and die spectacularly in huge explosions called supernovae.

One of the great unknowns in the history of life is the part that Antarctica may have played in the evolution and migration of vertebrates (backboned animals) during the key time interval that spans the end of the Age of Dinosaurs and the beginning of the Age of Mammals (the Cretaceous — Paleogene or K — Pg, between 100 and 40 million years ago).

Parkin: An increased level of parkin is one of the ways in which greater cell maintenance via autophagy can be induced, resulting in improved health and modestly extended life spans.

It was a great day, a day of craggy emotional peaks of the laughter - and - tears variety, a day filled with amazing food, a day filled with friends and family that spanned 20 - plus years of my life.

At the Waller Wellness Center, we promote the concept of organ reserve, believing that every organ in one's body can achieve greater stamina, better recovery from illness, and a longer health span, not just a longer life span.

It's a years - spanning, dramatic cliché - wielding bludgeon of a yarn, rife with too - convenient connections (roughly twenty people live in all of Paris, it seems) and heavily rendered sentiment, and the great thing about this movie is that it knows all of that about itself.

There's a 12 - year or greater difference in life span among neighborhoods in Fulton County, Georgia, of which Atlanta is the county seat.

Book of Life Director: Jorge R. Gutierrez Stars: Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Ron Perlman, Christina Applegate Synopsis: Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

Book Of Life, which will include a soundtrack of pop songs, follows a young man named Manolo, who has to face his greatest fears when he embarks on an amazing adventure that spans three fantasy worlds.

A 2015 study by Microsoft had some great insights into how awful our attention spans have become, thanks to the abundance of information we experience in modern life.

Her debut sounds a little bit like what The Great Gatsby would be if it were set in the era of «Mad Men,» and spans two decades of the lives of a wealthy family with a summer house where significant events take place.

- A survivor, whose life spanned the 1918 flu epidemic, the Great Depression and two world wars.

With the break - up of the joint family system in India, increase in longevity (life expectancy) due to advanced medical innovations, shorter work - span and lower job security; «Retirement Planning» assumes greater importance.

For many years we had German Shepherds, a couple of Dobermans, my brother had a couple of hunting dogs; we had some Great Danes, but eventually I stopped owning Great Danes because their life spans are too short, and you are having to say goodbye.

Great Danes have shorter life spans than most dogs — most likely the result of breeders intent on making the breed larger yet, and the strain that size puts on their organs — which only makes the death of Zeus doubly sad.

There is great individual variation in cases of diabetes, and the dynamics and treatment requirements may change over your dog's life span.

• Lifespan — average life span for a Great Dane is seven or eight while the average Miniature Poodle can live to be seventeen or eighteen.

My parents fed Purina dog chow to all of our dogs from great danes to shelties and they never had any health problems and lived above and beyond thier «average age span» for thier specific breeds.

Their average life span is 6 to 8 years but some Great Danes have been known to reach 10 years or even more.

The last few decades have shown an increased life span for pets because veterinary science, as well as alternative therapies, have made such great strides.

Giant breeds such as great danes have a shorter life span, 8 to 10 years, and are considered senior dogs at 6 to 8 years.

Great Danes have an average life span of about seven years, while toy poodles can live twice as long.

Chow Chows, Akitas Great Danes and large Rottweilers are not known for their long life span.

A small or medium sized dog may well live 15 years or longer and will not show any signs of aging at just seven years old, where giant breed dogs like for example Great Danes at that age are well into the last third of their life span already.

Larger dogs, like Great Danes, may be considered seniors at about 7 and generally have a shorter life span than smaller - breed dogs.

Sadly, a great amount of dogs nowadays are overweight which leads to joint issues, poor health and shorter life spans.

They reside greater than the regular poodles, their typical life span becoming about fifteen years.

They typically have a life span of 12 to 14 years, and make a great companion to their owners.

If you are looking for a big independent dog that can roam around your land and stay busy guarding your sheep and family, and do not mind their short life span nor their unwillingness to accept obedience commands, this is a great breed of dog.

* Trupanion say: «This is great for chronic conditions that can span the entirety of a pets life such as allergies or cancer».

* This is great for chronic conditions that can span the entirety of a pets life such as allergies or cancer.

Taking Toys Seriously With their great emotional appeal, relatively short life span, accessible price points, high margins and powerful in - store display potential, toys contribute serious heft to a store's bottom line.

This will lead to a greater quality of life and longer life span for your cat as well as decreased veterinary costs for your family.

This is always great for expanding the life - span of any game.

This back half of a console's life - span couples with high software sales and, hopefully, everyone involved makes their money back plus a great deal more.

A great example being GTA IV, hardcore gamers have a short attention span and live on hype more than physical games.