Sentences with phrase «on vast areas»

Australia, which has territorial claims on vast areas of the Antarctic continent, maintains three research stations there.

The Chapman Brothers have created a unique oeuvre that draws on vast areas of culture, including art history, philosophy, cybernetics and artificial intelligence.

Our fantastic garden awaits you in the east of the hotel, a secret heaven embellished with the philosophy of Zen and situated on a vast area of around 5000 m2.

Not exact matches

«We make a big deal about the controversial nature of our business and market around it,» explains Biderman, pointing out that the thousands of user profiles on Avid's various international sites represent, in the aggregate, a vast sociological study of human infidelity, an area that has traditionally attracted little in the way of sociological scrutiny.

That was never a real concern, as long as immigrants assimilate, and it no longer lies in the mouths of Europeans, struggling with a minority of indigestible and militant Muslims who occupy vast no - go areas across Europe, to comment on the relatively manageable sociological problems of America.

There is a vast area for research and development,» Rodrigo Santos, head of Monsanto in Latin America, told reporters on the sidelines of the Global Agribusiness Forum.

You may be most familiar with statistics in cosmopolitan areas or inner cities but there is a vast wasteland in between and most of those on the dole are still white.

Are we truly getting a significant return on our vast expenditures in these areas?

It would have led to Israel's permanent annexation of 8 to 12 percent of the West Bank as well as a large area of settlements around Jerusalem, plus the long - term «lease» to Israel of the Jordan River Valley, plus Israeli «security control» (which is another way of saying «continued occupation») of the vast swathes of territory on which lie the bypass roads connecting the settlements.

If Leopold and other scientists are correct, if the land is indeed one organism and there is a total and critical interdependence among all living things, then the deliberate poisoning of vast areas of the U.S. will have been a long stride toward the end of life as it is known on the North American continent.

The vast amount of talent we possess in the wide areas of the midfield should be a position we feel most pleased with, but the plethora of talent seems to have become a hindrance for Garry Monk, unable to land on a consistent selection.

From what I read, Canada has a system with good intentions, but it is a vast country, and I don't know how it plays out on the ground — I expect some areas are very good, and others let midwives do pretty much what they want without any supervision.

For too long, this area has been a vast wasteland tempting students to squander their lunch money on low nutrition choices like chips, sugary drinks, and other unhealthy foods.

Labour lost because they: a) broke manifold electoral promises b) lied shamelessly to the people and parliament c) engaged in industrial - scale corruption and lame cover - up d) wilfully enraged their newest supporters e) eschewed democracy at every opportunity f) treated the electorate like idiots g) alienated a vast constituency of voters with strong personal interest in the well - being of our servicemen h) inherited the most benign of economies and recklessly maxed out the public debt i) devoted inordinate time and effort to policies based on immature class war antics j) engaged in open internal dissent while being too cowardly to take any definitive action k) offered a wholly negative electoral campaign Unless confidence is restored in these areas, Labour will continue to be despised.

And despite the fact that the vast majority of young people, including those in riot - hit areas, are law abiding citizens, there is no doubt that the unrest we saw in August will shape debates we have from now on on youth provision, youth services and — the issue I'm going to focus on today - youth justice.

The state determined that an area encompassing just over 1 million acres can accommodate wind turbines at least 21 miles from land to «ensure that, for the vast majority of the time, turbines would have no discernible or visible impact from the casual viewer on the shore.»

Human remains have been found during a search by Nassau County police and federal investigators in a vast wooded area on the Baldwin - Roosevelt line, police said.

Desert locusts are a major pest on numerous crops and pastures throughout a vast area of almost 30 million km2 covering Africa north of the equator, the Near East, the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent.

«If protective ice shelves were suddenly lost in the vast areas around the Antarctic margin where reverse - sloping bedrock (where the bed on which the ice sheet sits deepens toward the continental interior, rather than toward the ocean) is more than 1,000 meters deep, exposed grounding line ice cliffs would quickly succumb to structural failure as is happening in the few places where such conditions exist today,» the researchers point out.

Most of the greening has taken place on the land north of 45 degrees latitude, a vast area that includes Canada, northern Europe and Russia (see graphic).

«Understanding that vast amounts of this major transnational trade is focused on two primary areas makes it possible to focus law enforcement on those areas and eliminate the largest amount of illegal killing,» Wasser said.

It might just reflect the amount of work going on there, given that vast areas of Africa have yet to be explored for prehistoric remains.

The smoke from vast fires started by bombs dropped on cities and industrial areas would envelop the planet and absorb so much sunlight that the earth's surface would get cold, dark and dry, killing plants worldwide and eliminating our food supply.

That would seem to leave 62 percent on the table for expanded human consumption but the vast majority of this biomass appears to be not harvestable because it includes root growth below ground and biomass production on lands in parks or wilderness areas that are either protected or inaccessible.

Furthermore, research shows that excessive nutrients arriving on the Great Barrier Reef trigger harmful crown - of - thorns outbreaks, which can devastate vast areas of the reef.

Returning players who beat the game will find themselves with the game's last main quest staring them in the face and, to the northeast, a vast chunk of land just begging to be explored (and if you haven't finished the game yet, you aren't locked out of this area whatsoever, although I will say that you will want to be level 30 + before taking it on).

The vast locations accessible through portals on the island are different areas of Donkey Kong Island, and what is seen on the surface is not the entire landmass.

The parking and traffic management sector is an under ‑ researched area, and one which covers a vast range of subjects including: the design and construction of car parks, the effect that parking provision has on traffic congestion and the urban landscape, the effective management of kerb space, and the many media and public concerns that managing on and off street parking raises.

Despite a recent wave of reform, the vast majority of school districts nationwide continue to pay teachers based on salary schedules that fail to differentiate among teachers based on their subject - area expertise.

Philanthropy itself is vast and it was such a great opportunity to really try and tap into all these different perspectives through the LEAPP project to see where their passions lie, how they come to a view as to which priority areas they are seeking to focus on, and when we butt that up against what the not - for - profits are saying and what the schools are saying we are able to see where there are points of connection and disconnection.

Students have to log onto a website, bypassing the temptation of email and social media accounts, navigate through vast amounts of online content and advertisements, and then focus on an article that more often than not is accompanied by some advertising animation for desirable singles in the area.

With TRACTION for School Improvement ™ (TSI), we can help you and your educators reverse chronic low performance in your schools by focusing on the area where the vast majority of improvement efforts fail: implementation.

While checking out the show you had the chance to watch legendary custom car builder Gene Winfield at the Summit Racing Equipment Chop Shop, lowering the lid on a cool hot rod while also checking out a vast array of traditional hot rods and customs directly adjacent to the area.

European Union studies on the future of cities have suggested that, rather than further expansion of already vast metropolitan areas such as London and Paris, the continent will witness a steady increase in growth of built - up areas adjacent to existing cities, in the manner of medium - density suburban pockets of development.

The independent organisation performs crash tests on the vast majority of cars sold in the UK and Europe, and each test scores cars in four different areas: adult occupant protection, child occupant protection, pedestrian protection and safety assistance — and the final category covers technology such as AEB and lane - departure warning systems.

In addition to our excellent staff, shoppers in our area are always amazed by the vast selection of new and used Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and RAM vehicles on our lot.

The design of the sides is also worth mentioning: while the area behind the air intake on the right side is practically closed, the left side features a vast aperture for cooling the oil radiator.

«Drawing on the vast nonfiction resources of Scholastic News and Weekly Reader, Core Clicks presents leveled informational texts on 18 topics per grade, all designed to provide content area reading in science and social studies while explicitly teaching Common Core Language Arts standards at each grade level.

I love having that vast screen area, and more text on the page.

There has been an enormous increase in interest in the use of evidence for public policymaking, but the vast majority of work on the subject has failed to engage with the political nature of decision making and how this influences the ways in which evidence will be used (or misused) within political areas.

By focusing on what can be controlled and building off the best research in the area, the book details three simple solutions that will suit the vast majority of readers and maximize the chance of success while minimizing fees.

Sacramento is joining more than 200 other cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and Austin by passing the new legislation which was designed to target puppy mills and backyard breeders, and also to cut down on the vast number of animals that are euthanized in area shelters every year.

Cats Cradle Shelter has developed a very large following on Facebook (over 13,000 followers, the vast majority outside of our Fargo / Moorhead area) and the photos I take for them and post on their Facebook page gets the cats (and shelter) a ton of exposure.

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service reports that humans have overtaken vast areas of natural habitat, forcing out the nesting songbirds and other forms of wildlife on the endangered species lists.

If you live on vast acres of land, the environmental impact of a single dog taking care of business may be insignificant, but if you live in an urban area with a little or no yard, it's a different story.

On this project you will have the chance to explore and help monitor extensive areas of coral and vast seagrass...

On this project you will have the chance to explore and help monitor extensive areas of coral and vast seagrass beds, record populations of reef fish and assist in annual reef health check.

A large part of this area is situated on an active volcanic belt, meaning hot springs, volcanoes and large vast fields are in abundance.

This is perfect viewing territory for the big 5, the symbols of Africa, and on the Lowveld area of the province, there are vast plains of grassland, populated with curious looking baobab trees, which seem to have been planted upside down.

At the north, you'll find rocky outcrops and a rich macro-life, while the east offers vast sandy areas where you'll find unusual invertebrates hunting on night dives.