Sentences with phrase «over a period of several years in»

Vangheluwe abused a boy over a period of several years in Bruges, Belgium, said Eric de Beukelaer, the spokesman.

Not incidentally, district test scores increased each year over a period of several years in all three cases.

But equally, the absence of such problems or accusations over a period of several years in two countries ought to be factor in the discussion as well.

Not exact matches

While some companies like Tesla already offer semi-autonomous technology — where the driver can take their hands off the wheel for brief periods of time — it is likely to be several years before people can turn over the majority of the driving to the «brains» in their vehicle.

You're generally going to be better served by spreading your initial investment budget over several years, rather than trying to invest it all in a short period of time.

But in a given plant there may be 3,000 workers eligible for six foremen's jobs over a period of several years.

Allegedly the Pentecostal bishop - pastor of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit engaged in sex with several parishioners over a period of years.

Cunningham also says that UNC hired former federal prosecutor Kenneth Wainstein in January to independently investigate the allegations, which have now covered both the football and basketball programs over a period of several years.

Republican lawmakers in the Senate continue to express reservations with the proposal to increase the state's minimum wage to $ 15 over several years with different phase in periods for different regions of the state.

It will provide funding for banks over an extended period of several years, lending against a much greater value of collateral in the form of loans to the real economy.

A former Cuomo Administration official is among those named in a criminal complaint by US Attorney Preet Bharara, and accused of carrying out kickback and bribery schemes over a period of several years.

The mayor, who said he's had several private conversations with Cuomo about the proposed cuts to CUNY and Medicaid, said he had not spoken with the governor and was not made aware in advance of the budget's release about the proposed debt savings clawback, which could cost New York City an estimated $ 650 million over a three - year period.

In fact, highly social people have a 50 percent better chance of survival than loners over a period of several years, according to Brigham Young University psychologist Julianne Holt - Lunstad.

The Demonstration Project, which has been developed over a period of several years under the auspices of the AAAS - American Bar Association Science and Technology Section National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists, would be implemented over a period of five years, be national in scope, and available to the federal courts.

Over this same two - year period, Ross displayed several combinations of male and female octopuses together in a shared exhibit at the Academy's Steinhart Aquarium to observe social interaction and group dynamics.

Until 2001, she worked at the NationalAcademies» National Research Council over a 17 - year period, serving in several capacities — Executive Director of the Board on Sustainable Development, where she directed the Sustainability Transition Study and the Global Change Research Program; director of international organization programs for the Office of International Affairs; and Director of the Polar Research Board.

The study assessed ambulance - dispatch patterns in New York state, over a period of several years, to examine how otherwise similar groups of patients fare when given varying levels of treatment; different hospitals tend to provide different levels of treatment, and thus expenses, in emergency care.

«In this study we show how the Eurasian siskin is able to form stable group relationships lasting for periods of several years in addition to travelling in each other» company over distances spanning more than 1,000 km,» points out Juan Carlos Senar, lead author of this study and a scientist at the museuIn this study we show how the Eurasian siskin is able to form stable group relationships lasting for periods of several years in addition to travelling in each other» company over distances spanning more than 1,000 km,» points out Juan Carlos Senar, lead author of this study and a scientist at the museuin addition to travelling in each other» company over distances spanning more than 1,000 km,» points out Juan Carlos Senar, lead author of this study and a scientist at the museuin each other» company over distances spanning more than 1,000 km,» points out Juan Carlos Senar, lead author of this study and a scientist at the museum.

In March the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published a meta - analysis — which combines data from several studies — that compared the reported daily food intake of nearly 350,000 people against their risk of developing cardiovascular disease over a period of five to 23 years.

Jindong Zhang, a post-doctoral research associate in CSIS, spent several months over a period of four years in Wolong dodging landslides, mudslides and rubble strewn roads to survey forest recovery at a finer scale than can be observed from satellites and getting a better handle on the nuances of tree species, height and soil conditions.

It also showed the potential for putting existing water supplies on a roller coaster, with a several - inch increase expected in rainfall in some years compared to the annual average, as well as some years of decrease over the same period.

Woodward is the director of USArray, a mostly mobile set of seismographs operated by the National Science Foundation that are moved in regions from west to east over a period of several years, collecting data on Earth's motion as it progresses.

The researchers compiled urban development, flood hazard and census data and overlaid it on a map of the U.S.. Although their analysis shows that Americans in general have become more aware of the risk of floods over the 10 - year study period, the researchers identified several U.S. hot spots where urban development has grown in coastal flood zones including New York City and Miami.

This does not seem a very large loss rate, but it has taken place relentlessly for more than 2 billion years, and the equivalent water or CO2 lost over this time period is in excess of several meters of liquid water spread over the whole surface of Mars.

First, in studies over longer periods (up to 5 years) it has been found that the rate of whole brain atrophy in MCI is correlated with cognitive decline in several tests, including the MMSE [5].

Over what time period might this savannization process release carbon «equivalent to several years of worldwide carbon emissions», and how does that affect the assessment offered by Gore, Hansen and others that we have perhaps ten years in which to substantially reduce CO2 emissions to avoid irreversible catastrophic warming?

Longevity trials were conducted over a period of several years with laboratory mice receiving antioxidants in their everyday food.

I started getting serious with treating psoriasis patients in the early 1990's, and began to develop my own methods over a period of several years after studying over two dozen books on psoriasis.

WHY: Much like «The Loft» (see below), «Seventh Son» was the victim of a messy behind - the - scenes divorce that resulted in the film's release date getting bumped several times over a two - year period.

The film takes place in New York City over the course of several years in the heady literary period of the late 1920's and early 1930's.

Even in cases where a principal «s tenure extends over a period of several years, teachers may remain alienated when principal turnover is the result of a district leadership rotation policy.208 Teachers may become cynical and resistant to change because of the «revolving door syndrome» — the uncertainty and instability turnover causes, and the perception of the new leader as a «servant to the system.

It appears to take intensive efforts over a period of several years to produce lasting effects, but the fact that even the least intensive models of early intervention produce strong immediate effects suggests that a combination of approaches within a comprehensive preventive program will have great promise in increasing children's cognitive functioning and reducing future dropout.

In a report on school safety released last October, Eden reached the conclusion that New York City's charter schools were «safer» than traditional district counterparts not by comparing raw data from the Big Apple's school climate survey or even using more - objective data such as incident reports over a period of several years.

While a TransACT Parent Notice subscription has very high usage in the first several years, the most effective way to ensure a positive outcome over an extended period is for all levels of the district to be engaged and committed to the ongoing use of a parent notification system.

So it is not unreasonable to estimate a cost of $ 5k or more in conference expenses over a period of several years.

CourseSmart looks not only at the price of textbooks, acknowledging that there is an inherent cost in the creation of the text by author experts over several years, but also is focused on making sure that the open source content is academically relevant and sustainable over a period of time.

Indeed, most of the studies that highlight our love for print over digital are several years old (or more) at this point, a period in which large - format, high - resolution smartphone adoption (much better for reading) and new all - you - can - read ebook services, such as Oyster, Scribd, and Kindle Unlimited, have emerged.

Because of this you are well within your right to offset this loss in value by deducting the depreciation over a period of several years.

The resemblance to the poster that hung in your high - school chemistry class is only superficial: this table simply presents the returns of various asset classes ordered from highest to lowest over a period of several years.

A contrarian's attitude toward a sector that has been underperforming for several years may well be that the protracted period of time over which the sector's stocks have been performing poorly in relation to the overall market average only makes it more probable that the sector will soon begin to experience a reversal of fortune to the upside.

As indicated by a performance chart for one of the funds mentioned in the articles, AQR Risk Parity Fund (AQRIX), it is not easy to beat that benchmark even over a period of several years:

In return for proving that you simply can not afford their demands, the IRS will reduce the amount of money you owe, and offer you an easier repayment schedule, typically extending the payments out over a period of several years, rather than requiring that you pay everything all at once in a large lump - suIn return for proving that you simply can not afford their demands, the IRS will reduce the amount of money you owe, and offer you an easier repayment schedule, typically extending the payments out over a period of several years, rather than requiring that you pay everything all at once in a large lump - suin a large lump - sum.

In addition, the award is given in recognition of an accumulation of accomplishments to veterinary medicine over a period of several years, a single outstanding identifiable contribution to veterinary medicine within the preceding five years, outstanding expertise within a specific branch of veterinary medicine as recognized by his or her peers, and / or an outstanding contribution to society outside the field of veterinary medicinIn addition, the award is given in recognition of an accumulation of accomplishments to veterinary medicine over a period of several years, a single outstanding identifiable contribution to veterinary medicine within the preceding five years, outstanding expertise within a specific branch of veterinary medicine as recognized by his or her peers, and / or an outstanding contribution to society outside the field of veterinary medicinin recognition of an accumulation of accomplishments to veterinary medicine over a period of several years, a single outstanding identifiable contribution to veterinary medicine within the preceding five years, outstanding expertise within a specific branch of veterinary medicine as recognized by his or her peers, and / or an outstanding contribution to society outside the field of veterinary medicine.

In the summer of 1993 Professor Peter Bedford contacted the Breed Health Monitor, as, over the period of a year or so several panellists had saw the occasional Flatcoat with Glaucoma.

Over a period of several years this included incredible improvements in reproductive health, and also in orthopedic problems in young dogs of the giant breeds.

Building B, where «all experimentally inoculated [i.e., infected] cats are housed,» reported Dubey in a 1995 article published in the Journal of Parasitology, «also housed several hundred other T. gondii - infected cats over the six - year period.»

In 1809 it was reported that a female cat in Edinburgh, Scotland produced a number of tailless kittens over a period of several yearIn 1809 it was reported that a female cat in Edinburgh, Scotland produced a number of tailless kittens over a period of several yearin Edinburgh, Scotland produced a number of tailless kittens over a period of several years.

We have conquered the place of origin of human beings on several journeys, over a total time - period of 4 years, starting in the 1970s, with Unimog and Graef & Stift trucks, from North to South and East to West.

This publication features work from every period of a career that now spans over 40 years, and reproduces in full color nearly every painting Minter has made, along with a wide selection of her painterly photographs of the last several years.

Over the next several years Okada spent long periods in Kyoto and Paris, funded by Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships, interspersed with periods of working as a commercial artist for the Boeing company in Seattle.