Sentences with phrase «over the past few decades by»

It's a theory that has been explored over the past few decades by a small group of physicists including myself.

These are a combination of subroutines written over the past few decades by Sergej Lebedeff, Jay Glascoe, and Reto.

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who may have been slightly blindsided by the change in retirement strategy over the past few decades

Markets have been fueled by the steady stream of 401 (k) and pension purchases over the past few decades.

Way back in the winter of 2014, when he was sketching the broad strokes of his agenda as the new leader of the then third - place Liberals, Trudeau spoke in Montréal about how pro-free market economic orthodoxy, put into policy by successive governments over the past few decades, was favouring the rich too much.

Over the past few decades, in an often - overlooked dynamic, Japanese, German, and Korean automakers have sought to combat protectionist sentiment and insulate themselves from currency gyrations by opening large production facilities in the U.S. — particularly in the union - averse South.

For turnover in FX derivatives, several things stand out (Graph 4): (i) activity has generally risen over the past decade even when scaled by a measure of cross-border transactions; (ii) developed Asian markets stand out as having a high degree of turnover; (iii) there was a particularly strong increase in turnover in these markets between 2013 and 2016; and (iv) FX derivatives turnover in emerging Asian economies has also increased significantly in the past few years, but remains a small part of the global market.

The black / white divide has been highlighted by the fact that the fastest growing segment of the UK Church over the past few decades has been among Pentecostal denominations, driven by the rapid growth of new African and Caribbean churches.

Over the past few decades, fats have been vilified by the diet industry.

This site is dedicated to the few Chefs who have, over the past years and decades, dared to push themselves both mentally and physically to their cooking limits by stepping into the gauntlet known as the American Certified Master Chef's Exam as constituted by the American Culinary Federation Educational Institute.

As you might have seen written in this space and elsewhere at SB Nation over the past few weeks, MLB's owners are engaging in what we've dubbed a «legalized» form of collusion: The cartoonish villainy of the collusion of the»80s has been replaced by a far more subtle force that has given nearly all power to the owners over the past couple of decades.

He seeks to undermine Kenyatta's support base amongst those of Kikuyu ethnicity by appealing to their frustrations at having seen few of the benefits associated with political power over the past decade.

The coalition has long supported a proposal by Assemblyman James Brennan to strengthen the Alternate Minimum Tax in NYS that has been eroded over the past few decades.

Cuomo went on to argue that upstate had gotten rooked in recent decades — including, by implication, the decade - plus in which his father was governor — but all that had changed «over the past few years... dramatically.

Over the past few decades, wildlife researchers and environmental regulators in the United States have become increasingly alarmed by the intentional misuse of methomyl to kill «nuisance» wildlife including skunks and raccoons.

Over the past few decades, a small international clan of scientists, alarmed by the sudden decline of corals, have created underwater nurseries aimed at «replanting» corals to buttress wild populations.

Evidence collected by public health experts over the past few decades repeatedly shows that less obvious forces, including proper diet and exercise, higher levels of education, good jobs, greater neighborhood safety, and underlying support from family and friends, provide a powerful, and often unappreciated, boost to a community's health and well - being.

Hype followed by disappointment: That's been the general pattern over the past few decades when an alternative fuel is presented to the public.

Many neuroscientists have suggested over the past few decades that perception arises not simply by building up bits of data through a hierarchy but rather by matching incoming sensory data against internally generated expectations.

It lauds NASA's «spectacular results» over the past few decades, and then warns that «today, America's leadership in space is challenged by countries eager to emulate — and surpass — NASA's accomplishments.

While the life expectancy for children with cystic fibrosis has increased over the past few decades, many lives are still shortened in young adulthood by the ravages of lung infections.

In other words, they claim that any global warming over the past few decades can be explained by El Niño activity.

Knowledge about our own Solar System has increased by leaps and bounds over the past few decades due to a combination of spacecraft missions and technical advancements... Read more»

The research finds that, over the past few decades, large areas of forest and savannah have been converted to cropland, meaning that the overall area that could be burned by wildfires has decreased.

I highly suggest you pick up some of Gary Taubes audio books, it goes through study by study with full pull on the effects and there are many studies over the past few decades.

In fact, over the past few decades, many researchers have found that phytoestrogens have adverse effects on both the production and utilization of hormones in males.16 - 18 Indeed, scientists have even induced «testosterone deprivation» in animals simply by feeding them diets rich in soy isoflavones.19

Over the past few decades, fats have been vilified by the diet industry.

by Josh Hodnik Nutritional supplements have rapidly gained popularity over the past few decades.

By Bob Bloom Over the past few decades, a fair share of movies has followed the trajectory of an older woman who, in her younger years, was either a success or on - track to a prominent career, only to be sidetracked by falling in love, marriage and childreBy Bob Bloom Over the past few decades, a fair share of movies has followed the trajectory of an older woman who, in her younger years, was either a success or on - track to a prominent career, only to be sidetracked by falling in love, marriage and childreby falling in love, marriage and children.

They've been almost uniformly crappy over the past few decades, meaning the recent release of Tomb Raider represents a leap forward by being average instead of just awful.

Film4's contribution to British cinema over the past few decades has been virtually unparalleled and judging by the slate we saw previewed today here in Cannes, that's not about to change in a hurry.

There has been a gradual increase over the past decade in the percentage of districts offering pay incentives for shortage areas (see Figure 4), but recent evidence (see work by Katharine Strunk with Jason Grissom, Tammy Kolbe, and Dara Zeehandelaar) shows that few districts are truly strategic in matching incentives to staffing needs, and as a consequence, school systems continue to struggle to fill teaching slots in math and science.

Race to the Bottom Michael McGill Focusing on the push over the past few decades to «save» the nation's schools by applying rigorous business strategies, Michael McGill, M.A.T.» 67, C.A.S.» 70, Ed.D.» 72, a former superintendent, argues that corporate reform has actually weakened public schools, with narrower curriculums and a slashing of «nonessentials» like art and languages.

As Dropout Nation has documented over the past few weeks (and, actually, longer than that), decades of dealmaking between states, districts, and affiliates of the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers is rearing its ugly head just as state governments must also deal with increasing Medicaid costs driven by the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

So while racial residential segregation has been decreasing over the past few decades, it still remains high, and very little of it can be explained by racial differences in income levels.

The work done over the past decade by our two organizations — Foundations, Inc. and the Annie E. Casey Foundation — has taught us a few lessons about how thoughtful afterschool and summer experiences can make a difference in school success, especially in under - resourced communities and low - performing schools.

It was billed as Mercedes» answer to the Land Rover when it was introduced in 1979, and it has been used as a military vehicle by dozens and dozens of nations over the past few decades.

Arnott has back - tested his methods on historical data and claims that his fundamental indexing approach would have outperformed traditional indexes by more than two percentage points a year over the past few decades.

Buyer demands in Saskatchewan were influenced by a steady growth of immigrants over the past few decades.

Market research by IBISWorld shows that gym memberships have actually increased in the past decade, but when the cost of an all - inclusive gym averages $ 800 a year, many middle - class gym - goers are choosing smaller gyms with fewer amenities over their larger counterparts.

Despite considerable efforts by veterinarians and scientists to find effective treatments, the outcome for dogs with hemangiosarcoma has changed very little over the past few decades.

Over 4 km long, it curves past resorts, beachfront cafes, wooden fishing boats under repair and quite a few elegant old villas built decades ago by the wealthy expats who fell under Bali's spell.

Other significant acquisitions and gifts of South and Southeast Asian art over the past few decades have included a Leti mouth mask, a Mentawaian sacred carving (jaraik), and a male Batak figure, all purchased by The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc.; an Iban mask, gift of Albert and Elissa Yellin; and a figurative Timor door, gift of Diane Ansberry Rahardja and Andyan Rahardja and Family in honor of Louise Steinman Ansberry.

Despite a few encouraging finds (e.g., Brazil sub-salt), trends in E&P look dire over the past decade A great presentation by Steven Kopits at Douglas - Westwood is floating around the web on this topic.

Over the next few decades, the climate change we experience will be determined primarily by the combination of past actions and current trends.

Third, the world has made progress in driving down tuberculosis, with 40 percent fewer deaths compared to 1990, and global malaria deaths have declined by nearly a third over the past decade.

Tropical land - surface precipitation measurements indicate that precipitation likely has increased by about 0.2 to 0.3 % / decade over the 20th century, but increases are not evident over the past few decades and the amount of tropical land (versus ocean) area for the latitudes 10 ° N to 10 ° S is relatively small.

It sounds like you have no clue about the details of sea ice loss over the past few decades, nor the most critical of all the metrics — see ice volume, which is directly impacted by the warmth of both the ocean water as well as the atmosphere.

The entire developed world is implicated by its dependence upon fossil fuels to function yet some have over the past few decades struggled valiantly to change this while others have fought to keep the status quo.

The study, led by Kostas Tsigaridis, an associate research scientist at Columbia University and at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and Maria Kanakidou, professor at the University of Crete, Greece, brought together 71 scientists from 49 institutions, 31 different global models of various degrees of complexity, and observational data from more than 1000 stations around the globe acquired over the past few decades.