Sentences with phrase «past decade of development»

It remains to be seen if Kingdom Hearts 3 can possibly live up to the hype that fans of the franchise have built up over the past decade of development.

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O'Reilly, whose company produces technology books and events, has been at the forefront of nearly every major development in computers over the past three decades.

McFarland points out that many of the great fast - growing companies of the past few decades relied on Market Development as their main growth strategy.

Over the past decade he built a «federation» of semi-independent companies, including VMware (s vmw) in virtualization, RSA (s rsa) in security, and Pivotal in software development and deployment.

During the past two decades, he has served in a series of senior policy positions in Washington, D.C., including the 71st Secretary of the Treasury for President Clinton, Director of the National Economic Council for President Obama and Vice President of Development Economics and Chief Economist of the World Bank.

Then the rapid development of computer technology, combined with a handful of regulatory changes, enabled dozens of alternative trading venues to sprout up over the past two decades, increasing competition for volume and driving down the exchanges» profits, ultimately pushing the NYSE — one of the most enduring symbols of American capitalism — towards increasing irrelevancy.

Over the past three decades, the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development has estimated both the cost and the years it takes for companies to develop new medicines.

This is the next great challenge for Beijing, and when the regulators finally do start to repair overextended balance sheet, with a much higher debt - to - GDP ratio than any other country at China's stage of economic development, according to a presentation Monday night by my very smart former student, Chen Long, I expect annual GDP growth rates will continue dropping steadily, by 1 - 2 percentage points a year through the rest of this decade (and there has been increasing talk in the past month or two that GDP growth rates are already 1 - 2 points below the printed rates).

The Chinese development model is largely based on the Japanese version of the high - savings model, and analysts in China and abroad have long noted similarities between Chinese growth in the past two decades and Japanese growth in the 1970s and 1980s.

Here's what Calvin Ayre, one of the world's first online gambling entrepreneur - billionaires said last September: «The single biggest positive development in online gambling over the past decade has been the invention of bitcoin.

Then, there is the development of 3D printing technology, which has made great strides in the past half - decade.

The book covers the proliferation of slavery and the China trade, along with the development of the oil industry, advertising and the explosive rise of digital technology in the past few decades.

In 2018, taking stock, FAITH can see itself in the light of the developments of the past decades.

But the net results of the past few decades of development have been well summarized in the cliché, «the poor becoming poorer, the rich becoming richer».

The renewal of Christian theology in the past three decades has been very much through the development of contextual theologies and consequent liberative action in particular contexts.

In any case, it is interesting that many of the contextual thinkers of the past several decades do not seem to be interested in the social impact of these developments.

In 1978 he wrote about Christ Without Myth: «The newer theological developments of the past decade, especially the emergence of the various theologians of liberation, compelled the conclusion that the most urgent theological problem today, at any rate for the vast number of persons who still do not share in the benefits of modernity, is a problem more of action and justice than of belief and truth.

But the net results of the past few decades of development have been well summarized in the cliche — the poor becoming poorer — the rich becoming richer.

Sonoma County Winery Development at Issue in Debate About Events: Sonoma County has approved more than 300 new wineries and tasting rooms in the past 16 years — a nearly 360 percent increase over the previous three decades — and many of those wineries have decided in recent years to boost business by offering an array of events, from wine - tasting dinners to weddings and harvest parties...

«During the past four decades, significant progress in rice research has taken place, where IRRI played a great role not only in supporting the development of new varieties but also by advancing knowledge.»

Over the past decade, the Lao - IRRI Rice Research and Training Project (LIRRTP) has been the principal source of capacity building and technological developments in the rice sector in Lao PDR.

Theory No. 2: The change in defensive strategy in the NHL during the past decade has stifled the development of backliners.

No - one can tell if the successor of Arsene would bring immediate success or a prolonged period of development in order to do so, but let's face it we have hardly been setting the world alight this past decade or so bar an FA Cup Or two.

Neuroscientists have over the past decade uncovered evidence, both in rodent and human studies, that parental caregiving, especially in moments of stress, affects children's development not only on the level of hormones and brain chemicals, but even more deeply, on the level of gene expression.

Although some of the enthusiasm for home visiting has waned in the past decades as reports of some large randomized trials have failed to demonstrate program effects, evidence from other programs targeted for families at risk (eg, low - income families) has shown enough promise to build on program development momentum.

Several important studies during the past decade have demonstrated that breast - feeding has either no protective effect or predisposes infants to the development of atopy.

Though Wheaton's population over the past decade grew by nearly 8 percent, to 55,416 in 2000, mostly because of the mixed - use Danada development on the south end of the city that included about 700 single - family homes, its population has since leveled off, according to census statistics.

The Lancet Breastfeeding Series - January 28, 2016 With a substantial development of research and findings for breastfeeding over the past three decades, we are now able to expand on the health benefits for both women and children across the globe.

The rise of other parties over the past decade has been a key development, and this year much of the attention of commentators will be paid to UKIP.

During the past few decades, the countries that have made rapid economic strides have been the ones that have encouraged high levels of investment in entrepreneur development, which has led to the acceleration of economic growth and the creation of jobs.

He added that the benefits of record levels of economic development experienced over the past decade have gone to the wealthy, and inequality is higher than it has ever been in Ghana.

The governor lauded the program for $ 7 billion in economic development over the past - decade, the largest infusion of investment since the Erie Canal.

Starting with the Buffalo Billion and now Phase II of the governor's signature economic development initiative, the state has made Western New York a priority for roughly the past half a decade.

«Over the past decade, research on adolescent brain development and on recidivism have confirmed the moral truth that kids should be treated like kids,» said Laurie Parise, Executive Director of Youth Represent.

Environmental groups warned the simmering threat of diminished revenue may erode the shaky alliance they have forged with local governments over the past decade, allowing them to find common ground on issues like clean water infrastructure and economic development initiatives.

But over the past decade, researchers have identified hundreds of gene variations that seem to affect brain development in ways that increase the risk of autism.

McFadden points out that the past decade has seen much progress in smallpox research, in particular the development of two new drugs (which have not yet been licensed).

Over the past decade, healthcare providers have been able to expand screening programs for chlamydia thanks to the development of a highly sensitive method known as nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT).

While Statistics Canada reports show commercial funding of research and development has nationally remained stable at 12 % the past decade, more and more researchers are seizing the corporate - based opportunities offered them.

Over the past decade, the discovery of planets around other stars and the development of intricate computer simulations have suggested that our solar system is something of an oddball.

BRITAIN's aerospace industry will go the same way as shipbuilding unless the government reverses the «massive» reductions in support for research and development over the past decade, warns a panel of prominent industrialists and academics (see Diagram).

RRAM technology (sometimes called ReRAM) is in a relatively early stage of development but has managed to garner attention from HP, Sharp, Samsung and several other companies that have received RRAM - related patents in the past decade.

«The past decade of United States combat missions, including operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, have occurred at a more equatorial latitude than the mean center of the United States population, increasing the potential for ultraviolet irradiance and the development of skin cancer,» Powers said.

Over the past decade, the development of fast and affordable technologies for DNA sequencing and synthesis and a growing understanding of complex biological systems have opened the door to a new approach to biology.

What's increased over the past decade is the use and development of digital and online games.

Farming dropped off among the Mohawk at Akwesasne in the past few decades due to encroaching residential and commercial development, according to a 2005 soil survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

They have generated excitement over the past few decades because scientists can study them in the laboratory to discover the genetic switches that control the development of specialized tissues in the embryo and fetus, and also because of their potential to replace body tissues that have broken down, such as pancreatic cells in those with diabetes or heart muscle cells in those with congestive heart failure.

These imaging techniques have revolutionized the study of paleontology over the past decade, allowing paleontologists to gain essential insights into the anatomy, development and preservation of important specimens.

Increased public - sector involvement in crop development — much of which has been ceded to companies over the past decades as seeds evolved into patentable commodities — will be needed to apply increasingly cheap biotech improvements to subsistence crops like cassava, for example, Baulcombe said.

The gradual development of car alternatives has translated into a freeze on vehicle miles traveled and tailpipe emissions in the metro area over the past decade, according to data from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG).