Sentences with phrase «relative dearth of»

As noted earlier, because of the relative dearth of studies that have randomly assigned families to a family - based intervention, it is not a difficult task to pare down the number of methodologically elite projects.

Third, although there are some data about various child and family characteristics that predict outcome (e.g., socioeconomic disadvantage, severity of child behaviour, maternal adjustment problems, treatment barriers), there has been a relative dearth of attention paid to a) the actual processes of change that are induced by PMT and b) whether there are certain subgroups (e.g., based on child gender or minority status or family socioeconomic status) for whom PMT is more or less effective.15 - 17

This article briefly explores the relative dearth of work practice courses in current occupational therapy curricula and presents the rationale for developing a model for teaching and learning about occupational therapy work practice.

The AW958 is an inoffensive mouse, in spite of a few truly bizarre design choices, but it's hard to believe it costs so much money, given its relative dearth of innovative features.

However, the lesser - known players will still be snatched up by investors given the relative dearth of traditional assets tied to cryptocurrency.

second, the residential and commercial property markets are at or near bottom and the relative dearth of new financing is likely to make any recovery, both in prices and activity, slow and tentative; and

It is interesting to study contact because of the relative dearth of case law on non-custodial access under the Family Relations Act (FRA), making it somewhat difficult for family lawyers to advise clients on contact.

Ajibade concludes that the main problem arbitrators face in Nigeria is «the relative dearth of experienced personnel who understand that one of the primary objectives / advantages of arbitration is speed, and thus approach arbitration with the same dilatory tactics they obtain in litigation».

One must define down «global mean temperature» to focus on surface temps (not effected by the greenhouse effect) and a few other narrow things, and to make up just the right combination of ways of extrapolating from what are actually a relative dearth of samples, in order to come up with this «record - breaking» system.

One of the great things about Basel this year is the relative dearth of Erwin Wurm, but Jim Shaw's doing his best to replace him here.

The bigger problem is the relative dearth of digital content in the Sony eBook library.

We weren't left wanting for features, either, despite the relative dearth of options on our test vehicle (although no less than 10 individual options and packages crowd the sticker, this is still on the light end of what's typical for pickups).

The relative dearth of fanciful show - car touches hints that a production car based on the Concept X5 eDrive might not be too far off.

Last week, we took a look at the relative dearth of leading men in Hollywood: why Tom Cruise, Will Smith, et al. remain at the top of the tree and why so few serious competitors have emerged since.

Whoever he is, his relative dearth of wrinkles make him look like the youngest of the bunch.

In its latest results the OGLE team reports not only seeing a relative dearth of free - floating Jupiters, but also indications of a vast population of smaller worlds.

A well thought out research plan will also help to offset a relative dearth of publications and experience: Convince the reviewers that you've thought the project through, anticipated obstacles, and developed plans to overcome them.

One reason for this difficulty has been the relative dearth of academic programs devoted to training individuals in regulatory affairs and the need to develop these experts through on - the - job training.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo exited the legislative session last week with a relative dearth of major victories, but not necessarily to his long - term political detriment as he heads into an election year.

And as a girl who loved sports, I want to start a local program for elementary school girls, given the relative dearth of opportunities for girls to play.

Despite its relative dearth of grazing land, Israeli farmers have applied digital management and biometrics, or ear - tagging, to its livestock sector to reinvent its dairy industry as one of the most productive in the world.

I should mention how ironic I found it that a title - search for material relating to eschatology in a process - relational mode yielded a plethora of titles dealing with the question of personal immortality, but a relative dearth of material dealing with the eschaton as a new corporate order.

This alone merits attention — as there is much talk about the relative dearth of Catholic authors today — but Trower's life and work offer something more, as they speak to questions that are being asked within the Church today.

In my decision to focus my review on Dr. Podles» historical and psychological explanations for the relative dearth of men in church, it never occurred to me that his proposals for reform in chapter ten were quite so independent from his scholarship and analysis in chapters one through nine.

This alone merits attention — as there is much talk about the relative dearth of Catholic authors today — but Trower's life and work offer something more, as they speak to questions that are currently circulating within the Church.

And according to an article in the Journal of Conflict and Security Law by David Fidler, a professor of law at Indiana University, the current international law is «not well positioned to support responses to terrorist cyberattacks,» and there are no «strong incentives» for states to develop international law against this threat due to the relative dearth of these occurrences.

Still, it probably helped that there has been a relative dearth of technology IPOs this year with two of the most prominent taking place this summer: data analytics firm Talend and communications software company Twilio (twlo).

Microsoft's relative dearth of mobile apps also hurts the Pro 3 in this regard, as there simply isn't as much to do with the device in tablet mode.

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And given the relative dearth in exits, the city does lack the kind of alumni network that can be found in the U.S. and the U.K. Analysts argue that Berlin needs more entrepreneurs to either take their startups public or sell them for a hefty sum, so that those players can reinvest in German startups.

Given the limited number of trainees, and relative youth of medical scientist training programs — the National Institutes of Health (NIH) formally began funding their first programs in 1964 — this dearth of information is hardly surprising.

I also recommend routine neutering for both male and female cats, though I admit to clients that there is a dearth of strong scientific evidence elucidating the relative risks and benefits of neutering and the advantages and disadvantages of specific techniques in this species.

If you're adjusting for «La Nina» events, the period from about 1977 - 1997 shows a distinct dearth of them, relative to both later and prior.