When the Van Allen belts were first discovered in the 1950s they were thought to be
relatively stable structures, but subsequent observations have shown they are dynamic and mysterious.
Not exact matches
In Canada, the federal government currently has a sustainable fiscal
structure, but one built around a
relatively small federal government, and a
stable debt - to - GDP ratio, that averaged around 33 per cent between 2009 - 10 and 2012 - 13, and 29.6 per cent in the three previous years, before the 2008 - 09 recession
The answer, in my judgment, lies in looking more carefully at Whitehead's
relatively sparse remarks about societies as
stable,
structured environments for the emergence of successive generations of actual occasions.
As inter-personal communication flows become patterned over time, a communication
structure (or network) emerges, which is
relatively stable and predictive of future human behavior (6)
It was assumed that the cratons are
stable because of their especially solid
structure due to
relatively low temperatures compared to the surrounding mantle.
For about 130 years, the basic
structure of the dinosaur family tree was considered
relatively stable.
Not only did the glycholine assemble the DNA
structure at a
relatively low temperature, but it also avoided «kinetic traps,» intermediate
structures that are
stable, but not the desired
structure, Gállego said.
The data indicate that proteoglycan content may decrease even as the
structure of collagen fibers remains
relatively stable.
«We know that successful schools have a
relatively stable staffing
structure while fragile schools have a much greater turnover.
Because certain interstratified
structures are known to be
stable under
relatively limited conditions, their occurrence may be used as a geothermometer or other geoindicator.
While most Western countries have
relatively stable economies, political
structures, currencies and established real estate markets, these factors may be less secure in other parts of the world.