Sentences with phrase «relatively stable structures»

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.

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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.
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