Sentences with phrase «scale of this»

When astronomers look at the distribution of galaxies on scales of billions of light - years they find that they are not evenly distributed.
This deep ocean reservoir exchanges carbon with the surface on time scales of hundreds of years.
What kind of scale of transformation are we talking about in order to — as far as the electricity generation transmission goes — effect this change?
This snapshot of developments highlights both the sheer scale of changes as well the rapid pace at which they are occurring.
What other scales of justice, so to speak, come to your mind?
This is on an overall grade scale of between A + through F, similar to a school report card grade system.
Another thing that stands out is the small scale of most companies.
Governments and business must work together to deliver the speed and scale of change required to secure a sustainable future.
Also, pointing out that this food or that food is «relatively new» to humans on the larger scale of evolutionary time is a little silly.
The in - house scheme offers a sliding scale of royalties on the current European model, and is only offered to living artists, not to estates, heirs or foundations.
Despite repeated attempts to «create a drug free world» the sheer scale of global policy failure is breathtaking.
Most of these changes on the surfaces look to be minor and largely insufficient in the grand scale of things.
Those studies revealed both the huge scale of human impacts on the sea, and the means of protecting marine ecosystems from such effects.
These days, the elaborate live stage shows / press conferences that the companies put together are starting to become less and less important on the grand scale of things.
What exactly is the point of as scale of 10 if no game is unable to reach that.
On the time scales of decades to centuries, however, most of the known chemical feedbacks are positive.
The size of the dishes is matched only by the increasing scale of the restaurants in which they are served.
They employ a consistent rating scale of research validity to determine how much weight each study has on their independent conclusions.
He also warned of dangerous pinch - points caused by the speed and scale of cuts to the defence budget.
Perhaps use scales of 1 - 10 to give you a deeper understanding about what you each mean when describing things.
He keeps to the intimate scale of works on paper, even when he turns to canvas.
It will bring memories flooding back for you of the heat and buzz of insects, and the quiet and epic scale of these natural areas.
The amount of money you receive in a reverse mortgage is based on a sliding scale of life expectancy; the older you are, the more you can pull out.
He noted the massive scale of food waste, for one.
An ecological perspective on theology and spirituality challenges us to adopt a new scale of values.
Most people who study evolution have to deal with time scales of hundreds or thousands of years.
However low (or high) that # 1 million figure may sound, it actually does not reflect the full scale of assets held by the royal household.
But, strong climate policy pathways will change the pattern and scale of investment, and long lead - time, high capital intensity projects could be especially questioned.
For an artist who had earned his living by commercial painting, the vast scale of F - 111 was never an issue.
In the true scale of nature, wilderness was big and fierce, and people were weak and small.
He thrives on the mass and scale of public sculpture, with more than one hundred commissions to date.
That's pretty clear to me; they are irreversible on times scales of interest to our survival.
It is the beginning of a new scale of operations.
They subsequently contract on a time scale of tens of millions of years, the main source of radiant energy in this phase being the release of gravitational energy.
Despite the impressive number of readers and authors previously mentioned, imagine the bigger scale of countless overseas audience waiting to explore the intricate history of Chinese literature.
An alternative is to use age - specific cut - points on scales of problem behavior.
But it is not chaotic on anything approaching the time scales of which humans need to be mindful.
The evolutionary scale of millions of years threatens to diminish the importance of the cup of cold water to the thirsty man.
Please see image number 3 to see scale of compass.
The intimate scale of many of the artworks invites close looking.
Also, the unprecedented scale of fiscal & monetary stimulus in the developed world may ultimately have a huge potential impact.
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