Are
these small signs of change?
Secondly, US politics is already showing
small signs of change - for example, the McCain - Lieberman Climate Stewardship Act almost passed in the Senate, and California and some eastern states are moving forward with state policies for energy efficiency and cap - and - trade schemes.
Not exact matches
The slower hiring isn't a
sign of trouble at
small businesses, but instead a
change in strategy from before the Great Recession.
That's a
small change, but a
sign of life.
The past 12 months are a perfect sample to support Mandelbrot's claim that «large
changes tend to be followed by large
changes,
of either
sign, and
small changes tend to be followed by
small changes.»
I keep a
sign in my office that says, «Never doubt that a
small group
of thoughtful, committed people can
change the world.
Today a letter has appeared in the Independent,
signed by Roland Rudd, Richard Branson, Martin Sorrell and others, which seeks to defend Britain's membership
of the European Union, offering up
small changes to a relationship they see as providing more positives for Britain than negatives.
«These results suggest that phytoestrogens can interfere with the normal estrogen feedback mechanisms with respect to release
of gonadotropin in the ewe... although most studies into the effects
of phytoestrogens have concentrated on
changes in the reproductive tract, there are indications that they interfere with the hormone balance between the ovaries and the hypothalamo - adenohypophysical system... ewes on phytoestrogens have shown follicular abnormalities such as numerous
small follicles, deficient antrum formation and
signs of early atresia... it is possible that the permanent
changes brought about by phytoestrogens in the brain are a result
of these compounds interacting with estrogen receptors in this tissue, and subsequently influencing the re-synthesis or replenishment
of cyto - plasmic estrogen receptors... phytoestrogens can interfere with the delicate feedback mechanisms involved in the release
of the gonadotrophins.»
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The doctor reading your mammogram will be looking for different types
of breast
changes, such as
small white spots called calcifications, lumps or tumors called masses, and other suspicious areas that could be
signs of cancer.
Second, it's a
sign that the politics
of pensions may be
changing as people start to realize that pension systems with a few big winners at the expense
of lots
of small losers is not a good retirement policy.
The move in Boston to
change the voting rules began with a
small group
of union members, and in less than a month more than 1,200 teachers had
signed a petition in support
of the
change.
When the LAUSD Board voted last week to approve 12 new «pilot schools,» it was a
small but positive
sign of change in a school district long troubled by battles among key stakeholders about to how to best improve LA's many underperforming schools and create successful new options.
One
small sign that things may be
changing is that the study found that classrooms today have more science materials than they did in 2006, when a similar review
of science materials and activities in preschool classrooms was conducted by Tsung - Hui Tu, now the early childhood technology director at Kent State University.
It was instead made up
of many efforts,
small and large, that led to the
signing of the Declaration
of Independence, a pivotal moment
of positive
change.
Danielle Gunn - Moore, head
of the Feline Clinic at the University
of Edinburgh's Hospital for
Small Animals, explained that the
signs of behaviors linked with senility in cats can range from acting disoriented to their social relationships
changing.
Cats are so good at hiding pain and illness, that even the
smallest changes in their behavior can be a
sign of a serious problem.
My older bitch keeps lunging at her and when layed down with me she tries putting her head in her mouth it worries me as the pup is so
small also my older dog isnt growling or snarling or showing any
signs of aggression honestly her expression never
changes.
The annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change conference came to an end recently with some
small signs of progress.
In your response, if any, you should probably incorporate references to the measured IR absorption spectrum
of CO2, the measured spectrum
of the sun as seen at the top
of atmosphere, the measured outgoing spectrum
of earth, and some
sign that you understand that a
change in temperature is the net effect
of ALL energy flows (large or
small).
I
signed a partnership with World Bank President Robert Zoellick, Grenada's Prime Minister, and Denmark's Minister for Climate and Energy which recognizes the disproportionate harm
of climate
change for
small island developing states and aims to support island countries to scale up their renewable energy efforts and shift to greater energy efficiency.
And even though the southern hemisphere is relatively less disturbed, and with a
smaller human population, there have been
signs of change.
I also find it more feasible that the KNOWN increase in surface temps across the ENTIRE surface
of the ocean is responsible rather than an UNKNOWN
change of UNKNOWN MAGNITUDE
of UNKNOWN
SIGN from thermal vents that cover only a relatively
small percentage
of the ocean floor.
the release
of latent heat makes the drop in temperature
smaller but can not reverse the
sign of the
change 5.
One
sign that Pope Francis» encyclical on climate
change may be creating a
small storm
of controversy within the Vatican is that high level officials are now explaining why it is needed.
Compared to, say, CO2
change, the stratospheric O3 forcing is not global in extent, being very
small in the tropics and increasing from mid - to high latitudes; the O3 forcing also differs in its vertical structure, since the radiative forcings for CO2
change in both the troposphere and surface are
of the same
sign (WMO, 1986).
As the forcing and resulting temperature
changes are
small, internal variability has a significant effect on simulated
changes even when comparing 25 year means, with
changes varying in
sign over some land areas and most
of the ocean.
The
small size, and its negative
sign, supports the key conclusion
of prior groups that urban warming does not unduly bias estimates
of recent global temperature
change...
Almost all Toronto clinics
signed a memorandum
of understanding that acknowledged problems with the current catchment areas, concerns about the ability
of small organizations to increase their capacity, inconsistencies in the range
of services provided, and the fact the allocation
of human resources doesn't recognize
changes to the location
of the region's low - income population.
Signs of neglect can include emotional distress and personality
changes, weight loss or malnutrition,
small injuries like bruises and minor infections, and unsanitary or unsafe living conditions.
Either way, while an address format might seem like a
small change, it could be a
sign of further differentiation between bitcoin and bitcoin cash moving forward.
By October 2014 - six months after the launch
of Windows Phone 8.1, and a licensing
change that made Windows free for all phones and
small tablets - Microsoft said it had succeeded in
signing up over 50 new hardware partners to launch new devices.
Observation
Small, subtle
changes, such as a strange odor to the breath or a detail
of a patient's lifestyle shared in casual conversation, could be very important diagnostic
signs.
I remember times in the past where I saw a
change of direction or even a
small course correction as a
sign of a discouraging design failure on my part.