Sentences with phrase «time in a predictable manner»

The technique relies on the radioactive isotope carbon - 14, whose radioactivity diminishes over time in a predictable manner, allowing researchers to calculate the age of ancient human sites using charcoal from fires or the bones of the prehistoric humans themselves.

Not exact matches

It's tempting to attempt a crash course in manners right before a birthday or a rush of holiday parties, but you'll have better success if you choose a time that's more stable and predictable.

Primarily a time - waster, trotting out clichéd misadventure tropes and predictable zigzags in a manner neither terribly funny nor suspenseful.

This wildly uneven mix of nasty and nervy... is primarily a time - waster, trotting out clichéd misadventure tropes and predictable zigzags in a manner neither terribly funny nor suspenseful.

In traditional obedience competitions, these tasks are performed one at a time in a fairly predictable manner, and interaction between the handler and their dog other than quick succinct cues is discourageIn traditional obedience competitions, these tasks are performed one at a time in a fairly predictable manner, and interaction between the handler and their dog other than quick succinct cues is discouragein a fairly predictable manner, and interaction between the handler and their dog other than quick succinct cues is discouraged.

And then, in the dismally predictable manner of video game releases to which we should now all be accustomed, people were disappointed.So it came to be that, like a lemming reading a travel brochure about the wonderful time he and his family could be spending at the bottom of a cliff, I dutifully played the Andromeda trial.