Sentences with phrase «very predictability»

But this very predictability brought forth a life insurance industry centuries ago.

Yet Hemon also means for us to criticize this very predictability and to wonder if a sustained encounter with history might have altered it — if literature with its flagrantly false patterning might be able to complete the meaning of all - too - messy history.

Not exact matches

This distinction is the very essence of statistical predictions according to which the predictability of the general trends is compatible with the unpredictability of individual events.

A mom, for example, who's very anxious about a past emergency or planned vaginal birth that did not work out, is extremely afraid of vaginal birth, or has a history of unresolved sexual abuse trauma can feel reassured by her perceived sense of predictability and controlled surgical procedure in having a C - section.

«This is always a negotiation, and we're going to work very hard to bring some predictability to this.»

«I realize getting the status quo is very difficult given the fiscal realities, but if there were a protection for people and if there was a phase out for a period of years that would at least provide some predictability for people.

«It's very difficult to study predictability of heat waves using observations, because there are not very many events,» Teng said.

«The kinds of environmental changes we detect very likely lowered the predictability of food and water available through this region of East Africa,» explained Rick Potts, director of Smithsonian Institution's Human Origins Program and a co-author of the Science studies.

Funny thing, tho... the La Nina prediction is still very questionable, with most models NOT predicting a La Nina, according to the Australians: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/ In fact, we're still outside the window of reliable ENSO predictability — not that any press articles mentioned that.

I never read the comic and quit watching the show after that nonsensical arm hacksawing three episodes in, so maybe I've missed out on something, but for all of the hype surrounding this game, I only felt that the story was «good» — perhaps even «very good,» in spite of its predictability, due to its execution.

My Boss's Daughter's biggest downfall is its very tired plot, and a certain level of predictability as catastrophic events start to occur, most of them telegraphed well in advance.

One of the very, very few Apatow films to feature a non-white character, Jay (Romany Malco), who, with wearisome predictability, is a sleazy playa.

Congress can not do that on its own, but it can help by addressing the very real shortcomings of the most recent reauthorization, No Child Left Behind, and restoring the predictability with respect to federal policy that state and local officials need to carry out their work.

It's not a job for those looking for predictability, nor is it very rewarding for those who overlook the little leaps that are made each day in the classroom.

Oakland and Emeryville showed very strong gains in student achievement, especially in elementary schools, but there was still a long way to go to achieve equity and remove the predictability of student outcomes by race and class.

Based on our time behind the wheel, the Dunlops delivered the most assurance and predictability — a very valuable attribute when drivers of such varying skill are driving on a track.

Between the very short - term and the very long - term lies an area with a reasonable amount of predictability.

With a hamster, predictability is a kind of communication, and the path to getting to know her very particular personality much better.

The predictability of the mixed breed is very low, the predictability of the well bred pure bred is quite high.

If you are looking for a resolution to the problem, the prognosis will depend on the predictability of the behaviour and whether or not you can safeguard the family members, particularly the very young and old or any particularly vulnerable individuals.

There's almost always something cool happening on screen, and the scripted events, though so often tedious in their predictability, are still handled very well.

[Response: Short term seasonal forecasting is very much an experimental endeavour and relies not on the predictability due to changes in forcings, but the persistence of ocean temperature anomalies.

While it is an additional complication on the settings and may make full theory even more difficult to reach, it may very well be an explanation for better predictability and smoother dynamics for the climatically interesting results (averages and ranges of variability).

The ability of climate science to probe and answer questions about the Earth system, the changes it has undergone, and the potential for change in the future has been (in my opinion) very successful in exploring the scope and limits of climate system predictability.

It should be noted that our predictability estimates are based on the perfect model assumption and are hence very likely to be overestimates of the real predictability of the coupled climate - land - vegetation system.

«Moreover, decisions that rest on an unstable foundation tend to undermine the very values of certainty and predictability that stare decisis is meant to foster.»

So practically, this likely does not increase predictability very in the short run, but will help in the long run once the courts have started to get a handle on what should and shouldn't be a «connecting factor».

At the very least, get the guaranteed renewable policy, but the noncancelable route offers more predictability.

While that predictability may appear to be a plus, it's a very costly plus, and by the time you're 85 or 90, your children won't need financial support the way they do when they're young.

Structure, order and predictability is very important.

They provided few or no controls, and very little predictability or security.

A good healthy structure creates predictability and consistency, something our children cope very well with.

Furthermore, a significant interaction indicated that infants who were both low in fussiness and high in predictability were at very low risk for future conduct problems.