Sentence examples for At predictable intervals from inspiring English sources

"In the song 'Sisters of Mercy,' for instance, the verses are four elemental lines which change and move at predictable intervals . . . but the tune is anything but predictable.

Invariably, the same hands dart up first, followed, at predictable intervals, by batches of also-rans and then the rest of the rumbling herd.

Or, as author James Morgan puts it in his bittersweet travelogue, The Distance to the Moon, "Life is confined to prepackaged pods placed at predictable intervals, signified by bold symbols perched atop tall poles".

This means that even in a currency with the entire money supply in circulation, you can have a long-term controlled deflationary trend simply by lowering the exchange rate at predictable intervals allowing people to buy or sell in advance of the change based on their situation.

Other important characteristics of successful journal clubs are timely dissemination of reading material, preferably via the internet, and regularly scheduled meetings at predictable intervals and at a time appropriate for all participants ; in this context, monthly intervals have been found optimal because of a potentially diminishing interest if conducted too often.

If you have unpredictable periods, then a doctor may prescribe you oral contraceptive or other hormones to try to make your periods arrive at predictable intervals.

With Alvin, work revolved around the daily submarine dive and samples arrived on deck at relatively predictable intervals.

A designation of "C/" before a comet's name denotes that it is a long-period comet (period greater than 200 years), while "P/" denotes that the comet is periodic; i.e., it returns at regular, predictable intervals of fewer than 200 years.

When the light turned red, as it did at regular, predictable intervals, a monkey could earn a juice reward by fixing its gaze on the light for a few seconds.

Here's how it works: A planet should cross in front of its star (from our point of view) at regular, predictable intervals — but it might be a little late or a little early, thanks to the gravitational tug from its fellow planets in the system.

Our explicit temporal generalization task required overt estimation of the duration of an empty interval bounded by visual markers, whereas our temporal expectancy task presented visual stimuli at temporally predictable intervals, which facilitated motor preparation thus speeding target detection.