Sentence examples for a background of widening from inspiring English sources

These inequalities occur against a background of widening socioeconomic inequalities in CRC survival: the deprivation gap in 5-year survival between rich and poor became significantly wider among patients diagnosed in England and Wales in 1996 1999, reaching 6% (for men) and 7% (women) for colon cancer, and 9% (men) and 8% (women) for rectal cancer (Coleman et al, 2004).

In 18 patients, some other, obstructive anatomical disorders lay in the background of widening.

We found that social disparities in undernutrition either widened or were static, but never narrowed, against a background of national economic growth.

As he sees it, they need to sell their education policies as a matter of widening opportunities, and "ensure there are people from those backgrounds on its benches".

Draw a background of this Ladybug.

The widening income disparity in academic achievement is not a result of widening racial gaps in achievement, either.

25 The present study, however, provides a different pattern of widening health disparities in both sexes.

I'm not saying that the process of widening background check procedures to go beyond over-the-counter sales would be a walk in the park or a day at the beach.

The potential insensitivity of the UKCAT to educational background is certainly a factor that could help address the issue of widening participation in the professions.

Personal aspirations are set at an early age, and if Oxbridge or any institution appeared to price itself beyond the reach of those from the poorest backgrounds, then that would set back the cause of widening participation.

In all these systems, the benefit of adaptation can be summarized as the possibility of signal detection irrespective of the background level, thus widening the range of accessible signals and keeping the system robust in presence of perturbations.