The natural flow of the Colorado was too erratic, the river at many places in canyons too deep, and the engineering and economic hurdles too great for small farmers, larger groups, or even States to build storage dams, construct canals, and install the expensive works necessary for a dependable year-round water supply.
The 90%% dependable year has been found by arranging the available annual run-offs in descending order, using Weibull's formula, P_{text{p}} = (m/N + 1) times 100,,% (8) where, m is the order number of the discharge (or class value), P p is the percentage probability of the flow magnitude being exceeded.
And there are advantages to this model for the consumer, too: Users don't have to worry about their hardware and software library becoming obsolete all that quickly when you've got a dependable, multi-year upgrade cycle.
They are more inclined to look for dependable, year-round work, even if it pays little more than fruit picking.From grapes to bed-sheetsAn example of the new breed is Alejandra, a woman who, like many in her situation, prefers not to use her surname.
As Coachella became a dependable sell-out each year, Tollett sensed a genuine problem as a result: all the fans who couldn't get tickets.
There are other ways that North Korea's long-range missiles might be defeated, but only GMD can deliver a dependable solution within a few years -- which is the timeframe in which the intelligence community figures Pyongyang will be able to mate nuclear warheads with its missiles.
The purchasing power, in 1913 dollars, of the average annual earnings of the American wage-worker advances from $556 in 1909, $594 in 1913, and $550 in 1921 to $705 in 1927 (the most recent year for which a dependable figure is available).
Should it become a dependable standard for reunions beyond 50 years out, it wouldn't be any great surprise.
Activated charcoal products have been a dependable oil-banishing addition to my washbag for years.
But Matthew Gilbert of the Boston Globe said Stewart was "shaping up to be a dependable Oscar host for the post-Billy Crystal years".
Several see Young as a dependable father figure, even if he is only a few years older.
