We examine correlations between North American learning rates and the initiation of new programs, abrupt technological advances, and economic and political events, and find an increased learning rate associated with design advancements and federal standards programs.
Barnett describes only "micro-signs" of change in Beijing, but he believes that a policy change would probably be abrupt, rather than telegraphed in advance by softening rhetoric.
The abrupt terminations, giving individuals little or no advance notice, provoked a stormy reaction from staff members on Monday at a board meeting of the agency, the Nassau Public Health Corporation, and the board itself was sharply divided.
The abrupt halt to the bill's progress means the chances of it advancing before Friday's deadline to pass bills out of policy committees are slim.
His research interests include large-scale climate and ocean dynamics, including El Nino, thermohaline circulation, abrupt climate change, glacial cycles and equable climates; advanced methods of ocean data assimilation.
The research mission of the Climate & Carbon Sciences Program is to advance the understanding and prediction of multiscale climate dynamics, abrupt and extreme climate events, terrestrial feedbacks to climate change, and their impacts on energy and water resources.
When the Carthaginian cavalry attacked the Romans in the rear and the African flanking echelons assailed them on their right and left, the advance of the Roman infantry was brought to an abrupt halt.
Although American armor became available to support the advance on 3 October, the attacking forces were brought to an abrupt halt after a number of German counterattacks.
Progression through disease signs was occasionally abrupt.
Low values of σ 2 are associated with abrupt agent decelerations; and high values are related to smooth decrements of speed while agents advance towards (mathcal {X}_{0}).
But through a mix of compromise and calculated bullying, including the abrupt dismissal of two far-right ministers before the vote, Mr. Sharon appeared to be advancing toward his goal despite fervent rightist opposition.
