All the evidence suggests that a fifth industrial revolution based on semiconductors, fibre optics, genetics and software is not not only well under way but even approaching maturity.
Though this can be expected from any medium that is approaching maturity, Mr. Drew said, he finds solace in other statistics, suggesting that more than half of those online have been online for more than two years.
If Albee feels that an idea is approaching maturity, he will test it: he will go for a long walk, often on the beach, and introduce his characters to a situation that is not part of the play.
BACK in February 1999, this newspaper predicted that the wave of industrial activity based on semiconductors, fibre optics, networks and software was "approaching maturity", and that a shake-out would not be far behind.
He asked whether it's difficult to have a pair of brothers in a band (Arson, born Niklas Almqvist, is the older brother of the lead singer, Howlin' Pelle Almqvist); the brothers in question said that while they once fought constantly, they have settled down into something approaching maturity, and the others agreed.
Have a nice slice of local swordfish with lemon butter and some grated potato slaw, served by smart people in a pretty, utilitarian and totally unpretentious environment; or a grilled salt-and-pepper quail with rhubarb, arugula and mint, the mysteries of those flavors combining into something approaching maturity and joy.
The leaf variegation became more obvious as the plants approached maturity and was most notable in the fully mature leaves during grain filling.
Since spring radishes mature so quickly, you should start checking the roots frequently as they approach maturity.
As Constantine approached maturity, he grew resentful of his mother's controlling influence in the empire.
As people, we realize our full selves through appropriation; like most animals and robots, we approach maturity by taking on the habits of the world around us, and by wielding tools.
Weanling foals require three pounds of feed per hundred pounds of live weight per day; as they approach maturity, this requirement drops to one pound of feed per hundred pounds of live weight daily.
