The electric drive being tested there could represent the next leap forward in ship design, as significant a technological shift as the one from sail to steam power in the 19th century.Even since the first intrepid boatman thought to pick up a piece of wood to paddle against the current, boat propulsion has been a terribly mechanical affair.
Therefore, suitable choice or servo-control of ventilator frequency to match the spontaneous respiratory frequency is crucial for optimal ventilatory unloading, as significant phase shift in the entrained respiratory activity may decrease ventilatory efficiency and increase patient discomfort.
But our circadian rhythms are sensitive, and it doesn't take disruptions as significant as overnight shifts or cross-country flights to weaken and throw off our circadian clocks.
Networked access to information represents a shift as significant as Gutenberg's introduction of the printing press in the 15th century.
However, proposals to increase the national minimum wage to $15 an hour and establish a "reasoned pathway for future legalization" of marijuana were widely hailed as significant shifts in a more progressive direction.
But honoring its commitments will require considerable time and resources, he cautions, as well as a "significant cultural shift" for many institutions.
A shift with P < 0.02 was regarded as significant different shifts.
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, and two party leaders on military issues accused Mr. Bush of embracing "more of the same" and of trying to pass off a routine troop reduction as a significant shift in policy.
As a significant shift in defense strategy, the Asia pivot is a head-scratcher.
I once made a record that followed the life of a pig, from birth to plate; and when making and performing that, it was impossible not to see it as a significant shift away from the idea of music as an elusive, invisible, emotional vapour that hangs around musicians, speakers and headphones.
