Yet as a highly experienced political operator, Mr Surkov may also have engineered the conflict so as to quit a game whose nature had changed.Although few tears will be shed for Mr Surkov, his departure shows that the Russian political system is degrading and becoming more primitive.
The fishes show some decline in diversity and abundance at the end of the Paleozoic, with acanthodians (spiny sharks) becoming extinct and elasmobranchs (primitive sharks and rays) much reduced in diversity.
The most readily observable ways are grossly physical and chemical; but these, in turn, underlie other levels of response such as primitive sensory activity (becoming aware of stimuli), and still higher levels such as perceiving (e.g., evaluating the nature and objectives of work activity).
The gym? Still around, of course, but it's fast becoming that old-time religion a primitive monument to a harsh god.
The cavemen performed beautifully, grunting in their primitive language and becoming in the process nearly naked media darlings.
The Sawtooth Wilderness was originally designated the Sawtooth Primitive Area in 1937 before becoming part of the National Wilderness Preservation System in 1972 under the Wilderness Act.
He becomes a primitive again.
In 1843, on invitation by Bishop Matthias Loras and Father Pierre De Smet, Mother Mary and four sisters made their way to the still-primitive frontier village of Dubuque, becoming the first Roman Catholic nuns in Iowa Territory.
The threat posed by today's terrorists is still primitive, manual and low-tech, but contemporary terrorists are becoming savvier navigators of the internet, with the potential to become high-tech adversaries who can threaten economic sabotage.
Mr. King seems to have particular fun with the process by which Edgar finds himself becoming the toast of Sarasota and a lauded "American primitive" to boot.
In terms of evolution, it emerged first for processing faces and facial expressions, and therefore, should have been part of primitive language involving rhythm and gestures before becoming part of oral language.
