As futurist John Naisbitt noted, "Change occurs when there is a confluence of both changing values and economic necessity, not before.
What this really represents, however, is the confluence of traditional Asian values and manifestations of Asia's contemporary economic boom as it continues to edge its way into Western consciousness.
In both groups, the lowest ratio was observed at the confluence of the renal veins, but values were significantly lower in the group O than in the group C (P =.0000).
We expect that principles emerging from these simulations will provide insights of value at the confluence of the quantum and the biological worlds, and the emerging framework may lead to useful guidance for the de novo design of functional nanostructures based on biomolecular architectures.
Yahoo! has benefited from a confluence of events: new partnership deals, value investors looking for bargain-priced stocks and persistent rumors that the company is a takeover candidate.
Ironically, I adapted these values from a confluence of Eastern philosophy particularly Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching and Buddhist teachings and Western science, which provides ample evidence that success follows happiness, and not the other way around.
Ironically, I adapted these values from a confluence of Eastern philosophy -- particularly Lao-tzu's "Tao Te Ching" and Buddhist teachings -- and Western science, which provides ample evidence that success follows happiness and not the other way around.
From Fig. 11a, we can also deduce that the tributaries of the Daduhe, Minjiang, Jialingjiang, and Hanjiang contribute more sediment to the mainstream than the Yuangjiang and Ganjiang because the bulk composition of the river changes substantially downstream of each confluence towards the value of the tributary.
It seems that we've come full circle, and with heads screwed on straight, the Senate will consent to his becoming Secretary of Defense. 1. Chuck Hagel understands the confluence of the military, power politics and the values of this nation.
