As part of a social group, relationships are implied to extend over some time period, which can generate norms around rules, reciprocity and even engagement in a common enterprise agreed to by members.
The legislative process, especially one that risks interests of dominant market players, tends to extend over long periods of time.
When Swampman comes into existence he is a synchronic (at a time, but not extended over time) physical replica of Davidson at a certain point in time (t).
A PAYMENT PLAN Most orthodontists offer monthly payment plans extended over the time of treatment with no interest or other charges.
For the 1st and 2nd codon positions PI increased slowly with time until 30-50 Mandand was overall lower for both nuclear and mitochondrial genes and more extended over time.
For example, you could describe the introduction of a bill as something that takes place during a measurable interval that extends over some milliseconds from the time an envelope leaves the hand of the Member introducing the bill until that envelope hits the bottom of the hopper.
(Somehow, bribery extended over time seemed less ethically problematic).
Nonetheless, chemistry has a broad spectrum of explanatory models for chemical phenomena that have endured and been extended over time.
This lesson can be extended over time until all former Eastern Bloc and Soviet republics are contained on the Web site.
When political paralysis and political role-playing become institutionalized and extended over time, however, they can end up sapping a nation's vigor.
The number of species covered by the Animal Welfare Act has also been extended over time: the initial formulation of the Act covered only 6 of the most commonly used research animals – dogs, cats, monkeys, guinea pigs, hamsters, and rabbits.
