Sentence examples for fixed age from inspiring English sources

(In the Netherlands, there are really interesting debates about whether the state should move from a fixed age of retirement to a fixed period of paid retirement, so that the retirement age would be index-linked to average life expectancy).

This is in contrast to other definitions which use a fixed age, for example, age 65; use of a fixed age is problematic over long periods of time.

In some courts life tenure is provided, sometimes subject to mandatory retirement at a fixed age.

We should be past the phase where studies of overdiagnosis are based on the fixed age groups from routine statistics.

In farmed salmonids, there is an unfavourable genetic relationship between high body weight and increased body lipid percent at a fixed age.

Instead of having a fixed age at which people can get Social Security and Medicare, we should link the age of eligibility to lifetime wealth.

"Youth" is a more fluid category than a fixed age-group.

So if a fixed age-limit is used, it must be generally in accordance with the developmental stages.

However, the disadvantage of fixed age-limits is the all or nothing character, meaning that relevant differences between individuals are not taken into account.

Prior studies have accounted for the changing size and age composition of the overall population and assumed fixed age-specific and sex-specific prevalence rates (2, 3).

The use of a fixed age-limit as cutoff for competence is defendable, knowing that age is an efficient indicator of competence with considerable practical advantages as an administrative and normative gauge.