He defines structural factors to include, first, "precipitating" forces, such as the arrival of the Internet, demographic shifts (affecting the pattern of spending and saving), the new political consensus in favour of low taxes, changes in the pensions business, the declining quality (ie, increasingly optimistic) of professional investment advice, and others.
As Mr. Coyote gripped the handlebars, the Rocket Sled accelerated with such sudden and precipitate force as to stretch Mr. Coyote's forelimbs to a length of fifteen feet.
He was standing with his back to me, gazing into a magnificent and deep canyon in Utah, and it came to me that if I were to hurl myself at him with all my force, precipitating him thousands of feet into the chasm, my troubles would be over.
Various changes may upset the balance between these forces, precipitating a slide; in particular, an increase in the amount of water borne in the soil of a slope may drastically reduce cohesion and friction.
One of the major forces precipitating the changes in the manner of scientific development occurred in the law of patents.
Although my email is flooded with messages detailing the political, economic and climactic forces precipitating a hunger crisis in the Sahel, the story is strikingly absent from the news reaching most Americans.
Three people close to the board said that although a few directors had previously criticized Mr. Case's determination to remain as chairman, no specific precipitating effort or event forced him out.
Kim Il-sung's bid for reunification by force precipitated the Korean war (1950-53) which saw the North bombed and napalmed mercilessly by the US on behalf of the UN.
May 24 , 1956Cairns, Australia David Morrison, in full David Lindsay Morrison (born May 24 , 1956 Cairns, Queensland, Australia) Australian military officer who, while serving as chief of army (2011 15) for the Australian Defence Force, precipitated an unprecedented sea change in the country's military by pressing for gender equality.
Chaos in Afghanistan and the boundary conflict over the Hirmand (Helmand) River have contributed to the drying of Lake Hamun in eastern Iran, making farming no longer possible and precipitating dust storms that are forcing people to migrate.
