The Egyptian Nile had a much more predictable water flow than the Mesopotamian rivers because it flowed through hundreds of miles of swamp, where unusually high annual floods spread out, interfering with navigation but averting the danger of the occasional destructive inundations of Mesopotamia.
Floodplains are an important feature of arid landscapes, enabling intensive agricultural activity by providing a locale with a consistent and largely predictable water source that is accessible without costly infrastructural modifications.
The voyage away from the safe and predictable waters of deep-house-by-numbers is where Steve Mensink (aka Frits Wentink) has set his course, injecting a little non-linearity into a cozy, fluffy sound that might have been cutting-edge when ecstasy was new and rave culture seemed to prefigure a new society, but which today can all too easily lapse into a loved-up cliché or retro triteness.
But those building owners -- some of whom protested that meter-based bills would force them into bankruptcy -- will now get a predictable annual water and sewer bill of $424 per apartment, said Geoffrey C. Ryan, a spokesman for the Department of Environmental Protection, which delivers water and sewer services.
Continuous and predictable shallow water tidal currents represent a promising renewable energy resource for investigation and additional exploitation.
So far, so predictable – these waters have been a tourist favourite for years.
Avoiding the predictable European watering-holes, Maestro Barenboim and the Orchestra will spread the humanizing message of classical music to such places as Cuba, North Korea, Burma, Somalia, Afghanistan, and the tribal areas of Waziristan (State Department approval pending).
The abundant sea was a also known for its calm waters and predictable weather.
At the opening party this past weekend, conversations formed around two predictable fixtures: the water cooler, spiked with vodka lemonade, and an athletic, high-heeled pole dancer performing in the center of the room.
Firstly, ocean waves are not such an innocuous, predictable flow of water and secondly, life thrives in the ocean.
The disruption of the predictable supply of water on the basis of daily need is a certain prelude to social and political unrest.
