Lady Greenfield also argues that the insecure nature of science research puts women at a disadvantage: most scientists have to make do with temporary research contracts until they secure a fixed position in their thirties and forties; maternity leave provision is limited; and, for those in cutting-edge research, a career break at that stage can leave them way behind their male peers.
In the famous cave allegory from Plato's Republic, Socrates described a group of people chained up inside a cave, with their heads secured in a fixed position to view the wall in front of them. 1 A fire was burning, and various people passed between this fire and the captives.
The National Empty Homes Loan Fund NEHLFF) will offer secured loans at a fixed 5 per cent interest rate and enable owners to renovate the property to a decent standard.
He secured a mortgage fixed at 5.1% for five years and she found a roommate who, like her, is "neat and tidy, almost fanatical about it". "I have confidence in the real estate market along the coast there," Lozano says, adding that his confidence might soon extend to Seattle, where his son will enroll in the University of Washington this fall.
Of the lower paid "survival" workers, £150 was the most money charged, while one woman – who made the headline – said she's charged as little as £10, in "desperate times when she has needed to secure a fix quickly".
Of the lower paid "survival" workers, £150 [$180] was the most money charged, while one woman who made the headline said she's charged as little as £10 [$12], in "desperate times when she has needed to secure a fix quickly".
To secure EDF as a builder, Cameron guaranteed a fixed price for electricity from Hinkley of £92.50 per megawatt hour.
For Xunzi, nature provides a fixed context within which human societies either secure or fail to secure order.
It will travel in a ceremonial lantern, secured in a cradle, fixed to a seat.
The EMG device was secured and fixed to a waist belt.
