The "current pace and scale of change is unprecedented" (SOS 2009), even though dryland communities, and pastoralists in particular, have always had to contend with change.
The actors had to contend with daily changes to the words and music, and when the curtain first went up on June 30 , 1960 the show the public saw had been in place only three days.
Well before the fire vividly demonstrated how volatile the laboratory's rustic setting in the high desert could be, he was being forced to contend with profound changes at this cold-war holdover.
But as well as the natural hazards these little birds face on their journeys – bad weather, predators and simply getting lost as their inbuilt satnav goes off course – they now have to contend with the changes we are making to their world.
The water flea Daphnia pulex shows a striking ability to contend with environmental changes, resulting in various adaptive phenotypes involving traits such as body size, longevity, behavior, and morphology [ 1].
They had to contend with constant change, of course, but normally of a fairly predictable kind: costs had to be cut, new products launched, mergers and acquisitions dealt with.
Where am I going to sleep?'" Adebayor highlighted how European players are able to enjoy weeks off after the European Championship, in contrast to their African counterparts, who must also switch immediately from "30 degree heat to minus three" and contend with changes to "the culture and the food".
A joint project of "Frontline" and The New York Times, "Dangerous Straits" clearly was begun before the terror attacks drastically redefined the ranking of America's foes and tore up modern war's rules of engagement, and it struggles to contend with these epic changes.
The Blues also had to contend with a late change when skipper and hooker Matthew Rees was ruled out by illness and Wales and Lions wing Alex Cuthbert failing to come out for the second period after suffering a leg injury.
