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instabilities - definition and meaning
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noun Plural form of instability .
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If one changes any of the above assumptions to be more realistic, one predicts a system full of instabilities , which is a more reasonable description of a modern economy.
On Line Opinion - Latest Articles 2009
If one changes any of the above assumptions to be more realistic, one predicts a system full of instabilities , which is a more reasonable description of a modern economy.
On Line Opinion - Latest Articles 2009
"What's more, most theories have a hard time explaining the acceleration of the cosmos without introducing other effects, such as instabilities that could preclude the formation of stars and galaxies."
New Scientist - Space 2009
From time to time we've noticed on a few blogs that people are using builds that we have not officially released and complained of "instabilities " after upgrade.
ActiveWin.com Headlines 2009
There were some disappointments and changes of plans along the way, mainly due to political instabilities and difficulties getting visas and crossing borders.
Would You Want To Drive The World? This Guy Did AP 2011
As taxes for the wealthy declined, economic instabilities have skyrocketed.
Think Progress » Number of millionaires in America increased 16 percent in 2009. 2010
This upper level system was unusually strong and brought to bear two different kinds of atmospheric instabilities that enhanced the upward motion within the storm contributing to the very intense precipitation rates.
What made Wednesday's storm special? Wes Junker 2011
All paper money systems in history have, after some time, experienced growing financial instabilities , economic volatility, and an accelerating decline in money's purchasing power.
Forty Years of Paper Money Detlev S. Schlichter 2011
And the track of the system just to our southeast put the region in the sweet spot where these instabilities converged.
What made Wednesday's storm special? Wes Junker 2011
There were some disappointments and changes of plans along the way, mainly due to political instabilities and difficulties getting visas and crossing borders.
Would You Want To Drive The World? This Guy Did AP 2011
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