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A channel actually consists of two signals: the picture information is transmitted using amplitude modulation on one frequency, and the sound is transmitted with frequency modulation at a frequency at a fixed offset ( typically 4. 5 to 6 MHz ) from the picture signal.
A demodulator recovers the video signal and sound as an FM signal at the offset frequency ( this is known as intercarrier sound ).
This effect is partly offset by the involvement of carotenoids in photoinhibition, and in algae and cyanobacteria, by large amount of iodide and selenium, which involves these antioxidants reacting with over-reduced forms of the photosynthetic reaction centres to prevent the production of reactive oxygen species.
Another risk of the hit-and-run is that a caught line drive could result in an easy double play, although this is offset by the lower likelihood of a ground ball double play.
However, this advantage is offset by the possibility of developing benzodiazepine dependence.
However, this is offset by the on-demand convenience and project management costs being more controllable compared to an out-sourced solution.
New exploration is needed to offset declining oil production.
This option is attractive because the storage costs are offset by the sale of additional oil that is recovered.
Release or burning of methane would of course at least partially offset the obtained sequestration result – except when the gas is allowed to escape into the atmosphere in significant quantities: methane has a higher global warming potential than CO < sub > 2 </ sub >.
Odds can also be placed on a don't come-bet just like a pass line bet ; in this case the dealer ( not the player ) places the odds bet on top of the bet in the box, because of limited space, slightly offset to signify that it is an odds bet and not part of the original don't come bet.
The label is printed on the lacquer layer, usually by screen printing or offset printing.
Expansive cements contain, in addition to Portland clinker, expansive clinkers ( usually sulfoaluminate clinkers ), and are designed to offset the effects of drying shrinkage that is normally encountered with hydraulic cements.
If the code is correlated with the signal at any time offset other than zero, the correlation should be as close to zero as possible.
To convert the reciprocating motion into rotation, the crankshaft has " crank throws " or " crankpins ", additional bearing surfaces whose axis is offset from that of the crank, to which the " big ends " of the connecting rods from each cylinder attach.
The basic step is danced in a face-to-face (" closed ") but staggered position ( i. e., the lead and follow are chest to chest, but their orientation to one another is offset in such a way that the feet are not toe-to-toe but alternate, like the teeth of a zipper ).
One of the functions ( in this case g ) is first reflected about and then offset by t, making it.
The price on the European market for an offset tied to a one-ton reduction in carbon is 23 euro ( about US $ 35 ).
The argument is that if the money supply is constant, increases in the cost of a good or service will decrease the money available for other goods and services, and therefore the price of some those goods will fall and offset the rise in price of those goods whose prices have increased.
The time scale represented by T < sub > eph </ sub > is closely related to, but distinct ( by an offset and constant rate ) from, the TCB time scale currently adopted as a standard by the IAU ( see below: JPL ephemeris time argument Teph ).

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The Nova provided four accumulators, AC0-AC3, although AC2 and AC3 could also be used to provide offset addresses, tending towards more generality of usage for the registers.
Many governments around the world provide subsidies to offset the high cost and make their production economically feasible.
The windings are arranged such that the currents vary sinusoidally at the same frequency but with the peaks and troughs of their wave forms offset to provide three complementary currents with a phase separation of one-third cycle (
The slope with offset frequency in various offset frequency regions can provide clues as to the source of the noise, e. g. low frequency flicker noise decreasing at 30 dB per decade (= 9 dB per octave ).
Despite the advantage of having a lower center of gravity than a V12, that advantage can be somewhat offset by the need for a higher mounting height in the engine bay to provide clearance for the exhaust system ( six runners on either side ).
Centrifugal force is generally sufficient to maintain line tension if the airplane is properly " trimmed " ( adjusted ), but sometimes additional features such as rudder offset and engine offset are added to provide extra tension.
Although it was recognized that the overall weight of the ration would be increased thereby, it was felt that the added weight would be offset by the increased acceptability and nutritional value which a greater variety of components would provide.
Since ABA dissipates slowly from the tissues and its effects take time to be offset by other plant hormones, there is a delay in physiological pathways that provide some protection from premature growth.
To offset this, IRST systems can incorporate a laser rangefinder in order to provide full fire-control solutions for cannon fire or for launching missiles.
Shay locomotives had regular fire-tube boilers offset to the left to provide space for, and counterbalance the weight of, a two or three cylinder " motor ," mounted vertically on the right with longitudinal drive shafts extending fore and aft from the crankshaft at wheel axle height.
Typically, one or more dual triodes are used in the preamplifier section in order to provide sufficient voltage gain to offset losses by tone controls and to drive the power amplifier section.
To counteract this, some aircraft have the front of the fin ( vertical stabilizer ) slightly offset from the centreline so as to provide an opposing force that cancels out the one produced by the slipstream, albeit only at one particular ( usually cruising ) speed, an example being the Hawker Hurricane fighter from World War II.
This can be achieved via one of two methods either lenders provide a single account for all transactions ( often referred to as a current account mortgage ) or they make multiple accounts available which allow the borrowers to notionally split their money according to purpose whilst all accounts are offset each day against the mortgage debt.
A two-byte offset, containing a 16-bit, unsigned integer, can be used to provide relative addressing for up to 64 kilobytes of a data structure.
The exception is at any major offset in the bounding fault, where a relay ramp may provide an important sediment input point.
In the middle of 1988 ABS brakes were made available as an option, which necessitated a redesign of the suspension geometry to provide negative offset.
They worked with New England Wind Fund to offset power used during the festival, and Klean Kanteen to provide reusable water bottles.
In order to provide a three-dimensional effect, an overlapping pair of vertical photographs, taken from slightly offset positions, can be viewed stereoscopically.
To offset the plain, utilitarian form of the new helmet, and to provide visibility and presence on the battlefield, armorers began to build fantastic shapes on top of the simple helmets in harikake ( papier-mâché mixed with lacquer over a wooden armature ) or they could be constructed entirely of iron ( tetsubari kabuto ), as in uchidashi kabuto ( embossed iron ), nanban kabuto ( European influenced ), or the Saiga kabuto ( made in the Saika province ).
The Jagdpanther had side armour of increased thickness ( 60 mm ) to offset the slightly reduced angle of the side armour necessary to provide enough interior space.
In the United States, pharmaceutical companies often provide drug coupons to consumers to help offset the copayments charged by health insurers for prescription medication.
Some early two-phase generators had two complete rotor and field assemblies, with windings physically offset by 90 electrical degrees to provide two-phase power.

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