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Another dynamic also contributed to the large number of cooperatives established in the 1980s and 1990s in New York City – in this case by low-and moderate-income tenant groups.
The advantages of the nonparametric methods are ( 1 ) the simplicity of the algorithm used ( fast Fourier transform in most of the cases ) and ( 2 ) the high processing speed, while the advantages of parametric methods are ( 1 ) smoother spectral components that can be distinguished independent of preselected frequency bands, ( 2 ) easy postprocessing of the spectrum with an automatic calculation of low-and high-frequency power components with an easy identification of the central frequency of each component, and ( 3 ) an accurate estimation of PSD even on a small number of samples on which the signal is supposed to maintain stationarity.

number and modestly
In a 1973 revision of his compendium of essays, Profiles of the Future, Clarke acknowledged the Second Law and proposed the Third in order to round out the number, adding " As three laws were good enough for Newton, I have modestly decided to stop there ".
Total sales of the ColecoVision are uncertain but were ultimately in excess of 2 million units, as sales had reached that number by the spring of 1984, while the console continued to sell modestly up until its discontinuation the following year.
Instead of the greatest happiness for the greatest number, one should demand, more modestly, the least amount of avoidable suffering for all ...”
Niacin has been used for over 50 years to increase levels of HDL in the blood and has been found to modestly decrease the risk of cardiovascular events in a number of controlled human trials.
All seven kinds of medications are modestly effective at decreasing the number of attacks in relapsing-remitting MS ( RRMS ) while the capacity of interferons and glatiramer acetate is more controversial.
The small, modestly equipped storefront listed shares of 74 Bullfrog companies and a similar number of companies in nearby mining districts.
When the number of desired minutes had elapsed, he took them out — young, beautiful, transformed by brilliant tresses, with snow at their breasts, black diamonds in their eyes, blood-red roses on their lips, dressed in silk, satin, golden veils, adorned with spangles and sequins — and modestly said then to his friends in the house: " Well now, you see?
Although historians don't have good records about the number of troops O ' Neill had on battle day, an estimate of roughly 5000 troops is generally accepted ; i. e., the number of O ' Neill troops was about the same and modestly larger than the number on the opposing side.
" My Name Is Not Susan " was modestly received internationally, where it peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart and a modest number 57 in Germany.

number and budgeted
Increasing the number of taxpayers and budgeted incomes, and creating a stable fiscal system, were necessary for further reforms in the fields of taxation and duties ; this area is a priority goal of the RS authorities.
In variance analysis ( accounting ) direct material total variance is the difference between the actual cost of actual number of units produced and its budgeted cost in terms of material.

number and noirs
This semidocumentary approach characterized a substantial number of noirs in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
In higher education, the number of professors, called the " hussards noirs de la République " (" Republic's black hussars ") because of their Republican support, doubled under his ministry.

number and were
In the past, the duties of the state, as Sir Henry Maine noted long ago, were only two in number: internal order and external security.
Though Catherine was vexed at the number of French officers streaming to the Turkish standard, there were several under her own, such as the Prince De Nassau ; ;
The CTCA distributed a khaki-bound songbook that provided the impetus for spirited renditions of the selections found therein, plus a number of others whose lyrics were more earthy -- from `` Johnny Get Your Gun '' to `` Keep The Home Fires Burning '' to `` Mademoiselle From Armentieres ''.
The editorial was based on a news association dispatch which said that the telegraphers had secured an agreement whereby they were guaranteed 40 hours' pay per week whether they worked or not and that a reduction in their number was limited to 2 per cent per year.
the halls were empty and they passed down the stairs to number nine and listened at the door.
Although there were no startling developments in shotgun design this year, a number of new models and variations of existing models did hit the market.
In order to reduce the number of variable parameters, all experiments were made with a constant arc length of 0.5'' '' and a current of 100 Aj.
These were increased both in number and in size, contained prominent nucleoli, and were distributed throughout the fiber ( Figs. 2 - 5 ).
For example, we are interested in the number of bull's-eyes, not which shots were bull's-eyes.
The reason for the value of this procedure was simply that the applicants were tested `` at work '' in different situations by the judgment of a number of experts who could see how the salesmen conducted themselves with different, but typical restaurant owners and managers.
Essentially this imposed two conditions: First, international law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political system in which a number of states were competitive, suspicious, and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; ;
There were two methods that could have been used for conducting the study within the resources available: ( 1 ) interviews in depth with a few selected companies, and ( 2 ) the more limited interrogation of a large number of companies by means of a mail questionnaire.
Word reached the company that the man behind these depredations was Manuel Gonzales, a man with many followers, including a number who were kept in line through fear of him.
Occasionally they heard gun-shot signals and a number of horsemen were sighted on the hills, disappearing at the posse's approach.
If we thus spent our very first day in the midst of a large number of your people honoring a new hero and a great national achievement, our last day, to us at least, was equally impressive and very moving, even though the crowds were absent and there was almost complete silence.
We were to discover, in fact, that quite a number of people share with us the impression that, in contrast to other Soviet regions, Moscow's atmosphere is depressingly subdued and official.
If all the operating variables were varied simultaneously, Af operations would be required to do the same job, and as R increases this increases very much more rapidly than the number of operations required by the dynamic program.
These 1750 cases were carted off in a one-night operation by the O'Banion men, who left in their stead the same number of barrels filled with water.
Future commencements were more decorous perhaps, but the number of graduates increased from the original four at a relatively slow pace.
but when a large number were `` bunched up '' or `` banded up '', and marched away from their home range, as long as they stayed together the group was said to be a `` drift ''.
As the lights came up, Andy could see that a number of patrons were already on their way toward the exit.
Among them were a number of newsmen, including Henry Raymont, of United Press International, and Robert Berrellez, of Associated Press.
Other witnesses, after appearances before the jury, which reportedly is probing into possible income tax violations, disclosed that government prosecutors were attempting to connect Stein and his company with a number of gangsters, including Glimco and Alex.
Let us look at the heavy-electrical-goods industry in which General Electric, Westinghouse and a number of other manufacturers were recently convicted of engaging in a conspiracy to rig prices and allocate the market.

number and made
The Peace Corps can either begin in very low gear, with only preparatory work undertaken between now and when Congress finally appropriates special funds for it -- or it can be launched now and in earnest by executive action, with sufficient funds and made available from existing Mutual Security appropriations to permit a number of substantial projects to start this summer.
Rather, such assignments are made, as they must be, on the basis of certain overall rules and standards, representing to some extent a statistical approach to the problem, taking into account for each situation some of the variables ( e.g., power and station separations ) and averaging out others in order to achieve the balance which must be struck between protection against destructive interference and the assignment of a number of stations large enough to afford optimum radio service to the Nation.
Additional class 2, assignments for daytime operation can be made without causing destructive interference to the class 1, stations or to each other, and by their operation provide additional service on these channels and additional local outlets for a large number of communities.
Such additional daytime class 2, assignments are appropriate if optimum use is to be made of these frequencies, and the Commission has over the years made a large number of them.
So a quick count could be made at any time, even by an illiterate clerk, of the number of registered persons in four age-and-sex classes.
The entire group of managers explained, in great detail, a number of human relations errors that he made.
This Europeanization of the law was made explicit by a number of 19th century scholars.
In the parapsychology foundation's long-range experiment, readings are made by a variety of sensitives for a large number of cooperating sitters, trying to throw light on this question of the significance of mediumistic statements.
The cowboy made a technical distinction in reference to the number of them animals.
Melies, however, out of his professional instincts as a magician, discovered and made use of a number of illusionary techniques that remain part of the vocabulary of film.
Before adjournment Monday afternoon, the Senate is expected to approve a study of the number of legislators allotted to rural and urban areas to determine what adjustments should be made.
The new formula for filling staff positions in the Secretariat is one of a number of recommendations made by a panel of eight in a long and detailed report.
He made his fortune during World War 2, when he took over a number of dying steel plants and kept them alive until the boom.
This central charge would thus be approximately half the atomic weight ( though it was almost 25 % off the figure for the atomic number in gold ( Z = 79, A = 197 ), the single element from which Rutherford made his guess ).
In many cases such a selection can be made without invoking the axiom of choice ; this is in particular the case if the number of bins is finite, or if a selection rule is available: a distinguishing property that happens to hold for exactly one object in each bin.
Wallace was one of the leading evolutionary thinkers of the 19th century and made a number of other contributions to the development of evolutionary theory besides being co-discoverer of natural selection.
Supporting literature includes: the work of social impact theory, which discusses persuasion in part through the number of persons engaging in influence ; as well as studies made on the relative influence of communicator credibility in different kinds of persuasion ; and examinations of the trustworthiness of the speaker.
The arrangement which Andronicus made of Aristotle's writings seems to be the one which forms the basis of our present editions and we are probably indebted to him for the preservation of a large number of Aristotle's works.
He made substantial contributions in many areas, the most important being his discovery of profound connections between algebraic geometry and number theory.
After the tumultuous and disappointing 2007 season, the Falcons made a number of moves, hiring a new General Manager and head coach, drafting a new starting quarterback, and signing a starting running back.
A zone was a subdivision of the network that made sense to humans ( for example, " Accounting Department "); but while a network number had to be assigned to a topologically-contiguous section of the network, a zone could include several different discontiguous portions of the network.
A number of fats and oils made from animals served to cook much of the colonial foods.
He made a number of Madonnas, single religious figures, and small scenes with comic peasant figures.

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