Goliath's stature grew at the hand of narrators or scribes: the oldest manuscripts — the Dead Sea Scrolls text of Samuel, the first-century historian Josephus, and the fourth century Septuagint manuscripts — all give his height as " four cubits and a span " (); later manuscripts increase this to " six cubits and a span " ().

Associated with the introduction of domesticated and processed plant foods, such as cereal grains, in the human diet, there was, in many areas, a general decrease in body stature and dentition size, and an increase in dental caries rates.

The funds from the deal will be used to increase payouts for the participating teams in hopes of further enhancing the bowl's stature.

He claimed that rational bureaucrats will universally seek to increase the budgets of their units ( to enhance their stature ), thereby contributing to state growth and increased public expenditure.

Such was his size increase that a separate regular Transformer-sized body was constructed, a drone named Cerebros, who became the new head of Fortress Maximus ( who, although now much larger, still did not begin to approach the massive size of the character as depicted in the animated series, appearing of a stature more comparable to Grand Maximus ).

When they saved the Patrician's life Vetinari agreed to increase the force's stature, with new Section Houses being built around the city.

Other breeds were cross bred in an attempt to increase the size and stature of the Suffolk Punch, as well as to improve the shoulders, but they had little lasting influence, and the breed remains much as it was before any crossbreeding took place.

* Normally normal stature, but can have an increase in height if treatment is delayed due to the lack of testosterone or oestrogen causing excess bone growth in the arms and legs.

Howat adds that he did not increase his stature or reputation during his term of office.

It seems likely, moreover, that with an increase in the rate of saving in mortgage lending institutions, interest rates on residential mortgages may move somewhat lower through the spring of next year, although the increased ease in residential mortgage lending may occur primarily in other terms than interest rate, e.g., easier downpayment and amortization terms.

However, this tenfold increase in population over the course of a few generations could not be achieved by increased birthrate alone ; likely it also involved migrations of peoples from surrounding areas.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) has concluded that " of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations.

The turnover in this group is clearly marked at the species level .< ref > Statistical analysis of marine losses at this time suggests that the decrease in diversity was caused more by a sharp increase in extinctions than by a decrease in speciation .< ref > The K – T boundary record of dinoflagellates is not as well-understood, mainly because only microbial cysts provide a fossil record, and not all dinoflagellate species have cyst-forming stages, thereby likely causing diversity to be underestimated.

In early 2005, likely in an effort to increase foreign capital reserves, the Eritrean government decreed that all transactions in Eritrea must be conducted in nakfa.

According to the latest Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, " most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations ".

This, in turn, Jablonski argues, more likely facilitates an increase in the circulation of cool air onto the scalp.

In 2011 Baghdad probably will increase oil exports above the current level of per day as a result of new contracts with international oil companies, but is likely to fall short of the per day it is forecasting in its budget.

For example, a commodity broker can be charged with fraud if he or she receives a large purchase order from a client ( one likely to affect the price of that commodity ) and then purchases that commodity before executing the client's order in order to benefit from the anticipated price increase.

However, an increase above this equilibrium point could likely bring about increased unemployment for the low and unskilled workers.

Those who performed well were likely to increase their landholdings and advance in the social hierarchy.

It is likely that annual population growth rates will increase in the future, as well as difficulties in employing the many young men and women entering the labor force in a socialist economy already suffering from stagnant growth.

It is unclear why PML occurs more frequently in AIDS than in other immunosuppressive conditions ; some research suggests the effects of HIV on brain tissue, or on JCV itself, make JCV more likely to become active in the brain and increase its damaging inflammatory effects.

Use of road transport and bus services is likely to increase as paved roads are completed south of Khartoum in the country's main agricultural areas.

In stuttering, the severity of the disorder is seen as likely to increase when demands placed on the person's speech and language system is exceeded by their capacity to deal with these pressures.

Plans to increase gas-and coal-fueled generation capacity are likely to take some years to implement, and growth is forecast to be increased to 7 % or more per year.

It is used to divert scarce resources away from patients with little chance of survival in order to increase the chances of survival of others who are more likely to survive.

Some observers also feel that amobarbital does not increase truth-telling, but merely increases talking ; hence, both truth and fabrication are more likely to be revealed in that construct.

As assessed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ), " of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic GHG concentrations ".

Heat is more likely to increase the risk of mortality in cities at mid-latitudes and high latitudes with significant annual temperature variation.

The IPCC's conclusion that most of the observed warming of the last 50 years is likely to have been due to the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations accurately reflects the current thinking of the scientific community on this issue.

Nevertheless, they made naught of Marx's prophecy that capitalism would never pay the `` workers '' -- to use Marx's word -- more than a subsistence wage, with the consequence that increased productivity must inevitably find its way into the capitalists' pockets with the result, in turn, that the gap between the rich and the poor would irrevocably widen and the misery of the poor increase.

Omission of a subordinator pronoun, however, does not result in an increase in stress on a prepositional adverb for which the subordinator pronoun would be object.

Now let's look at the evidence that shows the increase in desegregation and such increase as a result of court order.

The record is clear that increase in school desegregation last year came largely as a result of a court order ; ;

Because the rake angle Af at the tip of the knife is very much smaller ( or even negative ) when compared to the value of **yc for the major portion of the knife, a very rapid increase in cutting force with thickness will result.

A board of health spokesman said there is no reason to believe that an increase in the level here will occur as a result of the detonation.

The potato chip industry these days is growing, not only as a result of population increase and public acceptance of convenience foods, but also because of a combination of circumstances that has led to growth by merger.

Studies show that AAC use does not impede the development of speech, and may even result in a modest increase in speech production.

Part of this pathway includes alpha-interferon and beta-interferon, which induce transcription of the p53 gene and result in the increase of p53 protein level and enhancement of cancer cell-apoptosis.

As a result the price on US treasuries began to increase and the return began decreasing because there were many buyers, and the return ( yield ) on other bonds began to increase because there were many sellers ( i. e. the price of those bonds fell ).

Recent studies suggest that deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon could increase sharply in the future as a result of over US $ 40 billion in planned investments in highway paving and major new infrastructure projects in the region.

A result of this has been an increase in the maximum speed on the railway line on the Pan-European Corridor X, from the Slovenian border via Zagreb, Novska, Vinkovci to the Serbian border.

As a result of the Attlee Government ’ s initiatives in agriculture, there was a 20 % increase in output between 1947 and 1952, while Britain adopted one of the most mechanised and efficient farming industries in the world.

This increase was a result of the increased number of states, the fragility of states formed after 1945, the decline in interstate war, and the Cold War rivalry.

As a result of the increase in the value of copper, the United States greatly reduced the amount of copper in each penny.

In addition, without changes to either calendar, the frequency of monthly divergence between the two festivals will increase over time as a result of the differences in the implicit solar years: the implicit mean solar year of the Hebrew calendar is 365. 2468 days while that of the Gregorian calendar is 365. 2425 days.

The most effect has been shown by piracetam and amphetamine, which may increase cerebral plasticity and result in an increased capability to improve language function.

In 1903 there was a substantial increase in the number of women film several minutes long unclear, as a result of the great popularity of Georges Méliès ’ le Voyage dans la lune ( A Trip to the Moon ), which came out in early 1902, though such films were still a very minor part of production.

The theory argues that the net result will be an increase in income and ultimately wealth and well-being for everyone in the free-trade area.

The King ( and many Feuillants with him ) expected war would increase his personal popularity ; he also foresaw an opportunity to exploit any defeat: either result would make him stronger.

Eiffel established that the lift produced by an airfoil was the result of a reduction of air pressure above the wing rather than an increase of pressure acting on the under surface.

As a continuing part of the social pact, and even more as the result of a fierce union-government battle, President Callejas announced in 1991 a 27. 8 percent increase over a minimum wage that the government had earlier agreed upon.