In addition to his experiments in reading poetry to jazz, Patchen is beginning to use the figure of the modern jazz musician as a myth hero in the same way he used the figure of the private detective a decade ago.

In still others which are barely on the threshold of the transition into modernity, the decade can bring significant progress in launching the slow process of developing their human resources and their basic services to the point where an expanded range of developmental activities is possible.

It has been correctly pointed out by well-informed people in the industry that it is probably unrealistic to expect a continuation of the yearly growth of 15% or better that characterized the decade of the 1950's, and that our military markets may be entering upon a new phase in which procurement of multiple weapons systems will give way to concentration of still undeveloped areas of our defense capability.

In the area of private label competition, it is logical to expect a continuation of trends which have been under way during the first decade.

It is probably more effective than the expanded scholarship programs of the past decade, because the scholarship programs mainly aided the students with the best academic records ( who were usually middle-class ), and these students tended to use the scholarship funds to go to more expensive colleges.

In the 1860 - 70 decade there are many poems like `` Revulsion '', but there is only one `` Neutral Tones ''.

In the field of entertainment there is no spur to financial daring so effective as audience boredom, and the first decade of the new device was not over before audiences began staying away in large numbers from the simple-minded, one-minute shows.

Finally, while Armenia is not the only ex-Soviet state that has incurred multimillion-dollar debts to Russia over the past decade, it is the only state to have so far given up such a large share of its economic infrastructure to Russia.

* 1363 – Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang ; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders — Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang — are pitted against each other in what is one of the largest naval battles in history, during the last decade of the ailing, Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty.

A cappella's growth is not limited to live performance, with hundreds of recorded a cappella albums produced over the past decade.

It may occur at any age but is most frequent in the third decade of life.

The average summer seasonal temperature is, but every summer in the decade beginning 2001 has exceeded this average.

By managing all four populations as one-through strategic transfers, gene-loss is reduced from 8 % per decade to 2 % per decade, without any increase in bongo numbers in Kenya.

As Adalvard was back in Bremen already by 1069 and is mentioned as one of Adam's sources of information, it would have been expected that word about Birka's destruction had reached also Adam before he published his work half a decade later.

Having declined from more than one million speakers around 1950 to about 200, 000 in the first decade of the 21st century, of whom 61 % are more than 60 years old, Breton is classified as " severely endangered " by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

Winding up of companies is in the jurisdiction of the Courts which can take a decade even after the Company has actually been declared insolvent.

It is the most successful AFL club of the last decade ( 2000 – 2009 ), having appeared in four consecutive AFL Grand Finals between 2001 and 2004, winning three premierships ( 2001, 2002 and 2003 ).

Cambodia is also recovering from the land mines which were used heavily by the Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese ; it will take approximately a decade to remove most of the land mines from Cambodia.

It is likely for instance that within a decade, a great deal of trade between West Africa and Southern Africa will be moving on the network through Yaoundé.

This is similar to the English decade names ( 1980s, meaning the years 1980 – 1989 ).

In the past decade, mountain bike racing has also reached international popularity and is even an Olympic sport.

Determining styles in capoeira is a very tough task, since there was never a unity in the original capoeira, or a teaching method before the decade of 1920.

After Áed's death there is a two decade gap until the death of Donald II ( Domnall mac Constantín ) in 900 during which nothing is reported in the Irish annals.

The Economy of Cambodia has seen rapid economic progress in the last decade.

The mid-and late first decade of the 21st century have also seen extensive campus construction, with the erection of two new housing complexes, full renovation of two dormitories, and a forthcoming dining hall, life sciences center, and visual arts center.

The new decade has also seen a resurgence of the German film industry, with bigger-budget films and good returns at the German box office.

During this decade Hackman also could be seen in Reds, Under Fire, Hoosiers, Power, Uncommon Valor and Bat * 21.

By the end of the 1980s, membership had fallen to just over 6, 000, 000 — little more than half the level of a decade earlier — and it also counted against the Labour Party's hopes of regaining power, as its relationship with the trade unions had traditionally been seen as a strength but after the Winter of Discontent it was seen as a liability.

The past decade has seen a trend of increased focus on digital over print resources in the libraries.

Department spokesman Guillermo Cole stated that " It's the best it's been in the lifetime for virtually every resident in this county … We've seen a steady decrease in pollution levels over the past decade and certainly over the past 20, 30, 40, 50 years or more.

The merchant marine has seen a dramatic drop in capacity over the past decade:

In both cases the preliminary conditions would be related to changes in technology as well as economic conditions impacting the publication and dissemination of sf, seen as generating a " widespread " sense of malaise among writers and fans, coincidental or coherent with a generational phenomenon, the retirement or obvious decline in productivity of a number of major authors whose output had dominated the previous decade ; finally the perceptible emergence of fresh thematic material which might previously have been inhibited by prevailing orthodoxies.

While the program has been in place for more than a decade and results can be seen in the public sector, the private sector is still lagging behind with citizens only representing 0. 34 % of the private sector workforce.

The decade is seen by many Western nations as a period of peace and prosperity.

* The decade is seen as a time of great prosperity in the United States under the Presidency of Bill Clinton.

The decade has since seen a steady decline in the number of sitcoms and an increase in reality shows, crime and medical dramas, such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, House M. D., and Grey's Anatomy, paranormal / crime shows like Medium ( 2005 – 2011 ) and Ghost Whisperer ( 2005 – 2010 ), and action / drama shows, including 24 and Lost.

Fashion so far in the 2010s has seen a continuation of the casual fashion of the previous decade, though clothes have generally become tighter-fitting, conservative, and more colorful.

The last decade has seen an enormous growth in the use of securities as collateral.

Instead, it is revealed that Io has died sometime between the decade after the first movie takes place as Perseus is seen placing stones on her grave.

Exchange traded commodities have seen an upturn in the volume of trading since the start of the decade.

Arrests were made in an effort to avoid bloodshed seen in Ghana a decade ago, when 12 alleged penis snatchers were beaten to death by mobs.

The last decade has seen the emergence of some new questions about the nature of creoles: in particular, the question of how complex creoles are and the question of whether creoles are indeed " exceptional " languages.

In common with much of the south bank of the Thames, The Borough has seen extensive regeneration in the last decade.

In the last decade of his career, Tree's technique was seen as mannered and old fashioned.

In hindsight, the Lindros trade is seen as one of the most one-sided deals in sports history, and a major foundation for the Nordiques / Avalanche franchise successes over the next decade.

( While Bruno was seen fairly regularly in Sesame Street's early days, he hasn't appeared on the show in over a decade.