Span Sentence Examples

To the three of them, the drastic changes that occurred over such a short time span after thousands of years of no change were a warning sign.

The heavy leather rig appeared designed to span both waist and upper thigh.

The centre arch has a span of 152 ft., and rises 29 ft.

This has a span of 278 ft., 138 ft.

The two side span girders are 420 ft.

America, broadening in the north as if to span the oceans by reaching to its neighbours on the east and west, tapering between vast oceans far to the south where the nearest land is in the little-known Antarctic regions, roughly presents the triangular outline that is to be expected from tetrahedral warping; and although greatly broken in the middle, and standing with the northern and southern parts out of a meridian line, America is nevertheless the best witness among the continents of to-day to the tetrahedral theory.

Whether you look at a single country over a span of time, or a group of countries at a specific point in history, the result is the same.

Rankine proved (Applied Mechanics, p. 370) that the necessary strength of a stiffening girder would be only one-seventh part of that of an independent girder of the same span as the bridge, suited to carry the same moving load (not including the dead weight of the girder which is supported by the chain).

The Brooklyn bridge, begun in 1872, has a centre span of 15952 and side spans of 930 ft.

He takes as the live load for a bridge two such engines, followed by a train of wagons covering the span.

The weight of main girders increases with the span, and there is for any type of bridge a limiting span beyond which the dead load stresses exceed the assigned limit of working stress.

Let W 1 be the total live load, Wf the total flooring load on a bridge of span 1, both being considered for the present purpose to be uniform per ft.

For a train advancing from the left, the travelling load shear in the left half of the span is of a different sign from that due to the dead load.

Experience shows that (a) a parabola having the same ordinate at the centre of the span, or (b) a parabola having 15 ons FIG.

The records span from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s.

These awards stretch over a span from 1996 to 2002, and Sweeney is still part of the cast for Days of Our Lives.

The width of the bridge between parapets is 60 ft., except across the centre span, where it is 49 ft.

The main suspension chains are carried across the centre span in the form of horizontal ties resting on the high-level footway girders.

There are fifteen main transverse girders to each shore span, with nine longitudinal girders between each pair.

The horizontal stresses in the flanges are greatest at the centre of a span.

The proportion of depth to span in the Britannia bridge was '.

It would be economical, therefore, to make the girder very deep. This, however, involves a much heavier web, and therefore for any type of girder there must be a ratio of depth to span which is most economical.

Not only were the bracing bars designed to calculated stresses, and the continuity of the girders taken into account, but the validity of the calculations was tested by a verification on the actual bridge of the position of the points of contrary flexure of the centre span.

The depth of the girder at the centre is about one-eighth of the span.

The span between supports was 259 ft., the clear span 2402 ft.; depth between joint pins 16 ft.

Amongst remarkable American girder bridges may be mentioned the Ohio bridge on the Cincinnati & Covington railway, which is probably the largest girder span constructed.

From these, by the aid of the temporary members, the centre span is built out from both sides.

The span to the centres of the end uprights is 820 ft.; width between centres of main uprights at bed-plate 100 ft., and between centres of main members at end of centilevers 20 ft.

The shore piers carry cantilevers projecting one way over the river openings and the other way over a shore span where it is secured to an anchorage.

Such a bridge was the Wearmouth bridge, designed by Rowland Burdon and erected in 1793-1796, with a span of 235 ft.

The centre span is 520 ft.

Each span has four steel double ribs of steel tubes butted and clasped by wrought iron couplings.

This has a span of 566 ft.

At Konigsberg there is a road bridge of two fixed spans of 39 ft., and a central span of 60 ft.

The end lifts which transfer the weight of the bridge to the piers when the span is closed consist of massive eccentrics having a throw of 4 in.

This gives a load of 50 tons per eccentric. One motor is placed at each end of the span to operate the eccentrics and also to release the latches and raise the rails of the steam track.

The Runcorn bridge crosses the Manchester Ship Canal and the Mersey in one span of woo ft., and four approach spans of 552 ft.

General specifications as to span, loading, &c., are furnished to bridge-building companies, which make the design under the direction of engineers who are experts in this kind of work.

The Kuilenburg bridge in Holland, which has a span of 492 ft., was erected on a timber staging of this kind, containing 81,000 cub.

In narrow ravines a bridge of one span may be rolled out, if the projecting end is supported on a temporary suspension cable anchored on each side.

Generally, in addition, wire cables are stretched across the span, from which lifting tackle is suspended.

The girders of the side spans were rolled out so as to overhang the great span by 105 ft., and formed a platform from which parts of the arch could be suspended.

The weights of engines and wagons are now greater, and in addition it is recognized that the concentration of the loading at the axles gives rise to greater straining action, especially in short bridges, than the same load uniformly distributed along the span.

In the case of a bridge of many spans, there is a length of span which makes the cost of the bridge least.

The cost of abutments and bridge flooring is practically independent of the length of span adopted.

Let P be the cost of one pier; G the cost of the main girders for one span, erected; n the number of spans; 1 the length of one span, and L the length of the bridge between abutments.

The cost of a pier will not vary materially with the span adopted.

The cost of the main girders for one span will vary nearly as the square of the span for any given type of girder and intensity of live load.

Hence the total cost of that part of the bridge which varies with the span adopted is C = (n-i)P-FnaP = LP// - P +Lal.

Differentiating and equating to zero, the cost is least when dC _ LP +La =o, dl = l2 P=ale=G; that is, when the cost of one pier is equal to the cost erected of the main girders of one span.

Limiting Span.

Taking K for steel girders as 7200 to 9000, Limiting Span in Ft.

For parallel girders when r = 10, the limiting span is 1070 ft.

For parabolic or bowstring girders, when r =8, the limiting span is 1280 ft.

For flexible suspension bridges with wrought iron link chains, and dip = Ath of the span, the limiting span is 2800 ft.

For stiffened suspension bridges with wire cables, if the dip is 310th of the span the limiting span is 2700 to 3600 ft., and if the dip is *th of the span, 3250 to 4250 ft., according to the factor of safety allowed.

The majority of bridges not of great span have girders with parallel booms. This involves the fewest difficulties of workmanship and perhaps permits FIG.

Remembering that in this case the centre bending moment Ewl will be equal to wL 2 /8, we see that the horizontal tension H at the vertex for a span L (the points of support being at equal heights) is given by the expression 1..

The value of H is equal to the maximum tension on the bottom flange, or compression on the top flange, of a girder of equal span, equally and similarly loaded, and having a depth equal to the dip of the suspension bridge.

Thus for a beam supported at the ends and loaded with w per inch length M =w (a 2 - x 2), where a is the half span.

Divide the span L into any convenient number n of equal parts of length 1, so that nl = L; compute the radii of curvature R 1, R2, R3 for the several sections.

Rankine gives the approximate rule Working deflection =5= l a /t o,000h, where l is the span and h the depth of the beam, the stresses being those usual in bridgework, due to the total dead and live load.

A length of 10 digits is marked on all the inscribed Egyptian cubits as the "lesser span" (33).

Two bridges here span the Fox, which is from 3 m.

Below the town to the north is a single arched bridge of the road, the arch having the span of 381 ft.

The most commonly used measures of length are the span (mto), the cubit (kru), and the arm's-length or fathom (dompa).

The floors and even the walls of important buildings are made of this combination, and long span bridges, tall factory chimneys, and large water-tanks are among the many novel uses to which it has been put.

Hence slabs or beams of long span should not be built of plain concrete, though when reinforced with steel it is admirably adapted for these purposes.

But in a thin slab, with its comparatively small span and light load, the concrete is generally strong enough to bear the shearing stresses unaided, and the reinforcement is devoted to assisting it where the tensile stresses occur.

Span and ridge-and-furrow roofs, the forms now mostly preferred, are exceedingly well adapted for the admission of light, especially when they are glazed to within a few inches 2.

The best form is the spanroofed, a single span being better even than a series of spans such as form the ridge-and-furrow roof.

A low span, with dwarf side walls, and a lantern ventilator along the ridge, the height in the centre being 9 ft., would be very well adapted for the purpose.

They are generally span roofed, about 6 ft.

It is set to span the furnace, additional exposure to heat being secured in a variety of ways by flues.

It consists of a bridge of i i 1 arches, each 5 metres span, with piers of 2 metres thickness.

Four generations only span the time from the birth of Count Roger, about 1030, to the death of the emperor Frederick II.

Weighis and Measures.The metrical system of weights and measures is in official but not in popular use, except in the foreign quarters of Cairo, Alexandria, &c. The most common Egyptian measures are the fitr, or space measured by the extension of the thumb and first finger; the shibr, or span; and the cubit (of three kinds 224, 25 and 263/4 in.).

Lower down is the Palazzo Civico, belonging to the i ith or early 12th century, which is supported on arches of a single span, under which the road passes.

As an example of the use of the formulae we may determine the maximum span for a wire of given material.

By its aid, for example, the whole of the properties a elliptical arches, whether square or skew, whether level or sloping in their span, are at once deduced by projection from those of symmetrical circular arches, and the properties of ellipsoidal and ellipticconoidal domes from those of hemispherical and circular-conoidal domes; and the figures of arches fitted to resist the thrust of earth, which is less horizontally than vertically in a certain given ratio, can be deduced by a projection from those of arches fitted to resist the thrust of a liquid, which is of equal intensity, horizontally and vertically.

The natural arch that admits one to Mammoth Cave has a span of 70 ft., and from a ledge above it a cascade leaps 59 ft.

Each span is formed by twelve or fourteen massive iron chains, with planks laid across them.

A pair of wings of the toothless Pteranodon from the Chalk of Kansas, now in the British Museum, measures about five and a half metres in span.

Certain waterfleas (Cladocera) fall short of one-hundredth of an inch in total length; the giant Japanese crab (Macrocheira) can span over Io ft.

The spacing, or distance from centre to centre of the floor beams, will depend upon the type of fire-proof flooring employed; it also depends to a considerable extent upon the amount and character of the floor load and the length of span.

If the loads to be carried are largely stationary, and if the span is small, the floor joists can be readily proportioned by means of tables given in the handbooks issued by many steel companies.

In the span of two complete sunspot periods no evidence was found of periodic or other change with lapse of time.

The black stone is a small dark mass a span long, with an aspect suggesting volcanic or meteoric origin, fixed at such a height that it can be conveniently kissed by a person of middle size.

When Main delved and Eve span Who was then the gentleman?

Four other bridges span the Charles river between the two cities.

Again, since the constant of aberration defines the ratio between the velocity of light and the earth's orbital speed, the span of the terrestrial circuit, in other words, the distance of the sun, is immediately deducible from known values of the first two quantities.

Excellent suspension bridges span some of the larger rivers, made of interlaced rattan ropes secured to trees on opposite banks, so very similar to those seen in Sumatra as to suggest some Malay influence.

It is chiefly characterized by the almost universal employment of the pointed arch, not only in arches of wide span such as those of the nave arcade, but for doorways and windows.

At the age of twelve he was apprenticed to a clothier in London, but he appears to have early addicted himself to the "contention, novelties, opposition of government, and I The Span.

Two Roman triumphal arches used to span the Via Egnatia.

He was indefatigable, in war as in peace, in parading and inspecting; the weary and starving soldiers were forced to turn out amid the marshes of the Dobrudscha as spick and span as on the parade grounds of St Petersburg; but he could do nothing to set order in the confusion of the commissariat, which caused the troops to die like flies of dysentery and scurvy; or to remedy the scandals of the hospitals, which inflicted on the wounded unspeakable sufferings.

How could this woman have so profound an effect in the span of five minutes?

As a warrior who spent his adult life at battle, he wasn't really keen on how to comfort a woman who had seen three things she'd likely never witnessed before in the span of five minutes.

The number of letters that a child can hold in memory is called their Visual Attention Span level (hereafter abbreviated to VAS ).

The island has the largest known colony of waved albatrosses, magnificent birds of enormous wing span.

Passages of the book are occasionally repetitive, as if Hughes distrusted the reader's attention span.

We have a short attention span, I reckon.

Ritalin reduces hyperactivity and impulsiveness and increases the attention span.

User groups have demonstrated that mobile subscribers have an average attention span of just 90 seconds.

Three bay, equal span, unstaggered biplane of wooden construction covered with fabric.

The tcpdump files for the two 15-minute time periods required to span the session were then concatenated.

This is because they regularly exercise the part of the brain known as the pre-frontal cortex which reinforces attention span.

Which of you by being anxious is going to add a single cubit to his life span?

The Van Allen belts span only about forty degrees of earth's latitude -- twenty degrees above and below the magnetic equator.

Personal MUD rooms span the gamut from a book-lined tree house, to a padded cell, to the inside of a television set.

No matter how far flung its peoples may be, subtle lines of interconnection span the globe, creating unity between them.

Two bridges span gorges that would otherwise be difficult to cross.

Larger span covers may require propping from below to prevent distortion caused by the weight of the wet concrete infill.

They span his remarkable 36 years as the US's foremost intellectual and anti-imperialist champion.

Floor joists are dropped between both trimmer joists in hangers to span the loft area.

They have a life span of 60,000 hours compared to about 30,000 hours for plasma TVs.

General maintenance Annual inspection and possible maintenance can play an important part to extending the life span of a wall or structure.

With a 10 year guarantee on all parts U-fit conservatories have an expected life span of 25 years.

The annual cost of providing the drugs necessary to, hopefully, increase the life span of the children, is £ 26,000.

Clinical deficiency may increase platelet aggregation and reduce the life span of red blood cells.

The card is fitted with a lithium battery giving a life span of 2 years.

Unfortunately, these security packages have a short life span.

Jack White has acknowledged that a band like The White Stripes has a limited life span, but surely even he didn't expect this.

The new products are more expensive but they are better quality and have a longer life span.

No, you may have a normal life span!

These cows are hours from death, yet they have a natural life span of 30 years.

The tests can then be taken at any time within the 3 year life span of the log book.

Only three changed to roller milling, which extended their life span considerably.

For the severely obese, the reduction in life span may be five to 10 years.

There are nine ranges allowed, which overlap and span two octaves each.

We also made our own pompoms to turn into a chick. attention span didnt quite last, so i finished.

By selling only shearlings, we endeavor to supply livestock which will achieve a long breeding life span.

A full span leading edge slat helps the wing maintain optimum lift and stall characteristics.

Then searchers using sonar found six bodies in a span of just two weeks.

The 1932 text was manufactured to last, where the 1987 reader is not likely to last beyond a five-year span.

The greater your interaction with a person in your limited time span, the more you will know about them.

Iâm always planning an exit, because I have the concentration span of a flea and I get bored after five years.

During the two days of this conference, expert speakers from all quarters will span the spectrum of system criticality.

The upper floor of the Gallery had been refurbished since we were last there and it all looked spic and span.

All the doors were of stainless steel and the whole was kept spick and span by Terry and his cleaning squad.

The boundary wall at the rear has been rebuilt and the side railings look spick and span after a fresh coat of paint.

The average attention span of people who sit listening to someone talking is around 10 minutes.

Each of the 56 turbines stands 53m tall, with a rotor span of 22m.

Marlin sets off to look for Nemo, joined by Dory, a regal blue tang with a short memory span.

Wide span center section of constant chord but tapering slightly in thickness, and two outer sections tapering slightly in thickness, and two outer sections tapering in chord and thickness.

Normal Events span the time frame from when the event starts until the event ends.

He died a lonely old man in 1993 leaving a wealth of largely undiscovered treasures behind which span 50 years.

The universe is so immeasurably vast in extension and duration, and man is so small, his home but a speck in space, and his history a span in time that it seems an arrogant assumption for him to claim exemption from the universal law of evolution and dissolution.

Where warehouses or station buildings run parallel to the quay line, the high truck is often extended, so as to span the whole quay; on one side the " long leg " runs on a rail at the quay edge, and on the other the " short leg " runs on a runway placed on the building.

Of the plays by Ford preserved to us the dates span little more than a decade - the earliest, The Lover's Melancholy, having been acted in 1628 and printed in 1629, the latest, The Lady's Trial, acted in 1638 and printed in 1639.

Its central span is 591 ft.

At Chushul there is an iron chain-and-rope suspension bridge over the deepest part of the river, but it does not completely span the river, and it is too insecure for use.

The Ordish bridge built at Prague in 1868 had oblique chains supporting the stiffening girders at intermediate points of the span.

The clear span is 790 ft., and the suspended girder 200 ft.

Length between abutments 3240 ft.; ---'..nw411111110` ???-- = = channel span 1800 ft.; suspended span 675 ft.; shore spans 5621 ft.

He has calculated the equivalent load per foot of span which would produce the same maximum bending moments.

The reaction at B is 2wx 2 /l and the bending moment at any section C, at m from the left abutment, is 2wx 2 /(l - m)/l, which increases as x increases till the span is covered.

The phrase "to levant," meaning to abscond, especially of one who runs away leaving debts unpaid, particularly of a betting man or gambler, is taken from the Span.

Modern research has discovered no crab to surpass Macrocheira hampferi, De Haan, that can span between three and four yards with the tips of its toes, but at the other end of the scale it has yielded Collodes malabaricus, Alcock, "of which the carapace, in an adult and egg-laden female, is less than one-sixth of an inch in its greatest diameter."

The tags have a long life span and permit data retrieval without recapture of the animal.

Because the upper span slides around the sheave of the block until forces are equalized.

It will shorten the life span of your furniture dramatically.

The evangelistic efforts of this group span the gamut from street preaching and door-to-door witnessing to evangelistic conversations and counseling with personal friends...

Life span You may also want to factor how long your new display device can last.

The online list says that the Queen also has five cocker spaniels named Bisto, Oxo, Flash, Spick, and Span.

Information displayed included port, span, parameter names, date/time of analysis, standard deviation of data and residuals.

In the span of twenty minutes he realized what he called the Self, the substratum of existence, which infuses everything.

Wide span center section of constant chord but tapering slightly in thickness, and two outer sections tapering in chord and thickness.

They have a large wing span, so can easily become caught in trawler nets.

You'll begin to notice that the time span between feedings as grown longer.

For this age group, the short attention span and the overabundance of energy make structure and variety the keys to success.

While it is true that a toddler's attention span is shorter than an adult's or a school age child's attention span, many children lose interest in toys not because they are bored but because they are frustrated.

In some states you can have ten different problems in a single span of time and not have your car qualified as a lemon.

Ask about battery life span, an FM radio receiver (this will identify the title and artist of a band you hear on the radio), and USB or FireWire ports for quick connection to your computer.

Macs are easier to work with for many computer users, and are known for their long life span and simple, minimalist design and structure.

No matter how great a video for cats may be, your pet's interest will wane in a relatively short span of time.

Fixed bars that span the length of the interior of the barrel will break up any large clumps within the barrel.

While the investment is still large, the time span that you can actualize a return has become more economical in many cases.

I was also buying six to eight mops a month because of their short life span.

With acne being the most common skin condition in America, it's no surprise that treatments span the drug-store shelves.

Fantasy football web sites span the World Wide Web like one gigantic football field.

Since most kids have a notoriously short attention span, it's essential that you work quickly and efficiently to get a frame worthy shot.

Know which type of Canon cameras have the longest life span.

While this may be partially true, many of the most popular musical productions from today and yesterday are being rearranged to meet the skill level and attention span of middle school performers and audiences.

Everyone is incredibly fickle and they have the attention span of rabbits.

We live an average of half of that time span and count ourselves as living to a ripe old age.

Recent research indicates that smoking decreases a woman's life span by nearly 15 years.

Most everyone has heard that cigarette smoking or tobacco chewing and cancer are corresponding variables with poor health and a shorter life span; yet are they really?

His first job with Comedy Central was in 1991 as host of Short Attention Span Theater.

Famous for her dim-witted yet completely memorable comments, the character of Kelly was written as a stereotypical dumb blonde, complete with bimbo persona, bleached blonde hair and excessively short attention span.

About a decade ago, when Rodman was better known for his skills on the court than any of his other cross-dressing, attention getting adolescent behavior, Rodman was arrested multiple times in a span of a few short months for drunk driving.

He and Robyn have seven children together, their youngest was born in 1999, making a 20 year age span between his youngest son and newest arrival.

Most successful male actors have careers that span many decades, but more often than not there is one decade considered to be the defining one of their career.

Interestingly, Nicholson also holds the record for longest span of time between Best Actor awards.

In a two year span, students of Harvard Business School complete an analysis of approximately 500 cases.

Cabin upgrades may span several categories and can add up to substantial savings.

The average life span for an Irish Wolfhound is seven years.

The average life span for a Beagle is 13 years.

Her actual due date will span 63 days forward from the first and last breeding, so you are going to have to watch her carefully in that final week.

The average life span for this Terrier is about 10 to 12 years.

Infestation can range from one to as many as 250 worms in an animal, with a parasitic life span of up to five to seven years.

If you are a big dog person, it is also worth remembering that the larger a dog is, the shorter its life span is on average.

There are some dwarf kinds which may be associated with alpine plants in the rock garden; indeed, some are but a span high.

The many classic Rolling Stones songs span four different decades.

The albums span from the debut, The Allman Brothers Band in 1969 right through to One Way Out in 2004.

Designed to accent your space while providing a touch of color, rope lighting can span large areas and even pulse at varying speeds.

It also has a shorter life span than modern bulb choices, averaging about 750 hours of normal use.

To borrow a phrase from "This Old House" star and master carpenter Norm Abrams, make sure to accurately measure the hanging distance and span dimension before purchasing ceiling lights.

Longer rated life - Traditional incandescent lamps have an average life span of 750-1,000 hours, while a compact fluorescent lamp averages between 8,000-15,000 hours.

Shortened life span if frequently switched on and off.

This life span, of course, is dependant upon how well the lights are cared for and the climactic conditions of your area.

Whether you are a do-it-yourselfer staining the deck for the first time, or you are purchasing the product for a professional to apply for you, Cabot deck stains will help ensure that you get the maximum life span for your deck.

Unfortunately, because Foster and Bailey was open for a relatively brief time span so long ago, it is difficult to locate Foster and Bailey silver lockets today.

Choosing the right size is essential; since fishnet is such a delicate material to begin with, its life span greatly depends on how often it is stretched.

The changes may occur over a span of several years.

So looking at the Baby Boom from the viewpoint of a demographer, a person that studies vital statistics and human populations, Baby Boomers are simply a number of people born during a specific span of years.

A person with a subcortical dementia usually exhibits personality changes, a slowed-down thinking process, and a decrease in attention span.

Instead, symptoms include things like personality changes, slowed thinking and shortened attention span.

They've got style to span all types of faces and the technology to stand behind them.

However, the reading glasses span all ranges of styles, colors, and affordability to provide the best fit for every individual in need of a good pair of folding readers.

The product is said to provide full day comfort and a 90-day life span.

There are many fantastic titles available on the Nintendo Wii and they span a number of different genres, including racing games, fighting games, simulation games, and role-playing games.

As with the rest of the video game industry, educational games for kids also span a number of different genres to appeal to a number of different interests.

Opponents of video games have claimed that it rots the brain, induces violence in people, and slowly eats away at a child's attention span.

As you can imagine, this iteration of the game focuses on music trivia, but the questions span many generations.

Well, for those wines with a short life span, the answer is, "Not much."

It is also a way to preserve history, as beautiful dolls span the centuries.

These themes span everything from popular movies and video games to abstract art and other genres.

These signs may include a short attention span for the child's age; difficulty with eye/hand/body coordination; or the avoidance of coloring, puzzles, and other activities.

Of the many different relationships people form over the course of the life span, the relationship between parent and child is among the most important.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-A condition in which a person (usually a child) has an unusually high activity level and a short attention span.

The most common external signs associated with Marfan syndrome include excessively long arms and legs, with the child's arm span being greater than his or her height.

Tourette syndrome appears to also be associated with attention deficit disorder (ADD), a disorder characterized by a short attention span and impulsivity, and in some cases hyperactivity.

Attention deficit disorder (ADD)-Disorder characterized by a short attention span, impulsivity, and in some cases hyperactivity.

The diseases that are usually associated with severe retardation may cause the shorter life span.

Retarded children are prone to behavioral problems caused by short attention span, low tolerance for frustration, and poor impulse control.

Close attention to and prompt treatment of respiratory and digestive complications have dramatically increased the expected life span of a person with CF.

That median age is expected to grow as new treatments are developed, and it is estimated that a person born in 1998 with CF has a median expected life span of 40 years.

However, treatment advanced during the last quarter of the twentieth century, increasing both the life span and the quality of life for most people affected by CF.

The average life span of children who have coarctation of the aorta is 34 years of age, reduced primarily due to complications and to the presence of other heart problems.

Symptoms include flat or inappropriate emotions, an inability to experience pleasure (anhedonia), lack of motivation, reduced attention span, lack of interest in one's surroundings, and social withdrawal.

It usually ends after delivery, but over a 10-year span approximately 30 to 40 percent of females with gestational diabetes go on to develop noninsulin dependent diabetes.

The test is a measure of the time-averaged blood glucose over the 120-day life span of the red blood cells.

Primary reflexes may persist for certain children beyond their normal time span causing a disruption in subsequent development.

Most retarded children babble during the first year and develop their first words within a normal time span, but are then slow to develop sentences or a varied vocabulary.

Individuals with MPS I S do not develop the facial features seen with MPS I H and usually these individuals have a normal life span.

Males with mild Hunter syndrome can have a normal life span and some have had children.

Others, like an ecology club or writers' workshop, may be offered for a shorter time span to reflect a community interest or involvement by a particular sponsoring faculty member or class of students.

Behavior and learning difficulties typical in the preschool or early school years include poor attention span, hyperactivity, poor motor skills, and slow language development.

They should have an attention span of at least 20 minutes.

Acutely ill children do not have the strength, the attention span, or the interest in play.

Short attention span, poor eye contact, delayed and disordered speech and language, emotional instability, and unusual hand mannerisms (hand flapping or hand biting) are also seen frequently.

Other cognitive development in preschoolers are developing an increased attention span, learning to read, and developing structured routines, such as doing household chores.

Their attention span should increase with age, from being able to focus on a task for about 15 minutes at age six to an hour by age nine.

Symptoms progress slowly, and the disease usually does not affect life span.

The expected life span for a male with DMD has increased significantly since the 1970s.

Minor disabilities like learning problems, poor coordination, or short attention span may be the result of premature birth but can be overcome with early intervention.

For children, 30 minutes may be the maximum span of attention for practicing yoga.

The 2000 Victim, Incident, and Offender Characteristics, published by the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ), analyzed sexual assault data collected by law enforcement agencies over a five-year span.

However, new interventions in the treatment of CF are increasing the age span of people with CF every year.

Bone mass increases as they age but does not affect appearance, health, intelligence, or life span.

Ingham County's death records span back to 1986, while earlier death records can be searched at Ancestry.com.

Read the description to make sure it covers the time span and geographical area you are interested in.

Hair products span a wide gamut of purposes and claims.

Choosing the appropriate trimmer model and caring for it properly ensures a long life span and full range of usefulness, ultimately leading to great savings when you don't need to visit the hair salon as frequently.

People choose to homeschool for a variety of reasons that span everything from religious principles to distress regarding poor quality education in local schools.

How long is your child's attention span?

A child with a short attention span may do better with several short kindergarten math worksheets spaced throughout the school day than with one long worksheet.

On the other hand, a student with a longer attention span may benefit from staying on task for a longer period and benefit from a longer worksheet.

Small children usually lack a solid attention span, so keeping the preschool curriculum simple and entertaining will help to maintain your child's interest in the learning process.

A difference of just a few percentages makes a big difference over the span of your mortgage term.

The significance is the two-week span of time after the first day of the last period.

The process involves some thought if the pregnancy is going to span through seasonal weather changes.

The construction resulted in many fewer workmen deaths (only 11) than similar projects due to the use of a safety net that hung beneath the span.

Over 200,000 people walked the bridge span to commemorate its completion.

This figure only accounts for the length of the span portion of the bridge that runs between the two towers.

The length of the span of the bridge from tower to tower is 1,280 meters.

Did you know that the construction of a suspension bridge is such that it can span the longest distance of any bridge type?

Suspension bridges can span distances 2,000 to 7,000 feet, and back in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge pushed towards the high end of that extreme.

Upon its completion, the Golden Gate Bridge had the tallest towers and the longest span in existence.

It measures 6,450 feet in length, with a main bridge span of 4,200 feet.

The best fit and comfort are usually found in underwires that span the full length of your cup size, ending right at the outermost portion of your breasts.

Easily one of the fashion world's must influential icons, French designer Christian Audigier has changed the face of men's and women's style in a very short span of time.

Remember, smaller children have a shorter concentration span than older ones, so they'll need some down time and games mixed in with the serious learning.

Junior swimwearcover ups span the style-gamut from sporty board shorts and rash guards to terry cloth jumpers and stylish sarongs.

This can help develop concentration and a longer attention span as your child grows.

The manufacturing facilities span over a million square feet.

Quality of materials and construction, engineering, availability of replacement parts, installation, and usage all play a part in the life span of an appliance.

The games must be quick to learn and quick to complete since they have a short attention span.

Their attention span allows them to stay engrossed in a game for 30 to 45 minutes.

Some campaigns can span over several years while others are done in a shorter amount of time.

To raise significant funds, it is a good idea to host formal and informal fundraising events over a span of several months.

Then, contribute funds to the trip over a span of six months to two years or more.

Gays span a broad category of lifestyle practices and sometimes a little life coaching is necessary to prepare you for the dating world.

The mine produces an estimated eight million carats of diamonds a year and has an expected life span of 16 to 22 years.

You just may find the perfect ring in the large selection of available designs that span almost one hundred years of fashion.

Since the time span for the term vintage covers up to 100 years of jewelry fashion, many ring styles are available.

Writing feature articles for online publications can be particularly challenging because of the short attention span of the average web surfer and the limitless nature of web content.

Don't expect any pink out of this bag; you're all grown up, so you'll be choosing from a span of jewel tones and neutral colors like…taupe.

Since the slingback is a bit of an esoteric style, you may get the largest span of results by purchasing this bag over the Internet.

Falling in love and marrying in the span of six months is very common with eclipses.

Astrological signs span a horde of planets and houses.

As your toddler gets older and his attention span grows, you can start spending more time on each page.

Since young children have a short attention span, you don't want to create a situation where the child has to wait a long time before receiving something special for behaving well.

Most of today's soundtracks feature tunes that span both artists and genres, but over the years, there have been others that featured one main act.

A list of detailed effects would easily span pages worth of information.

Can so many people truly be perpetuating a hoax across the span of centuries?

The 25-year span that Cayce referred to ended in 1968, when Richard Nixon became President of the United States and, four years later, made his historic trip to China.

Divide the savings goal by the number of pay periods in that span of time to figure out how much to set aside.

Naturalizer shoes span styles of wearability with their inclusion of boots and sandals within their footwear merchandise.

Ecco shoes span a wide array of purposes from athletic shoes like golf shoes to dress and everyday shoes.

Of course, the ultimate result any rating can have is seen in the show's life span - if it lasts, it's clearly pulling in the right numbers.

Soap Opera Digest offers episode recaps over a 10 to 12 day airing span.

Western dragon tattoos usually depict the dragon in flight with its great wings outstretched in an impressive span.

An adult eagle's body is dark brown, its beak is yellow, and its wings can span seven feet.

Completed in 1220 in just under 100 years -- a relatively short span for such a grand cathedral, it is the sixth church to stand at the site, the earlier churches having all been destroyed by fire.

However, you'll still have to take into consideration the child's attention span and ability to follow direction.

A supportive reading environment takes the child's attention span into consideration.

These marriages face particular challenges that span beyond poorly adapted public behavior.