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Main Entry:
sta·bil·i·ty
[
st
uh
-
bil
-i-tee
]
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stəˈbɪl
ɪ
ti
/
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Example Sentences
Ordinarily, a central banker's affirming the importance of price
stability
is not headline news.
They're confusing the
stability
of their mind-set with the
stability
of the underlying phenomena.
Putting a high priority on
stability
would represent a fundamental change in the rules of the game.
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Ordinarily, a central banker's affirming the importance of price
stability
is not headline news.
They're confusing the
stability
of their mind-set with the
stability
of the underlying phenomena.
Putting a high priority on
stability
would represent a fundamental change in the rules of the game.
The daily price of oil depends on many factors, including political
stability
in historically volatile regions.
Both are essentially spinning wings that stay aloft thanks to aerodynamic lift and gyroscopic
stability
.
Japan enjoyed the longest period of
stability
and internal peace it has ever known.
Chemists searching for the island of
stability
now have a better map.
It was the
stability
of a leader who had contempt for his people's ability to run their own affairs.
According to climatologists, atmospheric in
stability
eventually influences geological
stability
.
Nonetheless, news of the
stability
pact's apparent demise has been greeted with dismay in many corners.
The end of the civil war did not mark a return to political
stability
.
The greater length also will add greatly to the fore-and-aft
stability
in flight.
Concrete has
stability
in earthquakes and rain while mud is economical and apparantly better at regulating temperature.
They have blown up buildings, derailed foreign investment, and threatened the
stability
of the state.
Inner-direction provided moral
stability
in a rapidly developing society.
The government cites
stability
as its source of legitimacy, and it draws a tight connection between
stability
and economic growth.
Ballast water is carried in a ship's hold for increased
stability
.
The binder isn't active, but researchers say it's crucial in the battery's
stability
.
The wheels are way out at the corners, allowing maximum interior space and great
stability
.
Thereafter, the president is usually interested in additional job security and the board wants greater
stability
at the top.
The tool was the short-term interest rate, the target was price
stability
.
The creatures are likely traveling in the ship's ballast water-water sucked into and pumped out of ships to provide
stability
.
The outer shell of egg prevents nuclear fluid from leaking and provides extra
stability
.
When riding slowly, the two wheels splay out at an angle to provide
stability
.
Proven track record in financial management with demonstrable record of financial
stability
.
There is a big difference between job
stability
and job security.
If the plants are lost, the wetlands lose their
stability
.
Brazil had to work arduously during the past decade to achieve its present economic
stability
and prosperity.
With
stability
this dismal, the specs are largely irrelevant.
Should world fertilizer or food production falter, political
stability
could hardly endure.
The inscrutable senior leadership helps give an air of
stability
.
Their powerful, on-the-ground accounts prompted an outpouring of support and restored financial
stability
to the park.
Also, the example of the chimpanzee proves how lack of relationships affects mental
stability
.
Wings probably began as protrusions of the insect body: lobes that gave extra gliding
stability
.
He focuses on his preference for
stability
over growth, though he acknowledges the need for growth.
China is too concerned about maintaining the figleaf of
stability
on its north-eastern flank to discuss the frailty of the regime.
Stenzel shows us the complex web of life that depends upon its
stability
.
On the nuclear physical
stability
of uranium minerals.
Fluids are circulated into and out of the hole to cool the drill and maintain the
stability
of the borehole.
The public sector, by contrast, is a haven of security and
stability
.
Vegetables available in local grocery stores are usually chosen for their shelf
stability
and mainstream appeal.
The bio-sphere has evolved to cope with both these needs, but it requires
stability
.
But they found the road to
stability
and faster growth a long and bumpy one.
The other main threat to the lake's ecological
stability
is pollution.
China's food supply and social
stability
are under strain as sprawl eats up agricultural land and claims farmers' livelihoods.
They have killed off thousands of other species that shared the biosphere and maintained its
stability
for thousands of years.
Even-toed ungulates spread their hooves on soft soil, snow, rocks etc to spread the weight and get more
stability
.
Long-term, not short-term, fiscal
stability
should be the priority.
But a lack of
stability
probably influenced the architects to.
Lisa remarried soon after the war in an attempt to bring
stability
to her family.
Some models can be splayed, either for better
stability
on uneven terrain or to drop the tripod closer to the ground.
Overall, ink manufacturers are constantly improving the lightfastness and
stability
of their ink sets.
The cost of the enhanced local
stability
is the risk of a far-reaching calamity.
The oil-producing countries increasingly see higher education as the key to their economic
stability
after the oil runs out.
The other bigger concern, though, is with the
stability
.
On preview, yup, acrimone makes my point with regard to turnover and
stability
goals.
Advancements in science, technology, and human evolution are making
stability
nearly.
The large wingspan of his rig lent
stability
to the images.
But their quotas cannot be rebalanced, because of relative
stability
.
In some cases, the survival of a species and the
stability
and biodiversity of an ecosystem is jeopardized.
Combined with the inherent
stability
of a quadrocopter and its gyroscopes, the platform stays exactly where it.
It unfortunate to have politics affecting education
stability
.
Stability
was also an issue, as it was prone to rolling on the way up.
In short, laboring folks who sought or had achieved some measure of
stability
and respectability.
So far, the growth gains have come from macroeconomic
stability
and deregulation.
Others hope that it will foster peace and
stability
in a region left ravaged by years of war and political in
stability
.
Slacklining is different from tightrope walking, as the band is hung looser for springiness rather than
stability
.
But this is going to happen where
stability
of employment is not a major goal of the economy.
But
stability
and economic recovery remain distant goals.
And because the ecosystem is largely intact, it has
stability
and resilience and is able to recover from environmental stresses.
High
stability
is typical of the work of the quantum engine.
They can provide no
stability
for you for they are looking to you for that
stability
.
Of course the goals of full capacity utilization and price
stability
are at odds.
Unlike collagen gels, this new type of artificial skin has high mechanical
stability
and is pliable.
The rope lines serve to secure the high masts, making for some much-needed
stability
.
They often fail to mention such things as financial security and family
stability
.
Indeed, water may well be the leading indicator of
stability
in countries to come.
Genetic drift may eat away at the
stability
of our proteins until they are overwhelmed, leaving us a sickly species.
Chrome also started the trend of tightly sandboxing web browsers to improve
stability
and security.
We eventually hypothesized that the rolls were caused by a lack of directional
stability
as the rocket left the atmosphere.
The objective was to improve the
stability
of timekeeping in a manner that would be invisible to the general population.
Behind the knob is an electronic parking brake, and buttons to engage sport/winter mode and to deactivate
stability
control.
The only elements missing are job
stability
and an office, which a tenure-track job would certainly improve upon.
The
stability
of ponded water would also increase if covered by ice," he said.
Not good for the general health or political
stability
.
The long wheelbase means that heavy loads will still be over the back wheel, helping
stability
.
Of course, small business is where all the new jobs and is the primary source of economic
stability
and vitality.
In effect you have a backpack camera system with a waist belt for added
stability
during longer hikes on difficult trails.
Microbes did not seem to be affecting that
stability
too much, drawing down oxygen at a rate of one micromole per day.
It combines the light weight and huge payload of an airship with the
stability
and handling of an airplane.
Remember to find a support group that will add
stability
and balance to your life.
Barre had been deposed, and opposing warlords engaged in a civil war to the south, threatening the
stability
of the north.
Maintain your mental
stability
by establishing a routine.
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