Example sentences of "to be stable " in BNC.

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1 This is the name given to rapid loss of the TL signal from that part of the glow curve normally thought to be stable .
2 Such hierarchies tend to be stable with a powerful ‘ alpha ’ animal at the top .
3 This implies that E. coli 's chromosomal information ought to be stable .
4 The period for which the product can be expected to be stable under given conditions must also be specified .
5 Analysis of this system shows the arms race to be stable once again .
6 ‘ We have to be stable enough to have product liability insurance before we can enter the US market .
7 The product has proved to be stable over the anticipated lifespan of the building and has advantages over alternative methods of roof insulation , namely , energy efficiency , ease of installation and speed of erection .
8 The pound needs to be stable long term .
9 The feeling that the vista , for all its peacefulness , is disquieting , comes to us partly through two diverse types of metaphor : the " civilizing " metaphor which allows islands ( already compared to man-made buildings ) to have foundations ( 2 ) , the sea to be stable ( 3 ) , the sea and land to constitute a floor ( 3 ) , and the sky a dome ( 3 ) .
10 What appears to be stable in interpretations of here ( apart from curious usages deriving from long-distance telephonic communication and long-distance travel , discussed in Lyons , 1977 ) is that the deictic centre is located where the speaker is .
11 there are three requirements which must be met if the prison system is to be stable : they are security , control and justice … ‘ security ’ refers to the obligations of the Prison Service to prevent prisoners escaping .
12 The stimulatory activity was found to be stable up to 60°C for 10 minutes .
13 It is clear from our analysis in the previous section that we do not expect the strange invariant set produced at r 13.926 to be stable and we do not expect it to show up in numerical simulations ; the behaviour described in ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) above ( r } 13.926 ) can not be predicted from the purely local analysis .
14 When the angina patient seemed to be stable he too was transported to an ambulance to be taken to hospital so that he could rest and fully recover from his attack .
15 His condition is said to be stable and detectives at his bedside are hoping he may be able to give them more information about the attack .
16 Mrs Clark is said to be stable in the burns unit of Stoke Mandeville hospital tonight … and according to her son hoping to move back into a new caravan .
17 Mrs Clark is said to be stable in the burns unit of Stoke Mandeville hospital tonight … and according to her son hoping to move back into a new caravan .
18 She was said to be stable in Middlesbrough General Hospital last night , but no longer on a ventilator .
19 They were taken to Middlesbrough General Hospital where their condition was said to be stable .
20 He is also being treated at Middlesbrough General Hospital , where his condition is said to be stable and his life not in danger .
21 Mr Deacon , whose condition was said to be stable , had been transferred to Middlesbrough from Bishop Auckland General .
22 He is now undergoing treatment for a jaw injury in Middlesbrough General Hospital where his condition is said to be stable .
23 His condition was later said to be stable in hospital .
24 Craig Lambrecht , a 16-year-old schoolboy , was badly wounded but his condition in hospital was said to be stable .
25 The two most seriously hurt , Bronwen Vickers , 33 , who had a leg amputated , and Stephen Clague , 21 , who suffered arm , elbow and hip injuries , were said to be stable .
26 An instructor Karen Gardner , 21 , was said to be stable and the other instructor , Anthony Mann , 23 , stable and comfortable .
27 The triple and quadruple recombinant baculoviruses proved to be stable for up to nine passages .
28 As suggested in section 10.5 , insertion of resistance in series with the capacitance C limits the closed-loop gain at high frequencies that satisfy and if the closed-loop Bode plot is like that of with an approach to the open-loop plot at 6 dB per octave , the amplifier is likely to be stable .
29 It is important , too , that close attention is paid to image building ( e.g. banks and insurance companies must be seen to be stable , reliable institutions , but with a friendly , non-intimidating attitude — an image which banks in particular have spent a lot of money fostering over the past decade ) .
30 He was taken to Walton Hospital where his condition is understood to be stable .
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