The lesson of his research is that the act of reading observes a gradient of awareness.

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Instead, the transistors operate on a gradient of electrical current.

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Mr. Fischer has painted the surface with a faded pale blue hue, a gradient of color he distilled from a landscape photograph using Photoshop, a computer program he employs in much of his work.

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During the accumulation season, sublimation is reduced because of a low gradient of vapour pressure and the energy supplied by radiation is directly consumed by melting, explaining why discharge is high.

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The defects which plagued the busway included inadequate gradient in a park and ride site prompting fears of flooding and concerns about gaps between the concrete beams allowing them to expand or contract depending on the weather.

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Pushed for time and strapped for cash, the engineers laid eight miles of track straight up Big Hill, at a gradient more than twice the safe maximum.

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