In this case, transmission occurs during the active phase when blisters have erupted, but not formed dry crusts.

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The sun is in an active phase of its current 11-year weather cycle, which scientists call Solar Cycle 24.

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The sun is currently in an active phase of its 11-year solar cycle, and it should continue to fire off big storms for a while yet.

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With an active directory and new security features, NT 5.0 is in the second phase of a three-part beta-testing cycle.

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But the project's current phase also includes replacement of five two-track bridges, which required reducing the number of active tracks from four to two.

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