However, if I actually had a teleporter and showed it to you, I bet the kooky-factor would change completely.
Technology was a crucial factor in this change, including DVDs, TiVo, and the emergence of a vibrant online TV-fan community.
Another factor is climate change - livestock rearing produces methane, which is 23 times more powerful than carbon dioxide in global warming terms, according to Lord Stern.
Heightened methane emission from wetlands and permafrost has regularly been touted as a potential amplifying factor in climate change, with warmer weather stimulating their release and so producing further warming.
Instead, it would hit their arch rivals, the supermarkets, which have gradually persuaded drinkers to quaff cheap booze at home rather than expensive stuff at the bar. (Price isn't the only factor behind this change: home comforts from radiators to satellite TV have made British sitting rooms cosier places than they used to be).
If there were such change, it would be possibly the single most important factor in stimulating optimism about change elsewhere.
As to importance, when originally identified as distinct, the archaea, too, were regarded as marginal yet their methane-generating properties are now a factor in climate-change calculations.
"He doesn't have the 'X factor' bowlers who can change games, " he said.
The main factor in the slow rate of change probably has had to do with the structure and culture of the electric industry.
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In the past, a change in a risk factor might have been enough for a drug to be approved and even become a blockbuster.
The most important factor in producing a major trend change in the price of a stock, outside of economic conditions, is a change in the company.
Is it a good or bad idea to give this supplement to kids whose sleep schedules may be thrown off by a time change or some other factor?
Carwyn Jones AM stressed that climate change was a major factor towards the increase of floods and that the government's TAN 15, the official document that regulates the assessment of flood risks, was addressing the problem.
In negotiations, if your opponent uses physical intimidation tactics to their advantage, negotiate telephonically or even electronically so that their physical presence is not a factor, in other words, change the game from their game of physical intimidation to one of virtual communication.
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His abrasive style could have been a factor in the decision to make a change.
Most companies under communicate their visions for change by at least a factor of 10.
Hoppe says that even when the role of rising population in storm paths is removed from the accelerating trend in losses, climate change emerges as a clear factor in the increased losses.
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In an interview, he said Continental's push for change at Smithfield was no factor in the deal with Shuanghui, with whom Smithfield had held talks on a combination as far back as 2009.
It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today.
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But welfare-to-work practitioners say one factor in its success has been a dramatic change in how welfare recipients are prepped for the work force.
In six of the seven, there was sufficient evidence to conclude that climate change caused by human activities played a factor in the events affecting their severity, likelihood or frequency.
At some prestigious institutions like the Universities of Virginia or Michigan, state government funds make up roughly 10 percent or so of the budget not chump change, but far less of a factor in financing the enterprise than a generation or more ago when the proportion was 20 or even 30 percent.
In his speech, Bush acknowledged that climate change is real and that human activity is a factor.
The structure of the organization may change due to the growth, but the key factor here is size, not Enterprise 2.0.
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The meeting aims to secure the engagement of Ministers in the creation of new sites as a contributing factor in addressing sustainable development as well as adaptation of climate change.
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The fast pace of change in the IT industry could well be a significant factor as the remedy phase of the trial kicks into gear.
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