Alhajji sees a number of vicious cycles that will support continued strength in oil prices for the foreseeable future.

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The greater the interval between menarche and menopause, the greater the number of menstrual cycles with spikes in exposure to these hormones.

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An algorithm may then be used to switch the device to a touch sensing mode that increases the number of touch sensing cycles in a given period.

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Clusters of unvaccinated people contribute to outbreaks, but in the case of whooping cough, the cycles will continue until a much greater number of people of all ages are immunized, Cherry said.

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The last three election cycles produced the largest number of retirements in the last 40 years: in 1996 there were 50 open seats, in 1994 there were 48 and in 1992 there were 65.

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So, he has decided to streamline the end to end decision cycles by cutting down the number of people between end cusotmers and senior management.

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The overall number of sunspots typically varies in frequency over 11 year cycles.

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But the number of deaths in the two groups whose day-and-night cycles had been tampered with was far higher.

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The number of open seats is lower in 1998 than it has been in the last several election cycles.

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