In the second test Pickens had to judge the length of lines and the relative distance between lines and dots.
Manual docking requires astronauts to have a precise judgement on the relative distance between Shenzhou IX and the Tiangong-1 module, a challenge to their capability of coordination, accuracy and psychological stability.
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The reason: As long-haul carriers desperately slashed prices to fill seats and spread expenses, the implied price each passenger pays per connecting leg has dropped relative to the distance traveled during that leg.
As for golfers, they might grudgingly accept that distance is relative anyway.
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The football statistical outlet Football Outsiders rates Green-Ellis among the top backs in the league by one statistic it uses to measure how well backs perform on each play relative to the down and distance.
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Foster's sentiments are shared by Twell's Beijing team-mate and relative veteran of the British women's distance-running scene, Jo Pavey.
The flexibility and relative affordability of phones allows for easy distribution and use, providing distance learning across geographical barriers.
The study also showed that the income of the poorest population was approaching, in relative terms, the international poverty line over the period: the distance between the income of the poorest and the poverty line was reduced from 6% to 2.3%.
Also, the study shows that people who live in neighborhoods with a mix of shops and businesses within easy walking distance are 7% less likely to be obese, which means that their relative risk of obesity is 35% less.
Radar measurements are incredibly accurate: we get the distance to the asteroid very, very precisely, and we can also get its velocity relative to us.
And as a by product of that ruling, and presuming Woods stays within reasonable striking distance of the lead, CBS and IBM will escape what would have been a likely ratings plummet relative to a Woods-inclusive telecast.
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