Clearly, it is not as potent and unpredictable a force as it was in 2010.
In Dar es Salaam in Tanzania electricity is on only for two unpredictable hours a day.
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The other reason, possibly linked to the first, is that a series of unpredictable results has produced a midterm points table that bears little resemblance to anything anyone expected.
In those cases, the roads are less frequented for a reason: read on for terrifying drop-offs, unpredictable mudslides and a complete lack of concrete paving.
But unpredictable events have a way of derailing America's best laid plans to stay above the fray of the world's messiest problems.
It's still unpredictable and only a brave or foolish tourist plans a day to the causeway without thinking about bringing a waterproof.
The election in Greece on May 6th is unpredictable, and a strong showing by anti-austerity parties could cast doubt on Greeks' commitment to reforms.
Yet, as the National Academy of Sciences has noted, this method is far more unpredictable than inserting a single gene from another species, as was done to produce insect-resistant corn, soybeans and cotton.
Niko Kranjcar tried his luck on the unpredictable surface with a speculative 25-yard effort and Aston Villa's Carson allowed the dipping drive to bounce in front of him and skid into the net.
Many meteorologists and scientists say that a single warm winter is all part of the natural variations of an unpredictable climate, but a new climatic survey has reported that Europe's Alpine region is now warmer than at any other time since the Middle Ages, so could the current conditions be a taste of things to come?
Not to mention a varied and unpredictable portfolio of international challenges -- from a volatile Middle East to evolving economic and security challenges in an Asia increasingly defined by China.
Practitioners throw a quirky pitch of unpredictable trajectory, requiring "the fingertips of a safecracker and the mind of a Zen Buddhist, " says former pitcher Jim Bouton in the film.
One worry about taking such work forward is that the insides of a cell are far more complicated and unpredictable than the controlled environment of a test tube.
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Porterfield and Niall O'Brien barely gave the unpredictable Sri Lankan bowlers a sniff early on and, although they were scoring below the required rate, their principle aim would have been to negotiate the opening overs unscathed.
Stars offer something of a safe bet in an otherwise unpredictable industry, according to Arthur De Vany, a professor emeritus of economics at the University of California, Irvine.
What I call a "Black Swan" is an exceptional unpredictable event that, unlike the bird, carries a huge impact.
The Samarases and Young fell victim to particularly unpredictable storm, even for a tornado.
This may lead to sudden and dramatic changes, for example the unpredictable timing and magnitude of a landslide.
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Australia, of course, is not alone in facing a more unpredictable weather regime.
There, he learnt to master the unpredictable Scottish golf courses - a skill that would be of untold benefit in the future.
Over the last few weeks, the action has been volatile and often unpredictable so we have taken a more quick, in-and-out approach.
Getting an exclusive push from local investors, backed by an aggressive Bank of Japan easing package, is proving to be a tad unpredictable.
The competition are left with a more unpredictable Apple, and it racks up the marketing mystique around the company another notch or two.
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"We saw that last year, when Fernando (Alonso) won, and we know that the unpredictable weather can make it a lottery for everyone, " added Button.
These unpredictable and extreme events cast a pall over the stock market that was difficult to overcome, and included government intervention that affected the market.
Now, despite the many learned treatises written on the network effect, it remains unpredictable - what decides whether a joke goes viral, or an appeal for help remains unheard?
Apple has stellar sales figures, income figures that other manufacturers would love to have, yet their unpredictable nature is making them a tricky company for the markets to understand and price.
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The market's ups and downs may be unpredictable, yet there is a powerful tendency for funds that do relatively well in bull markets and badly in bear ones (or conversely) to continue to behave that way.
The team of physicists was investigating the possibility of using radioactive decay rates to generate random numbers, since the rate is constant but the emission of individual atoms is unpredictable, it seemed like a perfect fit.
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In Tuesday's election, reformer incumbent Monica Garcia retained her seat with 56 percent of the vote, as widely foreseen, but in a more unpredictable victory, union-supported incumbent Steve Zimmer retained his with 52.1 percent of the vote.
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