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the change (of life)

Menopause. Some women have many difficulties during the change of life, both physical and emotional.
See also: change
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change (of life)

menopause. The change of life affects each woman differently. Jill started the change when she was forty-seven.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

change

n. money. (see also and change.) It takes a lot of change to buy a car like that.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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One to change it, and one to initiate a probe into the possible involvement of President Duterte in the old light bulb's 'death.'
Light bulbs and politics
When implementing changes in structure, system, or process; individual change has a mediating role because change starts with individual change, and unless the majority of individuals change their attitudes or behaviors, no organizational change occurs (Alas, 2007).
THE PREDICTOR OF AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT TO CHANGE: ATTITUDE VS INDIVIDUAL READINESS FOR CHANGE
* A consolidated group member changing to or from a 52-53-week tax year is not eligible for automatic consent for such change, unless the requested year is identical to the consolidated group's tax year.
IRS updates automatic approval procedures for accounting-period changes
In April 2006, CMS released "Artifacts of Culture Change," a 70-page document that includes a scorecard covering 79 CMS-defined "artifacts." Labeled "Compliance and Culture Change in LTC," the scorecard is intended to help providers measure their success in implementing CMS's measurements defining culture change.
Bringing culture change into better focus: what are the real ingredients of culture change in nursing facilities?
To create a context of contemporary change in the classroom, a written assignment was structured to mimic a characteristic of complexity theory.
Inspiring student insights for change
According to Anne Hass in Configuration Management Principles and Practices, configuration "derives from the Latin com-, meaning 'with' or 'together,' and figurare, 'to form.'" Loosely interpreting that, she says, configuration means "to form from a relative arrangement of parts." Hass defines configuration management as the "unique identification, controlled storage, change control, and status reporting of selected intermediate work products, product components, and products during the life of a system."
The adventures of CM Man
I will review the important role that Earth Science plays in the climate change debate and suggest ways in which we should respond to the intense societal interest in the debate.
Greenhouse gases and global change: a challenge for Canadian geoscience
The successful implementation of change is facilitated when your organization's culture, systems, and structures support and reinforce the new vision, objectives, and behaviors.
Creating organizational support for change
Advocates are demanding changes to assure the same protections as afforded other citizens, while others believe they can reveerse social change by enshrining penalties and fostering stigma on the alternative families involved.
Michael Mello, Legalizing Gay Marriage
In this model, [B.sub.1] estimates the slope of the preintervention data, [B.sub.2] estimates the slope of the postintervention data, and [B.sub.3] estimates the change in level of outcome as the difference between the estimated first point postintervention and the extrapolated first point postintervention if the preintervention line was continued into the postintervention phase.
Systematic review of antimicrobial drug prescribing in hospitals
Under IAS 8, Accounting Policies and Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors (www.iasb.org/uploaded_files/documents/8_63_ias08-sum.pdf), a change in accounting policy should be applied retrospectively, and the cumulative effect of the adjustment should be reflected in the opening balance of equity for the period.
Convergence: in search of the best: CPAs should understand how U.S. and foreign accounting standards influence each other
In Preparation, the person undertakes serious planning to engage in behavior change within a set period of time, say one month.
The wellness process for healthy living: a mental tool for facilitating progress through the stages of change
In addition to his bias for change, de Brabandere has one for speed, as well.
Change times two
"Climate change could undo even the little progress most African countries have achieved so fat in terms of development," says Anthony Nyong, a professor of environmental science at the University of Jos in Nigeria.
Continental divide: why Africa's are change burden is greater
Statement 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods' financial statements of a voluntary change in accounting principle unless it is impracticable.
Statement No. 154: reporting Accounting Changes
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