Generally line source acoustic models trace sound ray bundles and calculate spreading loss along with ray bundle divergence ( or convergence } from refractive phenomena.
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One sign of the onset of depression is a spreading loss of the sense of gratification in such immediate things as friendship, jokes, conversation, food and sex.
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Turmoil in Asia, Russia and other emerging markets turned such bets sour this year because the spreading loss of confidence created an unwillingness among investors to take what were previously considered low-level risks.
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The spreading losses among disability insurers can be traced back to the 1970s and 1980s, when claims were much lower and intense competition for what looked like a lucrative business led many companies to offer more liberal terms.
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"' Roadway geometrics "'and surrounding "'terrain "'are interrelated, since the propagation of sound is sensitive to the overall geometry and must consider diffraction ( bending of sound waves around obstacles ), reflection, ground wave attenuation, spreading loss and refraction.
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Thus, the forward model by Cooke and Schneider ( 1983 ) can only be used to invert CMP data since the model invariably assumes no spreading loss by mimicking the response of a laterally homogeneous earth to a plane-wave source
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While Enron cost thousands of employees their retirement savings, the combined effect of the scandals since has been a spreading loss of confidence in the stock market, a potentially devastating development for retirees nationwide and a damper on hiring and employment.