Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The whole cycle or series of vital phenomena exhibited by an organism in its successive stages of development from the ovum; life-history.
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Examples
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As a result, Program management cannot accurately assess the effects of long-term aircraft servicing and maintenance on the Program's life-cycle costs, demonstrate cost efficiencies, or provide earned value for completed contractor work.
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GAO assessed 18 NASA projects with a combined life-cycle cost of more than $50 billion.
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Anne has served as President of Congregation Shaareth Israel, and during a 6-year period when the congregation had no Rabbi, Anne frequently led services, read and taught Torah, and officiated at life-cycle events.
Joshua Stanton: Making Male Circumcision Humane: A Jewish Moral Imperative Joshua Stanton 2011
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Actually aggregate life-cycle cost (excluding financing) tracks, at least as well as anything, with aggregate environmental impact.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » It’s Been A While Since I Dissed on Ethanol… 2010
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Use holidays, life-cycle events, memorable events and life transitions as appropriate "moments" to write your legacy letters.
Rachael Freed: Legacy Writing: The Urge To Preserve Rachael Freed 2011
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Anne has served as President of Congregation Shaareth Israel, and during a 6-year period when the congregation had no Rabbi, Anne frequently led services, read and taught Torah, and officiated at life-cycle events.
Joshua Stanton: Making Male Circumcision Humane: A Jewish Moral Imperative Joshua Stanton 2011
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It's possible that this is just a life-cycle phenomenon.
Claire Gordon: The Rise Of The Religious Left Claire Gordon 2011
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(The Lantern based this back-of-the-envelope calculation on a 2006 report from California estimating the life-cycle energy costs of water and a 1999 study suggesting that an individual uses about 70 gallons of water indoors daily.)
Green Lantern: Some use of water is more wasteful than others Nina Shen Rastogi 2010
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It's possible that this is just a life-cycle phenomenon.
Claire Gordon: The Rise Of The Religious Left Claire Gordon 2011
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Use holidays, life-cycle events, memorable events and life transitions as appropriate "moments" to write your legacy letters.
Rachael Freed: Legacy Writing: The Urge To Preserve Rachael Freed 2011
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