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  • Frictional unemployment, which refers to the temporary transitions of employees from one job to another, is present in any economy during good times and in bad.

    Hong Kong Braces for Job Cuts at Lenders Chester Yung 2012

  • I've never played Frictional Games 'Penumbra titles, which take the minimized-combat approach (since the nightmares of my brand-new PC continue, it's not hard to see how I'd rather put nails in my eyes than rely on computers for large games) -- but real survival-horror buffs always bring them up to me, and the games enjoy quite a loyal following online, from what I've always seen.

    Evolution, Revolution SVGL 2008

  • I've never played Frictional Games 'Penumbra titles, which take the minimized-combat approach (since the nightmares of my brand-new PC continue, it's not hard to see how I'd rather put nails in my eyes than rely on computers for large games) -- but real survival-horror buffs always bring them up to me, and the games enjoy quite a loyal following online, from what I've always seen.

    Archive 2008-10-01 SVGL 2008

  • Frictional liquidity pressures have arisen due to a large build-up in the government ' s cash balances following more-than-anticipated tax receipts.

    India Khushita Vasant 2010

  • Frictional interaction of the waves with the ocean floor, as they near shore, causes the waves to slow down and collide into each other.

    Earthquake 2010

  • Them and those employed in seasonal work crab fishing, etc. is what economists call "Frictional Unemployment".

    unemployment 101 Bill Kerr 2009

  • Frictional drag acts in a direction opposite to the path of motion causing the moving air to decelerate (see Newton's first and second laws of motion).

    Wind 2008

  • Frictional resistance develops from the interaction between the particle to its surroundings.

    Soil erosion and deposition 2008

  • Frictional effects are limited to the lower one kilometer above the Earth's surface.

    Wind 2008

  • Frictional stress at the interface between the ocean and the wind causes the water to move in the direction of the wind.

    Ocean circulation 2007

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