Under normal circumstances, mortality follows a J-shaped curve.    From Wordnik.com.  [Counting Hell: The Death Toll of the Khmer Rouge Regime in Cambodia] Reference

We thought the green-and-white zebra-print design with the J-shaped hardwood handle was stylish.    From Wordnik.com.  [Umbrellas That] Reference

Bound his waist was a blue-and-gold sash, from which protruded the silver hilt of his J-shaped Zanzibar dagger.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sacrifice] Reference

I think editing may actually follow a J-shaped curve in some cases; the first few edits are an improvement, but after a certain point it can start to do more harm than good.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Heaven Tree] Reference

Natural forests, with their J-shaped stem-number curve (a few old, large trees and many small, young trees) provide a range of habitats that support a range of different species of plants and animals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arctic boreal forest environments] Reference

For those over thirty years of age the relationship is J-shaped with higher fertility at lower incomes, lowest fertility in lower middle incomes and then much higher fertility at the very highest income levels.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Population of the United States] Reference

Pistorius runs on two carbon fibre J-shaped blades.    From Wordnik.com.  [GenevaLunch] Reference

His J-shaped prostheses allegedly gave him unfair advantage.    From Wordnik.com.  [We Blog A Lot] Reference

He has four white paws and a J-shaped white spot on his face.    From Wordnik.com.  [billingsgazette.com] Reference

Step 1: Note the J-shaped load lever at the bottom of the LGA1366 socket.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Adrian's Rojak Pot Updates] Reference

Now, imagine a J-shaped drag strip full of surface changes and no center wall.    From Wordnik.com.  [Autoblog] Reference

Droppings (J-shaped for gobblers, popcorn shaped for hens) dotted the understory.    From Wordnik.com.  [Webster Blog] Reference

The results obtained with C-shaped hooks are identical compared to J-shaped hooks.    From Wordnik.com.  [RNW: English] Reference

Much of the current J-shaped grandstand, on the west side of the park, won't change much.    From Wordnik.com.  [TradingMarkets] Reference

He is enthusiastic about the results achieved by replacing J-shaped hooks with round hooks.    From Wordnik.com.  [RNW: English] Reference

When graphed this growth is termed exponential or asymptotic and the trend line is kind of J-shaped.    From Wordnik.com.  [LA IMC] Reference

Above an HDI of 0.9 or so, it turned up, producing what is known in the jargon as a "J-shaped" curve.    From Wordnik.com.  [demography.matters.blog] Reference

In the lounge there are a few flat-screens above a large, J-shaped bar that surrounded by tall booths.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Clog] Reference

In contrast, glycated hemoglobin and death from any cause were found to have a J-shaped association curve.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

J-shaped, artificial lower limbs, called "Cheetahs," gave him a competitive advantage over able-bodied competitors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference

It was heavily wrapped in three layers of plastic and a carpet behind a fake wall in a J-shaped closet under some stairs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home] Reference

J-shaped front pockets provide easy access and generous capacity; inset side-seam pocket on right offers additional storage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fatwallet.com Hot Deals] Reference

The massive J-shaped structure features clustered units of living space blended with extensive facilities and interior botany gardens.    From Wordnik.com.  [TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends] Reference

These include circular hooks rather than the conventional J-shaped hooks on long fishing lines, and hatches that allow the reptiles to escape from trawls.    From Wordnik.com.  [British Blogs] Reference

The previously negative development-fertility relationship has become J-shaped, with the HDI being positively associated with fertility among highly developed countries.    From Wordnik.com.  [demography.matters.blog] Reference

The armor can be set up in a variety of arrangements (U-shaped, J-shaped, etc.), and in instances where troops are worried about armor piercing rounds a second layer of armor can supplement the structures.    From Wordnik.com.  [Neatorama] Reference

"'A J-shaped curve 'involving exercise and immunity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Charlotte Hilton Andersen: Exercise and Your Immune System: Warding off H1N1 One Dead Rodent at a Time] Reference

And who’s to say whether tree-ring responses are J-shaped or U-shaped.    From Wordnik.com.  [Green Alps #1 « Climate Audit] Reference

Mica’s FL-7 district is a J-shaped corridor from just south of Jacksonville to just NE of Orlando.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » A Republican Worth Listening To] Reference

85% of the state's voting population lives along the J-shaped I-25 corridor that runs from Fort Collins down to Pueblo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Laura Chapin: The 'Statewide' Myth in Colorado] Reference

Kazuyuki Kumagai Attachment J-shaped Jeans.    From Wordnik.com.  [superfuture] Reference

"J-shaped, high-performance Cheetah Flex-Foot prostheses" in their analysis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference