The prevalence of owls in the area can determine how many mice and rats live there as well. From LearnThat.org.
He was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This prevalence is most impressive because of its newness. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer] Reference
Moreover, erroneous forms seem contagious: their prevalence is likely to affect those who are uncertain, thereby spreading the confusion. From Wordnik.com. [On the rampant misuse of quotation marks] Reference
Because the region accounts for 60 percent of the world's population, even relatively low HIV prevalence translates into millions of lives. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The same folks who brought us the Surname Profiler have analyzed census data to determine which names have dropped most in prevalence since 1881. From Wordnik.com. [No Shortage of Nutters in Britain] Reference
“Milk allergy prevalence is highest in infancy, at about 5 per cent,” says Professor John Warner, of Imperial College and a specialist in paediatric allergy. From Wordnik.com. [Milk: Some Impartial Facts] Reference
If 1.1 billion have a 4\% prevalence, that is ~44 million. From Wordnik.com. [doggdot.us] Reference
About 18 percent of Canadians smoked in 2008 and the prevalence was the highest -- 27. From Wordnik.com. [Canada Mandates Revamped Tobacco Warnings to Cover 75% of Cigarette Packs - Bloomberg] Reference
So that is a profound increase in what we could call prevalence, the number of cases you can count. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2008] Reference
People tend to live a lot longer than one year with HIV, so the prevalence will be a lot higher than the rate of diagnosis. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Relative Risks of HIV Infection Among Gay and Bisexual Males] Reference
· Elimination of leprosy as a public health problem is defined as a prevalence rate on the global level of less than one case per 10 000 persons. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 2] Reference
However, there was reason to be concerned about the trend among women in their early twenties, among whom the prevalence was the highest, the Minister said. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
However, the study also found that while the proportion of the population that's affected by peanut allergies, that is, the prevalence, is small, it has grown over time. From Wordnik.com. [FOXNews.com] Reference
I wanted to record a few highlights here for my own reference but also to counter arguments I continue to see elsewhere about the so-called prevalence of insider threats. From Wordnik.com. [TaoSecurity] Reference
Richard Vatz, Ph. D., professor of political communications at Towson University, calls the prevalence of information available through the Internet the "access explosion.". From Wordnik.com. Reference
However, the study also found that while the proportion of the population that's affected by peanut allergies -- that is, the prevalence -- is small, it has grown over time. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
A victory defined as the prevalence of an ephemeral peace whose parent is the fear of death. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Not all of them do, but the prevalence is high. From Wordnik.com. [September 2006] Reference
Some questions presume the answers such as prevalence of "exploitative advertising". From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Corona found that of the top SNPs associated with type-1 diabetes, 80 have been recently increasing in prevalence, meaning that they underwent positive selection. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
The prevalence of youth employment has transformed what it means to be a teenager. From Wordnik.com. [Too Old, Too Fast?] Reference
They can study "the nature and prevalence of mental illness" among youthful offenders. From Wordnik.com. [Crime Bill Garbage Barge] Reference
The prevalence of disorders like asthma, autism and diabetes, meanwhile, have increased. From Wordnik.com. [Tracking a New Generation] Reference
The prevalence of these kinds of stories does not diminish the struggle and heartbreak behind them. From Wordnik.com. [The Case Against Settling] Reference
Again, the prevalence of Spanish speakers -- 400 million worldwide -- helps to explain Spain's success. From Wordnik.com. [Identity Crisis] Reference
Yet some parallels are hard to miss, and none more so than the prevalence of feeble political institutions. From Wordnik.com. [Reaping the Whirlwind] Reference
Ironically, while the prevalence and severity of asthma is getting worse, available treatment has vastly improved. From Wordnik.com. [Special Issue: How Kids Grow The Breath Of Life] Reference
For example, in Georgia the prevalence of HIV among childbearing women in some rural areas exceeds that in Atlanta. From Wordnik.com. [An Epidemic's Evolution] Reference
Their prevalence represents an apparent failure of the quintessential liberal solution to social problems, education. From Wordnik.com. [Safer Sex] Reference
The effect is staggering: over the last three decades, the prevalence of obesity in preschoolers has more than doubled. From Wordnik.com. [PUMP UP THE FAMILY] Reference
"Will we be able to reduce the prevalence of asthma in the community?" asks Dr. Darryl Zeldin, the NIEHS official overseeing the project. From Wordnik.com. [Why Ebonie Can't Breathe] Reference
The increasing prevalence of mass-produced books furthered the problem of plagiarism, too, because then there was something to steal from. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
While most breast-feeding organizations today acknowledge that the problem of insufficient milk exists, they disagree over its prevalence. From Wordnik.com. [Nursing Trouble] Reference
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