There's a whole discipline, called queuing theory, on scheduling service to cope with intermittent demand.
Lumberjacks perform strenuous labor in hostile environments, and the work is often intermittent and low-paying.
Until the 1960s, the New York contemporary art market was both seasonal and intermittent.
One group was harassed constantly, while the other, slightly luckier set, only received "intermittent" abuse.
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So forcing a wind generator to regulate by the hour was unfair to intermittent generation.
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With respect to electricity generation, the major renewables (wind and solar) are both intermittent and diffuse.
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Mr Walker said the odour was intermittent but when it appeared it was "horrible".
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Their friendship, intermittent over the years, was based on self-interest rather than on intimacy.
"Essex social care had intermittent, low-level involvement with the family before 2009, " a council spokeswoman said.
Facebook can addict us the way a slot machine might, with intermittent and unpredictable rewards.
Over the next few years, he could only find intermittent work on and off.
Iran's leadership has refused and Mr Ahmadinejad has backed this refusal with intermittent statements of defiance.
Wind is a good energy source but it's intermittent - we can fill that gap.
But the intermittent nature of wind power can cause just that sort of variability.
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However, concerns of intermittent spikes in inflation still remain due to regular increases in state-set fuel prices.
Japan has seen 20 years of intermittent falling consumer prices, which analysts say has hurt its economy.
In addition, Spain met the very difficult technical challenge of successfully integrating these intermittent resources into the grid.
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Fenelon also knew about the bittersweet tale of Robert Kearns, the inventor, in 1967, of intermittent windshield wipers.
In addition, thousands of firms and entrepreneurs own single- and multi-engine aircraft powered by Intermittent Combustion (non-turbine) engines.
Outside Cushendall, many people have a slow or intermittent broadband connection but some people can't get it all.
There was pin-drop silence as the procession passed by the school with only intermittent sobs breaking the silence.
The intermittent release of these hormones can cause other symptoms to occur from time to time as well.
The argument against wind power being intermittent and therefore unreliable may dissolve as Professor Garvey continues his research.
Nor did his intermittent employment as a writer and painting instructor go far towards making up the difference.
Since communications are sketchy in the rugged terrain of the war zones, the system is designed for intermittent connection.
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Stock markets remain crash-prone despite intermittent rallies and the sop of thinking the worst fate is a double-dip.
Some 24 hours of intermittent rain forced Monday's prime-time start -- the first since the inaugural race in 1959.
The festival concept has traveled around the world with lots of intermittent stops to be where it is today.
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Each lecture addresses a key segment of the business model canvas, and intermittent quizzes help you retain the material.
In the final analysis, this wildly unpopular subsidy for intermittent and expensive power is likely to survive and prosper.
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