To the accountant, depreciation is the allocation of the cost of an asset over the expected useful life of the asset.
This is why the maximum, not the expected age of life is the only appropriate planning horizon.
It dramatically reduces the quality of life - and expected lifespan - of the patient, and imposes huge costs on health and social care systems.
As the stress level is gradually reduced, there comes a point where a structure can survive enough stress reversals to exceed the component's expected life.
Amazon says you'll squeeze two weeks out of it with the wireless off, and while we didn't put that to the test, we found the battery life was, as expected, far better with the wireless turned off.
The revised cost estimates are due to higher expected future costs, the new life-of-mine plan, and the doubling of royalties by the Zambian government.
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The corrosion repair scheme is expected to extend the quay's life by at least 60 years.
In reaching its recommendations, the panel agreed attitudes towards the amount of accountability and openness expected in public life had changed dramatically since the 1960s.
It is leasing 47 square miles from the federal government for the life of the mine, an expected 11 years.
As it happens, progress in improving health for the total population as measured by expected length of life at birth proceeded at not far from the same rate before World War II and after World War II.
The LED itself has an expected life of about 50, 000 hours (six years) of continuous use.
If the Fashion Bill is enacted into law, designers would be well-advised to continue pursuing the foregoing copyright and trademark registrations, but would have to reconsider pursuing design patents based on cost considerations and whether the useful life of each relevant design is expected to last more than the three years of copyright protection provided by the Fashion Bill.
The extension is expected to add up to 15 years to the life of the cemetery, off Alexandra Road.
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Whatever difficulties the Dreamliner may encounter over a service life expected to span half a century, batteries are likely to be the least of its problems.
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Nevertheless, the developing world should not be expected to endure an inferior quality of life compared to the developed world.
But income from the unit trust business is expected to grow twice as fast as that from the life business over the next five years.
The case, which is expected to focus on the last months of Jackson's life, his financial history and his overall health, could feature testimony from his children.
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One of the wounded suspects suffered life-threatening injuries, but was expected to survive after treatment at the same hospital, according to the source.
Market analysts and media commentators have billed this as the ultimate decision on the life of the EU as changes to its treaty are expected to be decided.
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The US has about 60, 000 people over 100 and this is expected to quadruple as general life expectancy rises and the "baby boomer" generation arrives at extreme old age.
"The standard of care was far below what is expected, and the failings could have led to loss of life or serious injury, " he said.
Mr Banana doubtless expected to spend the rest of his life comfortably doing what people expect of retired statesmen.
From what we understand, the device was 30GB and expected to actually hit 60GB with a 30 hour battery life, as well as having the kind of support we all came to know and love from Rio players, like OGG, FLAC, WMA, PlaysForSure, and eventually even Audible.
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The U.S. reported stronger than expected retail sales last week, proving the country still has signs of life post-QE2.
"But now apparently, I'm told that every celebrity is expected to honor the details of their private life with a press conference, a fragrance, and a prime-time reality show, " Foster said.
Asphalt shingles also have varying expected maximum life spans, depending on the quality of the shingle.
But, according to Jimmy Young, BBC bosses expected the revolutionary format to have only a brief life.
Xia believes China Life would be the prime beneficiary of expected growth in the Chinese insurance market.
Also, all the keys will in fact be OLED with an expected life span of only 5 years, depending upon use of course.
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