consolidated

Examples of consolidating

consolidating

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

Finally, a morpholexical treatment of verbal diathesis also suggests the outline of a strategy for consolidating a number of different approaches.
Between 1992 and 2002 the country was returning to and consolidating civilian rule.
We then conduct a probit analysis to assess the likelihood that a country (currently not consolidating) will commence a consolidation.
After consolidating duplicate entries five distinct gene products with clearly defined olfactomedin homology domains were selected for detailed analysis.
Some of the established spelling rules are being modified or fine-tuned, while others are consolidating and extending their reach.
Strengthening this force was seen as undermining the president's grip on power and consolidating that of his deputy defence minister.
The continual action of laws, mores, circumstances, and above all time may succeed in consolidating it.
The electoral process had a second contingent, in that political parties were consolidating their national and provincial campaigns in preparation for the elections.
Until now, the consolidating options have failed because of cost and lack of cooperation between biological database developers.
This involved consolidating sixty-eight or more existing political units into approximately five hierarchical states, over which reigned paramount chiefs.
In general, research shows that child behavior has a consolidating effect on parenting.
For a household, marriage is one way of expanding or consolidating social relations.
It might also be argued that these people saw no use in consolidating their union through marriage since there was no property at stake.
This is also a period when cognitive control is rapidly emerging and consolidating.
Following that last point, a second key period for developmental clarification is the adolescent transition, when relevant neural networks are consolidating and maturing.
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