expected lifespan

collocation in English

meaningsofexpectedandlifespan

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expected
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪkˈspek.tɪd/us
/ɪkˈspek.tɪd/
believed to be going to happen ...
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lifespan
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlaɪf.spæn/us
/ˈlaɪf.spæn/
the length of time for which a person, animal, or ...
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(Definition ofexpectedandlifespanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A good incentive system, however, requires that the length of employment be an increasing function of theexpectedlifespan.
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The hydroelectric system has anexpectedlifespanof 60 years and, in the moderate deforestation scenario, damages are expected to occur at midlife.
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For each individual fatal case, theexpectedlifespanat the time of death was sampled.
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Each individual, having private information on his ownexpectedlifespanand utility function, optimizes his employment length, conditional on that rule.
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If a unisex annuity paid £580 a month for an outlay of £100,000, a man would receive £118,320 over hisexpectedlifespan, whereas a woman would receive £139,200.
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In general, theexpectedlifespanof hospitals currently under construction is approximately 100 years.
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The debate has a time horizon stretching well beyond theexpectedlifespanof the current recession.
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Then one can impose an environmental charge against those power stations, in accordance with theirexpectedlifespan.
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Theexpectedlifespanof hospitals varies according to design considerations.
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Engineering plant and equipment usually has an averageexpectedlifespanof 30 years.
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The wind farm has anexpectedlifespanof 40 years, with electrical equipment and wind turbines expected to be replaced after 20 years.
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These locomotives were made almost entirely of steel - the use of more expensive, non-ferrous metals was dropped in view of theirexpectedlifespan.
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The mine has been developed throughout the 1990s and is a major employer in the region with anexpectedlifespanof several decades.
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Theexpectedlifespanof most truck chassis are roughly 810 years or 200,000 miles, dependent on operating environment.
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Extension ofexpectedlifespancan often be achieved by access to improved medical care, vaccinations, good diet, exercise and avoidance of hazards such as smoking.
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In addition, circuit reliability is theexpectedlifespanof operation of a functioning system under nominal conditions.
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What is theexpectedlifespanof the dataset?
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The old bridge, commissioned in 1954, is in bad structural shape and has outlived itsexpectedlifespan.
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The boilers had been installed 11 years prior and had anexpectedlifespanof approximately 15 years.
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The coal mine, with anexpectedlifespanof 15 years, was approved by the province for development in 1998.
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