(n.) The French word answering to the English abbot, the head of an abbey; but commonly a title of respect given in France to every one vested with the ecclesiastical habit or dress.
Example Sentences:
(1) We were able to ascertain a series of boys [from this study and a previous one (Hodgson S V, Hart K, Abbs S, et al.
(2) Infants are born with very good clinical state, ABB and gases in blood.
(3) Even patients with lip deformities considered too mild for a standard Abbe flap no longer need be denied lip revision when the cupid's bow is deficient.
(4) It was shown that in hyperthermia both mean arithmetic and mean harmonic thickness of ABB were increased.
(5) The effect of protein on acid-base balance (ABB) was studied in young and old male white rats.
(6) The study compares stromal swelling and ABB swelling for a single 10-min pulse with that for a 150-min sustained dose.
(7) The tumor was excised with wide tumor-free margins and an Abbe-Estlander reconstruction was carried out.
(8) In a sense, the ABB's petition is encouraging, since it suggests that eight years mainlining easy cash has addled their brains.
(9) Marked destructive changes were noted in lung alveolar epithelial ABB layer up to the appearance of cell content in alveolar space and denudation of the epithelial basal membrane.
(10) Examples of this approach include Alstom who have invested in Brightsource (utility scale solar thermal) and Tidal Generation (tidal power); ABB is working with Aquamarine (wave power) and Trilliant (smart grid); Siemens with Tendril and a number of other smart grid companies; Monsanto with biofuels company Sapphire Energy .
(11) The lung capillary endothelial layer was the most thick ABB layer, in which severe micropinocytosis could be observed.
(12) Exposure to benzalkonium chloride for 150 minutes produces a greater increase in both ABB and stromal thickness than does exposure to 235 ppm hydrogen peroxide.
(13) To detect pathognomic antigen expression, antibodies against Neuron-specific-enolase (NSE) as a marker for endocrine activity and cytokeratin to prove the epithelial character of cells were used (Abb.
(14) Two new mouse monoclonal antibodies reactive with two synthetic peptides corresponding to Abb amino acids (146-157) and Abs amino acids (146-157) were produced.
(15) Inhibition of LPS-induced differentiation could be mediated by mAb binding to either Ek, Abk, or Abb on CH12.LX or an Ab-bearing transfectant, CH12.ABB1.
(16) The Abbe-McIndoe procedure of lining the neovaginal canal with split thickness skin grafts has become standard.
(17) Three RNA species were found in St. Abb's Head virus nucleocapsids, and were estimated to be 8500 bases (L), 3600 bases (M) and 1900 bases (S) in length.
(18) Newcastle University said it was hard to define the number of places it was offering this year, and that most of its departments were looking to recruit more students under the ABB rule.
(19) The Abbe island flap was converted into fleur-de-lis flap with extensive mucosal wings to improve the fullness of the upper lip.
(20) The reinnervation of Abbe-Stlander-Sabattini flap for inferior lip reconstruction after operation for cancer was considered.
Abbot
Definition:
(n.) The superior or head of an abbey.
(n.) One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys.
Example Sentences:
(1) If Queensland goes ahead and develops and dredges Abbot Point, it may all be for nothing.
(2) Documents obtained under freedom of information reveal huge uncertainty over the investment needed to maintain water quality following dredging to expand the Abbot Point port, north of Bowen in Queensland.
(3) A recent study suggests that coral disease is doubled when dredging occurs near reefs, although supporters of the dredging have repeatedly insisted it can be done safely and that the Abbot Point sediment will be dumped around 40km from the nearest reef.
(4) "They have now stalled by another three months a decision on whether or not they will approve the important expansion plans for Abbot Point.
(5) In 1988 Abbot could prove that among men, those afflicted by gout as compared to those without gout experienced a 60% excess of coronary heart disease.
(6) The Australian and Queensland governments have granted approval for dumping as part of the expansion of the Abbot Point coal port, which lies on the fringes of the reef.
(7) Energy World Corporation (EWC), the company behind the plan, wants to build a 1,000km pipeline from south-west Queensland to transport the gas to Abbot Point, near Bowen.
(8) The site, called Reef Facts , addresses the contentious decision to allow the dredging and dumping of 5m tonnes of seabed sediment within the Great Barrier Reef marine park in order to expand the Abbot Point port.
(9) Located in Queensland’s Galilee Basin, 400km inland from the reef, it will require a major rail line, which is yet to receive final approval, to transport the coal, which must then be loaded on to ships at the ports of Hay Point and Abbot Point, near Gladstone on the Queensland coast, adjacent to the southern section of the reef.
(10) Critics claim proposed expansion of coal and gas export terminals, such as at Townsville, and new major new export developments, such as Abbot Point, will hurt coral, turtles, dugongs and other wildlife through increased shipping and waste from dredging.
(11) In every annual report since, Adani Ports has referred to Abbot Point only in a note recording the completion of the sale, saying: “The company has all the approvals except in respect of approval from one of the lenders who has given a specific line of credit.” Tim Buckley, of the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, said it was “bizarre that three years after Adani announced the transfer of ownership of one of Australia’s major ports from a reputable public listed company in India to a private family company, the transaction has still not been finalised”.
(12) Alternatives, such as building an extended ship loading trestle, were rejected as unsafe and too expensive by the mining industry, which will use Abbot Point to export millions of extra tonnes of coal once it is expanded.
(13) Bacteriocines were detected in 103 of 206 strains (by Abbot and Shennon's method).
(14) The Mumbai-listed Adani Ports is registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission as the ultimate holding company of the Adani Abbot Point coal terminal, known as T1, in north Queensland .
(15) Planned expansion of ports, or the creation of new ones, at sites including Gladstone, the Fitzroy Delta, Abbot Point and Townsville, would involve dredging 149m tonnes of seabed to allow large ships to access ports.
(16) As well as being a natural marvel, the reef plays a vital role in the north Queensland economy, generating significant business and tourism.” Hunt’s decision, which was twice deferred, is likely to be welcomed by both the Queensland government and mining industry, which have hailed the Abbot Point and Curtis Island LNG projects for their job-creating potential.
(17) An enzyme immunoassay (Abbot Laboratories) has been developed that detects chlamydial antigen directly in the urogenital specimens of patients.
(18) Queensland’s government has been an enthusiastic supporter of the Galilee basin mining projects; it has also approved the Carmichael mine and doled out A$2bn ($1bn) in subsidies to fund expansion of the Abbot Point coal port.
(19) A 300km railway line would transport the coal to an expanded port at Abbot Point on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef – a plan that has alarmed Unesco and could lead to the reef being added to its list of world heritage sites in danger .
(20) Instead, he chose to run a defamatory half-page advertisement in the local newspaper in Airlie beach that insinuated I was ‘on the take’ for pushing for the Abbot Point expansion,” Christensen wrote.