(n.) The quality or state of being able; power to perform, whether physical, moral, intellectual, conventional, or legal; capacity; skill or competence in doing; sufficiency of strength, skill, resources, etc.; -- in the plural, faculty, talent.
Example Sentences:
(1) The ability of azelastine to influence antigen-induced contractile responses (Schultz-Dale phenomenon) in isolated tracheal segments of the guinea-pig was investigated and compared with selected antiallergic drugs and inhibitors of arachidonic acid metabolism.
(2) We similarly evaluated the ability of other phospholipids to form stable foam at various concentrations and ethanol volume fractions and found: bovine brain sphingomyelin greater than dipalmitoyl 3-sn-phosphatidylcholine greater than egg sphingomyelin greater than egg lecithin greater than phosphatidylglycerol.
(3) LPS also abrogated the ability of recombinant interferon-gamma (r.IFN-gamma) to enhance macrophage larvicidal activity.
(4) It involves creativity, understanding of art form and the ability to improvise in the highly complex environment of a care setting.” David Cameron has boosted dementia awareness but more needs to be done Read more She warns: “To effect a cultural change in dementia care requires a change of thinking … this approach is complex and intricate, and can change cultural attitudes by regarding the arts as central to everyday life of the care home.” Another participant, Mary*, a former teacher who had been bedridden for a year, read plays with the reminiscence arts practitioner.
(5) These membrane perturbation effects not observed with bleomycin-iron in the presence of a hydroxyl radical scavenger, dimethyl thiourea, or a chelating agent, desferrioxamine, were correlated with the ability of the complex to generate highly reactive oxygen species.
(6) Our results indicate that increasing the delay for more than 8 days following irradiation and TCD syngeneic BMT leads to a rapid loss of the ability to achieve alloengraftment by non-TCD allogeneic bone marrow.
(7) Basing the prediction of student performance in medical school on intellective-cognitive abilities alone has proved to be more pertinent to academic achievement than to clinical practice.
(8) The transported pIgA was functional, as evidenced by its ability to bind to virus in an ELISA assay and to protect nonimmune mice against intranasal infection with H1N1 but not H3N2 influenza virus.
(9) The significance of the differences in these two patterns of actin is discussed in terms of differences in the accommodative ability and static lens shape in these two animals.
(10) We have examined overlapping octapeptides from the kappa IIIb light chain variable region and show that some framework peptides have the ability to bind aggregated IgG.
(11) These data, then, indicate that the ability to produce C3NeF autoantibody is present from the time of birth in normal individuals.
(12) It is concluded that in the mouse model the ability of buspirone to reduce the aversive response to a brightly illuminated area may reflect an anxiolytic action, that the dorsal raphe nucleus may be an important locus of action, and that the effects of buspirone may reflect an interaction at 5-hydroxytryptamine receptors.
(13) Despite this alteration in subcellular distribution, the mutant polypeptide retained the ability to induce fibroblast transformation by several parameters, including the ability to display anchorage-independent growth.
(14) The image was altered in the expected way, which means that the device is suitable for investigating the possibilities of different filters to improve the diagnostic ability.
(15) In order for the club to grow and sustain its ability to be a competitive force in the Premier League, the board has made a number of decisions which will strengthen the club, support the executive team, manager and his staff and enhance shareholder return.
(16) These results suggest that CD4+ protective T cells generated by immunization with vBCG are characterized by the ability to produce IFN-gamma after stimulation with specific Ag.
(17) The present study was done in order to document the ability of the eighth cranial nerve of the bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) to regenerate, the anatomic characteristics of the regenerated fibers, and the specificity of projections from individual endorgan branches of the nerve.
(18) It appeared that ratings by supervisors were influenced primarily by the interpersonal skills of the residents and secondarily by ability.
(19) The ability of cytoplasmic extracts to induce DNA synthesis in isolated, quiescent nuclei.
(20) Mice also had a decreased ability to develop delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions while being given cadmium; this abnormality also returned toward normal after withdrawal of cadmium.
Intercontinental
Definition:
(a.) Between or among continents; subsisting or carried on between continents; as, intercontinental relations or commerce.
Example Sentences:
(1) The findings demonstrate that the Spanish and Cleveland isolates are clonally related and suggest that this antibiotic resistant clone of serotype 23F S. pneumoniae has spread intercontinentally from Spain to the United States.
(2) The top four qualify automatically for Russia with the fifth-ranked team going into an intercontinental playoff.
(3) Laboratories equipped with such devices could offer their services even on an intercontinental basis, in order to have a favourable cost-benefit ratio.
(4) Asked on ABC if North Korean development of an intercontinental missile would be a “red line” for Trump, Tillerson said: “If we judge that they have perfected that type of delivery system, then that becomes a very serious stage of their further development.” He added: “With no further testing, their programme does not progress and that’s what we’ve asked for before we can begin to have further talks with them.
(5) The steady growth of intercontinental travel is causing an increasing incidence of tropical diseases in Switzerland.
(6) Last month Russia announced it would re-introduce nuclear missile trains, allowing intercontinental ballistic missiles to be moved about the country by rail so they would be harder to target.
(7) "I looked up Intercontinental recently and they do 100m nights a year."
(8) InterContinental did sign up to the living wage, as Olympic sponsor, but no major retailer yet: Citizens UK before Christmas demonstrated at John Lewis which, despite soaring profits, still won't pay a living wage to outsourced cleaners , mainly migrants.
(9) The shift is a triumph for the Kremlin, which has long and vehemently argued that the shield is aimed at neutralising its intercontinental missiles; Moscow had warned of a return to a cold war arms race, and threatened to deploy nuclear missiles in its Kaliningrad exclave, surrounded by EU states.
(10) Repeating a charge he made earlier this week, Mullen said that, with Pakistani support, the Haqqanis were behind not only the 13 September embassy assault, but also a recent truck bomb that wounded 77 US soldiers, and a June 28 attack against the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, as well as "a host of other smaller but effective operations."
(11) In 1959, US intelligence estimates suggested that the USSR would be in possession of between 1,000 and 1,500 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) compared to America’s paltry 100.
(12) An 11th Premier League medal is likely to join the PFA award in Giggs' trophy cabinet next month, to go alongside winner's medals from four FA Cups, two Champions Leagues, three League Cups, a Uefa Super Cup, an Intercontinental Cup and one Fifa Club World Cup.
(13) The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, in association with Intercontinental Medical Statistics conducted a General Practice Morbidity and Prescribing Survey from 1.4.69 to 31.12.74.
(14) Such megatrials could be performed as large international or even intercontinental trials.
(15) Two cases of venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism during or after intercontinental air travel occurring in two sisters with venous thromboembolic risk factors are presented.
(16) On Sunday, Washington postponed a planned intercontinental missile test, giving encouragement to observers who have urged a more moderate tone in recent days.
(17) Last year, the air force secretary, Deborah Lee James, announced that the Boeing VC25-A currently in use would be replaced by a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, which “when fully missionised… will meet the necessary capabilities established to execute the presidential support mission, while reflecting the office of the president of the United States of America consistent with the national public interest”.
(18) In addition to the embassy attack they are believed to have co-ordinated or supported a string of other deadly attacks including assaults on Kabul's high-end Serena and Intercontinental hotels, a bombing of the Indian embassy, and several kidnappings.
(19) The drinks conglomerate Diageo and Intercontinental Hotels Group come closest with 45.5% female directors.
(20) Updated at 2.46pm BST 2.37pm BST Van Gaal's silverware collection is an impressive one: Ajax Champions League: 1995 UEFA Cup: 1992 UEFA Super Cup: 1995 Eredivisie: 1994, 1995, 1996 Intercontinental Cup: 1995 Johan Cruyff Shield: 1993, 1994, 1995 KNVB-Beker: 1993 Barcelona Primera Division: 1998, 1999 Copa Del Rey: 1998 UEFA Super Cup: 1997 AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie: 2009 Bayern Munich Bundesliga: 2010 DFB-Pokal: 2010 DFB-Supercup: 2010 Other honours World Soccer Manager of the Year: 1995 Dutch Sports Coach of the Year: 2009 German Football Manager of the Year: 2010 2.35pm BST Ryan Giggs will be Van Gaal's No2 but there has been no word yet as to whether he will be retiring as a player .