(adv.) Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "Two men could hardly walk abreast."
(adv.) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.
(adv.) Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.
(adv.) At the same time; simultaneously.
Example Sentences:
(1) If the physician's office laboratory is not subject to regulations, the physician-director should personally direct the operation of his or her laboratory and keep abreast of the latest developments in laboratory medicine applicable to the specific areas of testing performed.
(2) "It keeps me abreast of what's going on," she says.
(3) This author would encourage practitioners to keep abreast of the current research and developments in this field as new techniques, materials, and therapies are in a constant state of flux.
(4) These guidelines are a revision of those published in 1986; they are based on the best available scientific evidence, and will be updated in the future to keep abreast of further developments in this field.
(5) This stuff is changing so much and so fast that it's almost impossible to keep abreast of it."
(6) "I also recall that I underlined these responsibilities a number of times in conversation with Senator Arbib at the time of his appointment when I emphasised his major responsibility was to keep abreast of the detail of the delivery process of the stimulus program where things could go wrong."
(7) The purpose is to assist busy practitioners, students, researchers, or scholars to stay abreast of these items of progress in radiology that have recently achieved a substantial degree of authoritative acceptance.
(8) I spent all weekend in Sheffield at the snooker, then was covering the Giro d'Italia for most of today, so am probably the most poorly informed person imaginable to keep you abreast of what's going on.
(9) The purpose is to assist busy practitioners, students, researchers, and scholars to stay abreast of these items of progress in anesthesiology, that have recently achieved a substantial degree of authoritative acceptance, whether in their own field of special interest or another.
(10) When they say antibiotic resistance is growing, I am inclined to believe them, and agree we should keep medical research abreast of the risk.
(11) Clegg contacted Miliband after a phone call by the PM, who was then kept abreast of the discussions from his own offices.
(12) Pharmacists need to keep abreast of the rapidly changing intravenous device marketplace to provide clinical expertise and leadership in the review and evaluation of high-technology drug delivery systems.
(13) Amid flag-waving, cheers and some tears, 650 troops from the brigade's 12 regiments marched six abreast through the city's streets to mark the end of a six-month tour of Helmand which exacted a heavy toll.
(14) It is recommended that the radiologist follow American College of Radiology guidelines for fetal surveys; obtain follow-up or a 2nd opinion in case of an abnormality; keep written notes of normal fetal structures; keep abreast of local case law and legislation; rescan patients after the technologist's exam; and document and report promptly all normal and abnormal findings.
(15) However, keeping abreast of these developments is essential to fully exploit the advantages of this technique.
(16) The NSA would keep US negotiators abreast of their rivals' positions, the document says.
(17) Dissemination of information is vital for keeping abreast of one's field, for planning studies and treatment regimens, and for avoiding unnecessary research.
(18) A direct relation between L-Dopa and consciousness improvement appears to be supported by: 1) the fact that the level of coma was stabilized for several days prior to L-Dopa treatment (see above); 2) the fact that consciousness improvement occurred abreast of L-Dopa dosage; 3) the observation in some patients that worsening followed the temporary withdrawal of L-Dopa treatment and, vice-versa, improvement followed its resumption.
(19) For what it's worth, they also remain the only two characters who are properly abreast of what's happening in the wider world: • Bert: "War or no war.
(20) The purpose is to assist busy practitioners, students, researchers, or scholars to stay abreast of these items of progress in pediatrics that have recently achieved a substantial degree of authoritative acceptance, whether in their own field of special interest or another.
Troika
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Chris Pavlou, former vice chairman of Laiki, told Channel 4 news that Anastasiades was given little option by the troika but to accept the draconian terms, which force savers to take a hit for the first time in the fifth bailout of a eurozone country.
(2) The Broken King by Philip Womack Photograph: Troika Books The Sword in the Stone begins with Wart on a "quest" to find a tutor.
(3) In the midst of this catastrophe, the troika is insisting on further austerity to achieve massive primary budget surpluses of 3% in 2015, 4.5% in 2016 and even more in future years.
(4) It means that Ireland will make a clean exit from its €85bn financial assistance programme, which ends on 15th Decembe r. It has hit the targets set by its troika of lenders, and Kenny's government must be confident that it can walk alone.
(5) Consider the open joke that was the repeated European bank stress tests ; the foot-dragging of the central bankers to quell financial panic; the IMF report last week showing that even if Greece took the troika’s medicine it would still be lumbered with “unsustainable” debt .
(6) We also hear that Troika officials have been rather surprised by the latest talk about Greece potentially handing Germany a bill for outstanding war reparations .
(7) The EU, ECB and IMF, the troika of bodies keeping the debt-stricken Greek economy afloat, have signalled in no uncertain terms that they want some €8bn of the nearly €12bn package to come from pension and pay cuts, arguing that this will be the fastest way to get the best results.
(8) The problem lies in the terms of “reform” that are being demanded by the troika.
(9) More here: UK regulator urges banks to speed up swaps mis-selling compensation 8.40am GMT More reaction to the decision to send riot police to evict people from the offices of Greece's former state broadcaster this morning , starting with journalist Nick Malkoutzis: Nick Malkoutzis (@NickMalkoutzis) 5 mths after flicking switch on public broadcaster ERT, gov't tries to settle issue by sending riot police to remove remaining staff #Greece November 7, 2013 Nick Malkoutzis (@NickMalkoutzis) While #ERT will be off air for good after police intervention, the stain of how its closure has been handled won't wash away easily #Greece November 7, 2013 Lady Mondegreen (@amaenad) Like a mean stupid dog appeasing a cruel master, the Greek government wants to lay ERT's limp body at the troika's feet.
(10) Photo: Reuters Updated at 1.06pm GMT 12.17pm GMT The troika of lenders - the ECB, IMF and EU - have issued their statement on Ireland after the country successfully completed the final review of its €85bn bailout .
(11) The commission, a member of the troika that bailed out Greece, alongside the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank, with packages worth more than €200bn, said it believed the country's debts were sustainable.
(12) The return of a government headed by, for example, the centre-right New Democracy, would open up the possibility that Athens would sue for peace on the terms demanded by the troika.
(13) The president, however, has not simply expressed “grave reservations” about whether this grouping should take power; he has blocked it on the grounds that this is “the worst moment for a radical change” and is trying to install a pro-troika government led by the very centre-right forces that the electorate has rejected.
(14) But the only thing it has achieved is the pre-legislation of harsh measures that the troika [European commission, European Central Bank and IMF] will approve when it returns.” “What we are seeing is a war of propaganda, a lot of doublespeak,” Dimitris Tsiodras, spokesman of the centrist Potami party told the Guardian.
(15) Athens is not only dependent on rescue funds from its "troika" of creditors – the European Union, the European Central Bank and the IMF – that rushed to prop up its ailing economy in May 2010.
(16) This week Athens was granted a two-month extension of its bailout programme by the EU, European Central Bank (ECB) and International Monetary Fund, its “troika” of creditors, after negotiations aimed at taking Greece into a “post-bailout” era stalled.
(17) After a meeting lasting more than two hours inside the building, the officials–from the European Commission, European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, known as the troika–snuck out of the ministry via an external fire escape, thereby avoiding the front entrance.
(18) The leftwing party has vowed to stop dealing with the “troika” - the European commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund - and appeal directly to European leaders to ease the harsh austerity measures imposed on Greece.
(19) If Spain collapses, it will take a large portion of the major European banks with it; this is why the Troika backed off from forcing Spain into a bailout programme.
(20) Clearly, it is not for lack of resources that the troika is heading for another showdown with Greece as the economy shrinks a projected 7% this year: the few billion euros at stake in the forced budget tightening for the next two years are pocket change for the European authorities but will mean more pain and unemployment for the Greek people.