(n.) One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.
(n.) A man who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority.
Example Sentences:
(1) We conclude that chronic emphysema produced in dogs by aerosol administration of papain results in elevated pulmonary artery pressure, which is characterized pathologically by medial hypertrophy of small pulmonary arteries.
(2) Intravesical BCG is clearly superior to oral BCG, and controlled studies have demonstrated that percutaneous administration is not necessary.
(3) Morphological alterations in the lungs of pheasants after prolonged high-dosage administration of bleomycin sulfate were studied by light and electron microscopy.
(4) The LD50 of the following metal-binding chelating drugs, EDTA, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), hydroxyethylenediaminetriacetic acid (HEDTA), cyclohexanediaminotetraacetic acid (CDTA) and triethylenetetraminehexaacetic acid (TTHA) was evaluated in terms of mortality in rats after intraperitoneal administration and was found to be in the order: CDTA greater than EDTA greater than DTPA greater than TTHA greater than HEDTA.
(5) administration of the potent short-acting opioid, fentanyl, elicited inhibition of rhythmic spontaneous reflex increases in vesical pressure (VP) evoked by urinary bladder distension.
(6) Meanwhile the efficiency of muscarinic antagonists in inhibition of tremor reaction induced by arecoline administration is associated with interaction between the drugs and the M2-subtype.
(7) In a climate in which medical staffs are being sued as a result of their decisions in peer review activities, hospitals' administrative and medical staffs are becoming more cautious in their approach to medical staff privileging.
(8) Hepatic lymph flow increased only after ethacrynic acid and mannitol administration.
(9) Mannose receptor mediated uptake by the reticuloendothelial system has been suggested as an explanation for the rapid removal of ricin A chain antibody conjugates from the circulation after their administration.
(10) The statistical T value calculated for the LP-TAE group showed that the administration of LP, the tumor size, intrahepatic metastasis, portal vein infiltration, and serum total bilirubin and alpha-fetoprotein levels significantly (P < 0.01) affected the patients' survival.
(11) The program met with continued support and enthusiasm from nurse administrators, nursing unit managers, clinical educators, ward staff and course participants.
(12) We evaluated the circadian pattern of gastric acidity by prolonged intraluminal pHmetry in 15 "responder" and 10 "nonresponder" duodenal ulcer patients after nocturnal administration of placebo, ranitidine, and famotidine.
(13) Oral administration in domestic cats causes malignant hepatomas and tumors of the esophagus and kidney.
(14) Determination of plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) levels in the peripubertal female rats revealed that plasma LH was increased transiently immediately after NPY administration.
(15) The effects of in vivo administration of native prostaglandin E2 (PGE) on the cycling status of the granulocyte-monocyte progenitor cell (CFU-GM) were examined in a mouse model.
(16) However, there was no consistent protocol for the method or duration of drug administration.
(17) The secretion of GH as measured by increased plasma level, in response to oral administration of 500 mg L-dopa or 30 min-infusion of arginine, was not modified by prior intravenous administration of 200 micrograms GH-releasing hormone (GHRH).
(18) Exogenous administration of estrogen alone or combined with progesterone have been associated with increased plasma cortisol levels.
(19) The simultaneous administration of the yellow fever vaccine did not influence the titre of agglutinins induced by the classic cholera vaccine.
(20) "This was very strategic and it was in line of the ideology of the Bush administration which has been to put in place a free market and conservative agenda."
Satin
Definition:
(n.) A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof, which has a glossy surface.
Example Sentences:
(1) When I first met her around Camden she was just some twit in a pink satin jacket shuffling round bars with mutual friends, most of whom were in cool indie bands or peripheral Camden figures Withnail-ing their way through life on impotent charisma.
(2) George will be christened in a replica of the intricate lace and satin christening gown made for Queen Victoria's eldest daughter, Victoria, the princess royal, in 1841.
(3) There is no mention of the "shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather" of the Velvet Underground song, but Wanda's clothes are recorded precisely, the satins, the linens – above all, the furs.
(4) Non-coated specimens having a satin surface finish were also embedded in bone cement and tested.
(5) Charles's sombre but still-beautiful features, the waterfall of black curls, the exquisite lace at his throat, the satin and velvet of the royal vestments inspired the artists of the day to some memorable work.
(6) Lactation records (n = 86) from 60 does of four breeds (Californian, New Zealand White, Palomino and White Satin) were analyzed to assess the effects of breed, parity, day of lactation and number of kits on milk production.
(7) And the evening dresses in slippery satin, ruched and clasped with crystal reimaginings of the metal clips used in school dissection seemed vaguely sinister in origin – although, in true contradictory Kane signature style, these dresses were among the most elegant and desirable on the catwalk.
(8) A reproduction of a christening gown worn by royal babies since 1841, it's appropriately luxurious for its royal occupant – long and made of ivory satin and yards of delicate lace, it has little puffed sleeves.
(9) At Tony Soprano's Bada-Bing – used as a location in the series though actually named Satin Dolls – bored-looking Russian women in bikinis clustered around heavy-set Italian-American men to the sound of 70s rock.
(10) A sequel to The Stud, The Bitch continues the story of Fontaine Khaled, who has "an Arab millionaire among her yesterdays and hard-gambling Nico for all her tomorrows", as she "calls the shots from her plush limos and black satin sheets".
(11) I held up that first puppy, who I called Patient Zero,” she told me, “and I said, ‘I don’t know what this is gonna do to you, but you will live on a satin pillow the rest of your days.” The injection made the dogs infertile, but left them otherwise happy and healthy.
(12) In fashion, we have the mainstream fashion line and the modest fashion line,” says Malaysian designer Hazizul Abd Aziz of Aidijuma who favors cool satins and cottons.
(13) Do they also have black satin sheets, R Kelly playing on low volume and mirrors on the ceiling?
(14) Instead of Elsie Tanner in a too-tight skirt, it had everybody in satin-sheeted beds with everybody else (by 1985, there must have been more chlamydia than oil in them thar fields).
(15) The cover displayed a logo patch sewn on to a black satin jacket, while the inner sleeve depicted a desk cluttered with adolescent artefacts, including a 1976 KISS poster and a Chic single sleeve.
(16) Freddie's wearing tight oyster-grey satin pants, an antique market cream satin blouse and a scarlet velvet Victorian bed jacket.
(17) From the first look – a black satin knee-length dress worn with scarlet boots – it felt late night and louche, ready for Berlin's nightclubs.
(18) The kidnappers' demands were ably investigated by the bride, imperturbable in ivory satin, though the list of suspects (a brisk resumé of all the Braithwaites' aggrieved lovers) made her reconsider matrimony.
(19) Or just, not coral satin pants with suspenders, like the ones Sam Cooke, 28, from Manchester, was wearing in the Sun last Friday?
(20) There can be few who stop and look at his 1880-81 Little Dancer Aged 14 , the bronze sculpture of the adolescent dancer who wears a gauzy fabric tutu and a satin ribbon tied to the cue of her bronze hair and not feel in the presence of a great and mysterious thing.