(prep.) In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.
Example Sentences:
(1) Since the start of this week, markets have been more cautious, with bond yields in Spain reaching their highest levels in four months on Tuesday amid concern about the scale of the austerity measures being imposed by the government and fears that the country might need a bailout.
(2) Businesses fleeing Brexit will head to New York not EU, warns LSE chief Read more Amid attempts by Frankfurt, Paris and Dublin to catch possible fallout from London, Sir Jon Cunliffe said it was highly unlikely that any EU centre could replicate the services offered by the UK’s financial services industry.
(3) Amid the passionate discussion at the NDA meeting, the two women began to develop a plan.
(4) Amid the acrimony of the failed debate on the Malaysia Agreement, something was missed or forgotten: many in the left had changed their mind.
(5) The presence of a previously unreported dipeptide transport mechanism within blood leukocytes and the selective enrichment of the granule enzyme, DPPI, within cytotoxic effector cells of lymphoid or myeloid lineage appear to afford a unique mechanism for the targeting of immunotherapeutic reagents composed of simple dipeptide esters or amides.
(6) Seconds later the camera turns away as what sounds like at least 15 gunshots are fired amid bystanders’ screams.
(7) Amid all of the worry about her health, the difficult decisions around the surgery, and how to explain everything to the children, the practicalities of postponing the holiday was a relatively minor consideration.
(8) The alignment of Clinton’s Iowa team, all but guaranteeing a declaration of her official campaign before the end of next month, was coming into view amid reports that she was due to address by the end of the week controversy over her use of a private email account as secretary of state.
(9) The aza analogue (RS)-3-hydroxy-2,5-pyrrolidinedione-3-acetic acid (6) of the five-membered citric anhydride (2) was prepared in the sequence citric acid----2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-one-5,5-diacetic acid (1)----citric acid beta-amide (3)----6 and used to resolve ambiguities in the mechanism of the citrate synthase reaction.
(10) These results, in addition to binding studies with the active site titrant N2-(5-dimethylaminonaphthalene-1-sulfonyl)arginine N-(3-ethyl-1,5-pentanediyl)amide, indicate that binding interactions at the catalytic site of Thrombin Quick I are unaltered.
(11) Displacement of the active ester in the gel thus formed by various ligands containing aliphatic amino groups resulted in the formation of stable amid bonds between the ligands and the polyacrylamide gel.
(12) Arsenal’s 10 men fall at the first hurdle against Dinamo Zagreb Read more This win, even against such feeble opponents, was celebrated, with the locals chorusing their manager’s name amid a wave of relief given so much of the team’s domestic campaign to date has been dismal.
(13) Free radicals formed by the reactions of OH radicals with amides and their N-methylated derivatives in aqueous solutions have been studied.
(14) In EastEnders , the mystery surrounding the identity of Kat's secret squeeze continues amid the grinding of narrative levers and the death rattle of overflogged script-horses.
(15) Guanine nucleotides (GTP-gamma-S, GDP-beta-S) decreased the binding of 125I-labelled GLP-1(7-36)amide to rat lung membranes as was found for GLP-1(7-36)amide receptors in RINm5F cells which were also shown to be coupled to the adenylate cyclase system.
(16) The ester group in the N-acyloxymethyl derivatives was readily hydrolyzed by plasma enzymes to yield the N-hydroxymethyl amide, which subsequently decomposed to the parent amide.
(17) Soon after the takeover, PFD creative director Sue Douglas, the former Sunday Express editor, left amid reports that the company wasn't big enough for "two alpha females in Chanel".
(18) Pancreastatin is a 49 amino acid peptide with a C-terminal glycine amide originally isolated from porcine pancreas.
(19) The announcement comes amid mounting frustration in the international community over Israel’s continued settlement activity, regarded by many countries as illegal.
(20) Losing Murphy is a blow to the Oscars which has struggled to liven up its image amid a general decline in its TV ratings over the last couple of decades and a rush of awards shows that appeal to younger crowds, such as the MTV Movie Awards.
Amit
Definition:
(v. t.) To lose.
Example Sentences:
(1) "Craig is definitely a name that has been mentioned, a name we've discussed," said the QPR vice-chairman, Amit Bhatia, on Sky Sports News.
(2) Amit Kara, an economist at UBS, said: "It's not too surprising we have seen the [manufacturing] sector expand after the purchasing managers' index figures .
(3) SVP of engineering Amit Singhal explained in a blog post: “Starting next week, we will begin taking into account a new signal in our rankings: the number of valid copyright removal notices we receive for any given site.
(4) "While Operation Aurora shed light on advanced threats from sponsored adversaries, the number of compromised companies and organisations pales in comparison to this single botnet," said Amit Yoran of NetWitness.
(5) Michaels said: “We are a big complex entity, bringing us to this is one of the most complex tasks for both of us to do.” Amit Sood, director of the Google Cultural Institute, said one aim was to “bridge the gap between high culture and popular culture”.
(6) He wanted to work as a mountaineer but he was rejected because he was missing his left hand, which he lost playing with fireworks at Diwali when he was a child.” Mount Everest death: Maria Strydom fell ill just 15 minutes from summit Read more Amit Sinha, Nath’s first mountaineering instructor, said: “He had done one attempt in 2014, but he had to turn around because of the weather.
(7) Rahul Taneja, chief people officer of Jet Airways, tweeted: Rahul Taneja (@R_Taneja69) Proud of our Brave hearts Nidhi & Amit who held on to their nerves in time of crisis.
(8) "No Smoking Day is one of the UK's longest-standing and most successful public health campaigns," said Amit Aggarwal, its chief executive.
(9) Preincubation of the N-methylaminoalkyl agents DES and NOR (200 microM) with NADPH-supplemented microsomes for 30 min led to an approximate 30% decrease in spectrally apparent P450 content; the N,N-dimethylaminoalkyl drugs IMIP and AMIT did not significantly decrease apparent P450 content.
(10) Amit Yoran is president of the RSA, a company that pioneered much of modern encryption and hosts of this week’s conference.
(11) Speaking to journalists about the current political manoeuvres, analyst Amit Segal of Channel 2 television said: “What the Israeli political system is going through these days is not very natural in Israeli terms.
(12) Naaila Aslam, Chris Barnick, Mark Broadbent, Melanie Davies, Edgar Dorman, James Drife, Katrina Erskine, Abha Govind, Matt Hogg, Penelope Law, Nick Nicholas, Louise Page, Maryam Parisaei, Avanti Patel, Catharine Roberts, Audrey Ryan, Ali Sajjad, Robert Sawdy, Amit Shah, Anthony Silverstone, Geeta Suri
(13) In the present work, using a test of acute nociception (vocalization threshold to graded foot pressure) in the same model, we evaluated the possible potentiation of morphine analgesia by 2 TCAs: amitriptyline (AMIT) and imipramine (IMIP).
(14) Using a self-selection feeding procedure, the present experiments examined the impact of central and peripheral injection of the alpha-adrenergic agonist clonidine (CLON) and the tricyclic antidepressant drugs amitriptyline (AMIT) and chlorimipramine (CIMIP) on nutrient selection in the adult male rat.
(15) Sexual assault is a terrible crime and we’re pleased he has now been brought to justice,” Amit Jain, Uber India president, said following the verdict.
(16) "It was miserable," said Amit Bahl, owner of the Amax hotel where she was staying.
(17) Although Delhi officials said they would increase bus services and extend times for Metro service, they are still about 10,000 buses short of demand, says Amit Bhatt, a sustainable transport expert in the city.
(18) Amit Yoran, chief executive of NetWitness and former Director of the National Cyber Security Division, said: "While Operation Aurora shed light on advanced threats from sponsored adversaries, the number of compromised companies and organizations pales in comparison to this single botnet.
(19) Google executive Amit Singhal said that with more information being put on the web every day, it was vital that the company learned how to give users the most relevant results - and as quickly as possible.
(20) As for "democratic", Modi ran his home state like an autocrat, giving thuggish lieutenant Amit Shah no fewer than 10 portfolios.