(n.) A liquid measure in various countries of Europe. The Dutch anker, formerly also used in England, contained about 10 of the old wine gallons, or 8/ imperial gallons.
Example Sentences:
(1) We’re going to have to work harder to diversify our income stream Ian Ankers, Bolton at Home When Jones’s first deposit arrived in August, he paid back friends who had supported him, but his debt to Bolton at Home continued to rise.
(2) Employing the technique described by Van Kampen and Anker, modified by Macarulla et al., 180 pregnant women have been studied (66 normals and 114 with different pathology: infertility, toxemia, diabetes, Rh isoinmunization, gemelar pregnancy and abortions), taking 319 determinations of pregnanediol in 24 hours urine samples.
(3) We see this as the calm before the storm,” says Ankers.
(4) Of the threaded posts, Flexi-post and Radix Anker produced the least stress; Kurer Crown Anchor produced the most.
(5) Guy Anker, managing editor at MoneySavingExpert.com, points out that the Financial Ombudsman is upholding 70% of complaints rejected by banks.
(6) At there lower end there is a 20 mm long elastic curve which is ment to anker the pin in the entry hole to the intramedullary cavity, preventing sliding out of the implant.
(7) Anker said customers who had previous claims rejected should contact the Ombudsman if they have not already done so.
(8) Michael Ankers, chief executive of the Construction Products Association said the ONS figures "flatter to deceive" and that the industry was still in a "very precarious position".
(9) With wholesale costs rising, putting further pressure on bills, we have already seen the cheapest deal rise by £126 in the past two months, and the danger is now that the other big six suppliers will follow suit with their own price hikes in the spring.” However Guy Anker, managing editor of Moneysavingexpert, said the price rise was lower than expected given what is happening to wholesale prices.
(10) Director Jason Anker Live Ltd. For services to Health and Safety in the Construction Industry.
(11) Guy Anker, managing editor at MoneySavingExpert.com, said: “The urgent clarion-call to consumers is if you’ve had a loan, credit card or mortgage in the last 10 years you should be checking now whether you had PPI on it and if so, was it mis-sold?
(12) To go to the ombudsman you have to first complain to the bank, so it’s likely banks are still wrongly rejecting claims from over half of those who have been mis-sold,” said Anker.
(13) His weather-bleached remains were discovered by the American mountaineer Conrad Anker in 1999 .
(14) We’re going to have to work harder to diversify our income stream,” says Ian Ankers, director of partnerships and strategy at Bolton at Home.
(15) Michael Ankers, chairman of the association, said: “Brick manufacturers are doing all they can to respond to the sharp increase in the demand for bricks over the last 12 months.
(16) When American climber Conrad Anker rediscovered Mallory in 1999 , photographs of his remains appeared on newspaper front pages around the world.
Sport
Definition:
(n.) That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.
(n.) Mock; mockery; contemptuous mirth; derision.
(n.) That with which one plays, or which is driven about in play; a toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
(n.) Play; idle jingle.
(n.) Diversion of the field, as fowling, hunting, fishing, racing, games, and the like, esp. when money is staked.
(n.) A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the species; an abnormal variety or growth. See Sporting plant, under Sporting.
(n.) A sportsman; a gambler.
(v. i.) To play; to frolic; to wanton.
(v. i.) To practice the diversions of the field or the turf; to be given to betting, as upon races.
(v. i.) To trifle.
(v. i.) To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; -- said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal. See Sport, n., 6.
(v. t.) To divert; to amuse; to make merry; -- used with the reciprocal pronoun.
(v. t.) To represent by any knd of play.
(v. t.) To exhibit, or bring out, in public; to use or wear; as, to sport a new equipage.
(v. t.) To give utterance to in a sportive manner; to throw out in an easy and copious manner; -- with off; as, to sport off epigrams.
Example Sentences:
(1) Snooker, which became and remains a fixture in the BBC2 schedules, was chosen for showing because it is the sport in which different shades are most significant.
(2) This finding is of major importance for persons treated with diltiazem who engage in sport.
(3) But the sports minister has been clear that too many sports bodies are currently not delivering in bringing new people from all backgrounds to their sport.
(4) BT Sport's marketing manager, Alfredo Garicoche, is more effusive still: "We're not thinking for the next two or three years, we're thinking for the next 20 or 30 years and even longer.
(5) BT Sport went down this route, appointing Channel 4 Sales, the TV ad sales house that represents the broadcaster and partners including UKTV.
(6) It is not clear whether Sports Direct, which has a history of taking strategic stakes in related companies including Debenhams and JD Sports, will now make a bid.
(7) The Sports Network broadcasts live NHL, Nascar, golf and horse racing – having also recently purchased the rights for Formula One – and will show 154 of the 196 games that NBC will cover.
(8) The company also confirmed on Thursday as it launched its sports pay-TV offering at its new broadcasting base in the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, that former BBC presenter Jake Humphrey will anchor its Premier League coverage.
(9) A history of vigorous sports in the past was not protective.
(10) These are particularly common in the field of sport.
(11) Paul Doyle Kick-off Sunday midday Venue St Mary’s Stadium Last season Southampton 2 Leicester City 2 Live Sky Sports 1 Referee Michael Oliver This season G 18, Y 60, R 1, 3.44 cards per game Odds H 5-6 A 4-1 D 5-2 Southampton Subs from Taylor, Martina, Stephens, Davis, Rodriguez, Sims, Ward-Prowse Doubtful Bertrand, Davis, Van Dijk (all match fitness) Injured Boufal (knee, Jan), Hesketh (ankle, Feb), Targett (hamstring, Feb), Austin (shoulder, Mar), Pied (knee, Jun), Gardos (knee, unknown) Suspended None Form DWLLLL Discipline Y37 R2 Leading scorer Austin 6 Leicester City Subs from Zieler, Hamer, Wasilewski, Gray, Fuchs, James, Okazaki, Hernández, Kapustka, King Doubtful None Injured None Suspended None Unavailable Amartey, Mahrez, Slimani (Africa Cup of Nations) Form LDLWDL Discipline Y44 R1 Leading scorers Slimani, Vardy 5
(12) The sports preparticipation examination can be worthwhile if the musculoskeletal system is examined carefully, with particular regard for the residual disabilities from previous injuries; this can be accomplished in a two-minute orthopedic examination done in addition to the usual physical examination.
(13) This month, Ucas will bring out an interactive map of Gaza , with live updates, highlighting sports events and restaurants, as well as areas of historical interest.
(14) I have to do my best.” The Leeds sporting director Nicola Salerno told the news conference that it was unlikely there would be new permanent signings in the January transfer window, but that there would be the possibility for loan deals.
(15) With their 43-8 win , the Seahawks did more than just produce one of the most dominant performances in Super Bowl history, they gave the city of Seattle its first major professional sports win in 35 years .
(16) The brightly lit ice palaces themselves are stunning, inside and out, and the sporting facilities have been rightly praised by almost all the athletes.
(17) Mass examination in organized populations at industrial enterprises made it possible to bring to light a statistically significant different effect of the level of productive labor and sport activity on the prevalence of frequent alcohol consumption as one of CHD risk factors.
(18) However, the mean serum EPO concentrations of male and female athletes engaged in a variety of sports were not different from those of sedentary control subjects of both sexes (26.5-35.3 U.ml-1).
(19) Lessons have been learned from previous Games, not least London 2012, in how to best frame the sporting action for maximum impact – not only for those watching on television but those attending in person.
(20) This is what we hope is the best golf tournament in the world, one of the greatest sporting events, and I think we will have a very impressive audience and have another great champion to crown this year."