(n.) The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.
(n.) A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also Argo Navis. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and Vela.
Example Sentences:
(1) What did surprise pundits was Hollywood's recognition of this unflinching Austrian film about ageing as a candidate for best picture, among such expected contenders as Steven Spielberg's Lincoln , Ben Affleck's Argo and Tom Hooper's Les Misérables .
(2) Clonal analysis indicates that argos acts nonautonomously and can diffuse over the range of several cell diameters.
(3) Played out against the backdrop of the 1979 hostage crisis, Argo spins the account of a joint Hollywood-CIA mission to spring six imperiled Americans from revolutionary Iran, using a fake movie production as a decoy.
(4) NH2-senktide slightly inhibited angiotensin-induced drinking, while Argo-neurokinin B was ineffective.
(5) Argos shoppers are largely drawn from the core mass market – the C2 and D socio-economic groups, which have not benefited as much from big falls in mortgage rates as those on higher incomes.
(6) A statement at the end of Monday's meeting condemned Argo as a "violation of international cultural norms" and said that the award was "propaganda attack against our nation and entire humanity".
(7) She says it began as a "defence mechanism" – "it gets you out of so many sticky situations" – but it has now become the means by which Delevingne communicates her sense of fun, in a world where most models seem to adopt a bored, peevish expression of someone queuing to return a faulty toaster in Argos.
(8) Sainsbury’s has revealed its first quarterly sales growth in more than two years, raising hopes that the supermarket will make a new bid for Argos owner Home Retail Group this week.
(9) The supermarket is under pressure from shareholders not to overpay for Argos, as some are sceptical about taking on a business that has struggled to increase sales and profits in recent years.
(10) I live with my husband and three-year-old daughter in a two-bed and my office is outside in the garden, in a shed from Argos.
(11) Conceptual translation of the argos gene suggests that it encodes a secreted protein.
(12) The takeover of Argos is designed to broaden the Sainsbury’s product range and reduce its reliance on the highly competitive grocery market.
(13) Last year's prize for ensemble cast went to the Ben Affleck thriller Argo, which went on to claim the best film Oscar.
(14) Spotlight is more akin Argo , Ben Affleck’s big winner in 2013: it takes a conventional approach to telling a compelling true story, with assured direction and exemplary performances from its ensemble cast.
(15) Last year 12 Years a Slave trod this path ; in the past Slumdog Millionaire, The King’s Speech and Argo (which was runner-up to Silver Linings Playbook at Toronto) also followed suit.
(16) However, several analysts said they expected Sainsbury’s to come back with a counter bid because of the strategic and financial benefits of taking over Argos.
(17) Chief executive John Walden said that despite the poor performance, Argos was a “strong business”.
(18) Terry Duddy, chief executive of Home Retail Group, said Argos had a better than expected festive season with its strongest quarterly sales growth for five years as tablet sales soared more than 50%.
(19) Terry Duddy, the chief executive of Home Retail Group, which owns both Argos and Homebase, said the retailer was not seeing any positive effect on furniture sales from a rise in the number of housing transactions.
(20) The offer falls under the banner of an overall scheme entitled Everday Offers, giving current account customers up to 15% cashback on everyday spending at a range of retailers including Ocado, Homebase, Morrisons and Argos, with more to join over the coming weeks.
Vela
Definition:
(pl. ) of Velum
Example Sentences:
(1) Also the VELA-values were significantly higher than in the normal comparative group.
(2) Compared with the normal group all other groups had significantly higher VELA-values.
(3) It was found that these fine vela, devoid of major differentiated cell-constituents, sometimes form a pseudocircular crown at the base of endocrine cells.
(4) The ENR- and VELA-tests are suitable as a screening for mass examinations.
(5) No significant differences between the groups were noted in the heart rate variability, in the results of the sensomotor tasks and the filling in of the INR- and VELA-questionnaires.
(6) The following techniques were used to determine the morphologic characteristics of these vela and to study their significance: preparation of semiserial thin sections, three-dimensional reconstruction in plexiglass and lanthanum staining of pericellular spaces.
(7) Vela will not be available to face his parent club when the two meet in the Premier League on 19 March.
(8) Sociedad never looked steady at the back, but continued to threaten until forward Carlos Vela hurt his right knee and had to be substituted in the 17th minute.
(10) The Mexico striker Carlos Vela is another player Wenger wants to get some first-team experience elsewhere, with Bolton one possible destination for the 21-year-old.
(11) And on Saturday night Real Sociedad lost their top scorer Carlos Vela to a knee ligament injury during their 4-1 defeat at Real Madrid.
(12) West Bromwich Albion have secured the loan signing of Arsenal striker Carlos Vela until the end of the season.
(13) Carlos Vela has recovered from leg injury and will be available the second round match against Argentina at Soccer City.
(14) Three-dimensional analysis demonstrated the presence of cytoplasmic vela extending from exocrine cells into the space between endocrine cells and basal lamina in the gastrointestinal epithelium of the rabbit; these structures were also observed in various other mammals.
(15) And, obviously, if we had had a couple of days, knowing about Vela’s injury … “In Italy, Germany and England [the deadline] is Monday evening.
(16) In an effort to gain a more precise understanding of the motor innervation of the soft palate, a neuroanatomical tracer (horseradish peroxidase) was injected into the vela of nine guinea pigs and four monkeys.
(17) Vela penned a long-term deal with Arsenal in December 2009, and is highly rated by the club, as well as by his country, for whom he has already netted nine times in 33 appearances.
(18) The correlations between the ENR-test (Brengelmann and Brengelmann) and the VELA-test (Fahrenberg) result in a highly significant coincidence of the dimensions neuroticism and anatomic instability with the categories A until F or Kühn's questionnaire test of student's troubles (QST).
(19) West Bromwich Albion In Carlos Vela (Arsenal, loan) .
(20) Israeli sources told Hersh the flash picked up by the Vela satellite was actually the third of a series of Indian Ocean nuclear tests that Israel conducted in cooperation with South Africa.