(n.) A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes.
(n.) The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching purposes.
(n.) Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant, or kelp.
Example Sentences:
(1) I am taking part in the [Barilla] boycott and invite other MPs – at least those who are not resigning – to do the same."
(2) The interview started by asking Barilla what he thought of an appeal made on Tuesday by the speaker of the lower house of parliament, Laura Boldrini, to change the often stereotypical image of women in Italian advertisements.
(3) In response, Aurelio Mancuso, chairman of Equality Italia, accused Barilla of being deliberately provocative.
(4) Barilla responded by saying Boldrini did not understand the advertising world and women were fundamental to adverts.
(5) "Accepting the invitation of Barilla's owner to not eat his pasta, we are launching a boycott campaign against all his products," he added.
(6) Guido Barilla, who controls the fourth-generation Barilla Group family business with his two brothers, sparked outrage among activists, consumers and some politicians when he said he would not consider using a gay family to advertise Barilla pasta.
(7) The negative reaction to Barilla reflected the gradual change in public opinion in Italy, where conservative views have made way for more liberal voices.
(8) Asked what effect he thought his attitude would have on gay consumers of pasta, Barilla said: "Well, if they like our pasta and our message they will eat it; if they don't like it and they don't like what we say they will … eat another."
(9) Guido Barilla initially said people could pick another pasta brand if they didn’t like his views, but issued an apology following the furore.
(10) Within hours, the hashtag 'boicotta-barilla' was trending on Twitter.
(11) The Barilla chairman issued a statement saying that he was sorry if his remarks had caused offence and that he had only been trying to draw attention to the "central role" played by women within the family.
(12) Pasta firm Barilla boycotted over 'classic family' remarks Read more The country’s leading pasta company, Barilla, faced a boycott in 2013 when its chairman said he would never use a gay family in an advert.
Kali
Definition:
(n.) The last and worst of the four ages of the world; -- considered to have begun B. C. 3102, and to last 432,000 years.
(n.) The black, destroying goddess; -- called also Doorga, Anna Purna.
(n.) The glasswort (Salsola Kali).
Example Sentences:
(1) John Halford, of the law firm Bindsman, solicitor for the families, said: "Many of the shameful events at Batang Kali have been firmly established, as has the UK's ongoing legal responsibility for them.
(2) Emergency workers are hoping to drain the lake created behind the debris blocking the normally fast-flowing Kali Gandaki river.
(3) The same was true of Britain's colonial war against Malaya's communist guerrillas, where 24 villagers were slaughtered by British soldiers in Batang Kali in 1948 – their relatives are still seeking some justice 64 years later.
(4) The search for N. haematoceps in nature has revealed that Salsola kali (Chenopodiacae) is a favored host plant of this leafhopper.
(5) Because of promising observations reported in literature, we have examined the stimulating effect on the salivation produced by the test preparation SL 25 from Kali-Chemie Pharma GmbH in Hannover.
(6) 65 of totally 112 received records were suitable for evaluation by the computer program KALI (version 2.1.4).
(7) My Kali, a Jordanian magazine which aims “to address homophobia and transphobia and empower the youth to defy mainstream gender binaries in the Arab world” has been published regularly since 2007.
(8) Grand Canyon national park Other canyons on earth are longer and wider (Australia's Capertee Valley is both) and deeper (Kali Gandaki Gorge in Nepal), but none is as famous as the Grand Canyon, with its intricate layering, maze-like side canyons, vivid colours and epic visual scale.
(9) The water level of Kali Gandaki flowing below the dam is dropping, and that’s not a good sign,” Poudel said.
(10) At the lodge, Kali Hamm, a London-based chef (see her lovely recipes at kalicooking.tumblr.com ) hired for the duration of Gingi's retreat, provided wonderful veggie feasts, often with a Middle-Eastern or Latin American twist.
(11) He is a 23-year-old New Zealander based in Las Vegas and has stopped 15 of 17 opponents, among them the 45-year-old Kali Meehan, who knocked out Danny Williams in a round at York Hall 14 years ago.
(12) In Syria, this leafhopper was encountered on ornamental stock plants (Matthiola incana L.) in the Oronte valley, and on Salsola kali L., a wild Chenopodiacae of the semi-arid regions of the coastal area.
(13) Pollen extracts from Atriplex latifolia, Beta vulgaris, Salsola kali and Amaranthus retroflexus were compared with an extract from Chenopodium album by both in vivo and in vitro methods.
(14) Of an alleged accomplice the government named Kalis, purportedly Pakistani, he said: “I don’t find any such name in Pakistan.” While connections to international organisations may be uncovered, the demands of the videos are locally focused: liberation of Rohingya from the camps, restoration of citizenship and property.
(15) But many potentially embarrassing documents, including probably some of those relating to the alleged 1948 massacre by Scots Guards of 24 villagers in Batang Kali , appear to be missing.
(16) In the event, she and her siblings all did well for themselves; her sister, Kali Arulpragasam, is a successful jewellery designer .
(17) Russian thistle (Salsola kali), the most common plant referred to as "tumbleweed" in the western United States, can cause a dermatitis in persons who come into direct contract with it.
(18) The starting point was Jomsom, a small town in the Kali Gandaki valley, 2,300 metres high and at the heart of the Annapurna range.
(19) Dapat dimengerti bahwa kita sering kali menggantungkan harapan di pundak para politisi, tapi berharap politik akan dapat mengubah status quo secara mendasar hanyalah khayalan.
(20) The judges analysed three investigations into the Batang Kali killings – in the late 1940s, the early 1970s and the mid-1990s.