(a.) Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.
(n.) One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.
(n.) The language spoken by the Basque people.
(n.) A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short skirt; -- probably so called because this fashion of dress came from the Basques.
Example Sentences:
(1) And that ancient Basque cultural gem – the mysterious language with its odd Xs, Ks and Ts – will be honoured at every turn in a city where it was forbidden by Franco.
(2) How is it possible that the official mail service can say no to distributing correspondence between the mayor and his electorate?” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Pro-independence Basque demonstrators supporting Catalonia independence clash with anti-independence and unionist protesters.
(3) This has been interpreted in Madrid to mean that no bailout will be announced before the regional elections, which are due on 21 October in his native Galicia and in the Basque Country.
(4) Last week, acclaimed Basque chefs Juan Mari Arzak and his daughter Elena, owners the famous Arzak restaurant in San Sebastián, opened Ametsa , their long awaited London outpost.
(5) Digital dermatoglyphics of an indigenous sample of 87 males and 101 females from the Urola Valley in the Spanish Basque Country are compared with those from the nine other Basque valleys previously analyzed.
(6) Already known internationally for its food and its glittering annual film festival, the city will feature choral groups in the open air and an art project, Waves of Energy, bringing to life a surge of ideas suggested by the public, as well as performances and exhibitions inside sleek venues such as Basque music’s new home, Musikene, the San Telmo museum or the cube-shaped Kursaal on the edge of the sea.
(7) They may not be Kurds or Kosovans, but they have much in common with Basques, Bretons and Catalans.
(8) A total diet study has been initiated in the Basque country (Spain), the purpose of which is to provide estimates of the average intake of both food contaminants and certain nutrients.
(9) We have analyzed the digital and palmar dermatoglyphics in a sample of autistic children from the Basque Country.
(10) The genetic polymorphism of human alpha 2 HS-glycoprotein (AHSG) was studied in a sample of 466 healthy unrelated individuals resident in the Basque Country (Northern Spain) by isoelectric focusing on micro-ultrathin polyacrylamide gels followed by immunoblotting.
(11) Basques were found to dominate the sheep industry of California's Central Valley from Sacramento south, but to be virtually absent from other sheep-raising areas of the state.
(12) "Unfortunately for Basque people, due to a very old and violent conflict, their story has been told by others in Spain," says Villenueva.
(13) The whole world wants to see our game.” Considering that Boro’s Basque manager is not given to hyperbole, his words serve as a reminder that Brighton & Hove Albion’s visit to Teesside represents the highest of high-stakes fixtures.
(14) The allelic frequencies have been compared with those of other Basque and other European populations.
(15) Digital dermatoglyphics of a sample from the Basque Valley of Salazar, situated in the West of the Pyrenees, were analysed.
(16) Garzón was already well known in Spain for investigating Basque separatist group Eta.
(17) I was a passionate fan of the great French team led by Zinedine Zidane, in part because the Basque, North African and black players plausibly conveyed an idea of a rainbow France.
(18) Given the importance of ischemic cardiopathy (IC) as a cause of death in industrialized countries, the trend of mortality by IC in people from 30 to 69 years of age residing in the Basque Country between 1975-1990 were studied.
(19) Different analyses of genetic polymorphisms performed on the Basque population have suggested a possible heterogeneity of the Basques and a singularity of their genetic characteristics.
(20) Basque specials include grilled kokotxas (gelatinous, subtly flavoured hake glands, an acquired taste) in green sauce, silky red piquillo pepper stuffed with oxtail, grilled scallop and spherical steak croquetas .
Dealing
Definition:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deal
(n.) The act of one who deals; distribution of anything, as of cards to the players; method of business; traffic; intercourse; transaction; as, to have dealings with a person.
Example Sentences:
(1) You lot have got real issues to talk about and deal with.
(2) Theresa May signals support for UK-EU membership deal Read more Faull’s fix, largely accepted by Britain, also ties the hands of national governments.
(3) But RWE admitted it had often only been able to retain customers with expired contracts by offering them new deals with more favourable conditions.
(4) 2.35pm: West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has admitted that a deal to land Miroslav Klose is unlikely to go through following the striker's star performances in South Africa.
(5) McDonald said cutting better deals with suppliers and improving efficiency as well as raising some prices had only partly offset the impact of sterling’s fall against the dollar.
(6) The new Somali government has enthusiastically embraced the new deal and created a taskforce, bringing together the government, lead donors (the US, UK, EU, Norway and Denmark), the World Bank and civil society.
(7) Video games specialist Game was teetering on the brink of collapse on Friday after a rescue deal put forward by private equity firm OpCapita appeared to have been given the cold shoulder by lenders who are owed more than £100m.
(8) "There is a serious risk that a deal will be agreed between rich countries and tax havens that would leave poor countries out in the cold.
(9) He also deals with the incidence, conservative and surgical treatment of osteo-arthrosis in old age and with the possibilities of its prevention.
(10) However, he has also insisted that North Korea live up to its own commitments, adhere to its international obligations and deal peacefully with its neighbours.
(11) I hope I can play a major part in really highlighting the need for far more extensive family violence training within all organisations that deal with women and children, including the police and the department of human services,” Batty said.
(12) Earlier this month, Khamenei insisted that all sanctions be lifted immediately on a deal being reached, a condition that the US State Department dismissed.
(13) These results indicate that the hormonal status should be taken into consideration in studies dealing with platelet MAO activity in depressed women.
(14) From the social economic point of view nosocomial infections represent a very important cost factor, which could be reduced to great deal by activities for prevention of nosocomial infection.
(15) Faisal Abu Shahla, a senior official in Fatah, an organisation responsible for a good deal of repression of its own when it was in power, accuses Hamas of holding 700 political prisoners in Gaza as part of a broad campaign to suppress dissent.
(16) On Friday, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry appeared to confirm those fears, telling reporters that the joint declaration, a deal negotiated by London and Beijing guaranteeing Hong Kong’s way of life for 50 years, “was a historical document that no longer had any practical significance”.
(17) Under a revised deal most people are now being vetted on time, but charges for the service have had to rise from £12 and free vetting for volunteers, to £28 for a standard disclosure and £33 for an advanced disclosure.
(18) I know I have the courage to deal with all the sniping but you worry about the effects on your family."
(19) The present study deals with 832 ossicular chain reconstruction procedures performed in 655 patients from January 1975 to December 1985.
(20) The former Stoke City manager Pulis had reportedly been left frustrated by the club failing to push through deals for various players he targeted to strengthen the Palace squad.