(v. i.) To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.
(v. i.) To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start.
(v. t.) To enter on; to commence.
(v. t.) To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of.
(n.) Beginning.
Example Sentences:
(1) The findings indicate that there is still a significant incongruence between the value structure of most family practice units and that of their institutions but that many family practice units are beginning to achieve parity of promotion and tenure with other departments in their institutions.
(2) Typological and archaeological investigations indicate that the church building represents originally the hospital facility for the lay brothers of the monastery, which according to the chronicle of the monastery was built in the beginning of the 14th century.
(3) Anthropometric and nutritional (serum albumin and transferrin) values were normal in both groups both at the beginning and at the end of the treatment period.
(4) In both experiments, Gallus males were placed on a commercial feed restriction program in which measured amounts of feed are delivered on alternate days beginning at 4 weeks of age.
(5) Wilder Penfield's development of surgical methods for treating focal cerebral seizures, beginning with his early work in Montreal in 1928, is reviewed.
(6) A man named Moreno Facebook Twitter Pinterest Italy's players give chase to an inscrutable Byron Moreno, whose relationship with the country was only just beginning.
(7) Right from the beginning, I had been mad about movies.
(8) US presidential election 2016: the state of the Republican race as the year begins Read more So far, the former secretary of state seems to be recovering well from self-inflicted wounds that dogged the start of her second, and most concerted, attempt for the White House.
(9) Patients were examined before and 12 days after the beginning of lithium treatment.
(10) The results indicate that the legislated increase in the age of eligibility for full Social Security benefits beginning in the 21st century will have relatively small effects on the ages of retirement and benefit acceptance.
(11) Beginning with its foundation by Charles Godon in 1900 he describes the growth of the Federation as an organization of the dental profession which continued despite the interruption of two world wars.
(12) In contrast, T lymphocyte cytolytic activity developed more slowly in regressing sarcomas and attained peak levels coincident with the beginning of tumor regression.
(13) The present study observed that a 40-dB hearing loss, beginning at 17 days postpartum, requires 2 days before it induces susceptibility to audiogenic seizures.
(14) Lawmakers across the globe are beginning to recognize the need to deter this destructive conduct.
(15) He strongly welcomes the rise of the NGO movement, which combines with media coverage to produce the beginning of some "countervailing power" to the larger corporations and the traditional policies of first world governments.
(16) These results indicate that AZT treatment does not completely prevent FeLV infection, even when treatment begins before virus challenge, and that immune sensitization to FeLV proceeds during the prophylactic drug treatment period.
(17) The patients age at the beginning of immunosuppressive treatment ranged from 10 to 22 years.
(18) 5.13pm BST "As I remember September 11, 2012, it was a routine day at our embassy," Hicks begins.
(19) Moreover, complete absence of rhythm disturbances right up to the beginning of cardiac arrest was as frequent in the patient groups as in the control series (around 20%).
(20) Thus, we could not detect an embryotoxic effect of 1 h of maternal insulin-induced hypoglycemia beginning at day 10.6 of development.
Commerce
Definition:
(n.) The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; esp. the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.
(n.) Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.
(n.) Sexual intercourse.
(n.) A round game at cards, in which the cards are subject to exchange, barter, or trade.
(v. i.) To carry on trade; to traffic.
(v. i.) To hold intercourse; to commune.
Example Sentences:
(1) This has "nothing to do with any of our businesses," Koch spokespeople were quoted as telling the congressman's staff members in a May 20 letter that Waxman sent to Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), the Energy and Commerce Committee chair, and Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), who chairs the Energy and Power Subcommittee.
(2) The British Chambers of Commerce warned the situation was unlikely to improve while banks continued to impose high charges for overdrafts and loans.
(3) In his UN general assembly address Tuesday, US president Obama referred to the "extraordinary potential" of the Iranian people "in commerce and culture; in science and education."
(4) Oregon representative Greg Walden, chair of the House energy and commerce committee, which approved the bill on a party-line vote, dismissed the opinions of such groups, which include the AARP, the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association, as part of a “medical-industrial complex”.
(5) The Greek government’s defiant stance came as the head of the Hellenic Chambers of Commerce , Constantine Michalos, said he did not believe Greece’s banks would be able to reopen next Tuesday without further funding, telling the Daily Telegraph he had been told cash reserves were down to €500m.
(6) Ulivarri, the president of the Rio Bravo chamber of commerce, knew that the body might disappear for good if he did not move quickly, but he did not want to risk a confrontation with either gang, who are both known to monitor the road.
(7) David Cameron (@David_Cameron) Royal Mail privatisation is about delivering investment, ensuring a 1st class service that's vital #forhardworkingpeople September 12, 2013 11.33am BST The British Chambers of Commerce is more cautious than the IoD.
(8) "It's similar to commerce, in that there's an end-product that is being shared.
(9) The 10,000-sq ft gatehouse has a 12-seat cinema and staff quarters, and sits opposite the home of the current commerce secretary, Penny Pritzker.
(10) The authors have studied the illegal commerce of alcohol in popular urban communities.
(11) But in China, the retail market developed in parallel with e-commerce, and the threat looks very different.
(12) Content in the app is a mixture of episode descriptions, quizzes, tweets, cast information and playable clips of every song on the soundtrack, with links to buy song downloads, TV episodes and merchandise – the latter through a partnership with e-commerce firm Delivery Agent.
(13) The head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) yesterday urged diplomats to stop bickering about a mini package of liberalisation designed to boost global commerce and warned of serious damage to the 20-year-old institution if last-ditch talks failed.
(14) However, John Longworth, the director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, called on the government to act on Beecroft's proposal "without delay".
(15) California Consumers Against Higher Prices (CCAHP), a coalition that includes the California Restaurant Association and the California Chamber of Commerce, formed in early March to oppose a proposed ballot initiative that would have also sought to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
(16) Just beyond the cordon, everyday life in one of the capital’s busiest areas for tourism and other commerce continued as best it could, with the addition of TV news crews gathered as close as possible to the scene, mainly by Lambeth Bridge, to the west of parliament, and just over the river on the South Bank.
(17) The US is not a claimant but says it has an interest in maintaining peace and stability there, and freedom of navigation and commerce.
(18) A study by India's Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry said that foreign tourist visits to India had dropped 25% in the three months after the rape and murder of the Delhi woman.
(19) The Commerce Department said GDP increased by a 3.7% seasonally adjusted annual rate in the second quarter of 2015, up from the initial estimate of 2.3% growth.
(20) It used to be that when it was cold, they would just say that there are indoor jobs for cold weather, and he would work year-round,” said Gertz, who lives in Commerce City, Colorado, just outside Denver.