What's the difference between bowed and unbowed?

Bowed


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Bow
  • (imp. & p. p.) of Bow

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Aldi, Lidl and Morrisons are to raise the price they pay their suppliers for milk, bowing to growing pressure from dairy farmers who say the industry is in crisis.
  • (2) The effects of maxillary protracting bow appliance were the maxillary forward movement associated with counter-clockwise rotation of the nasal floor and the mandibular backward movement associated with clockwise rotation.
  • (3) We have urged the government not to bow to the pressure of the opposition against this law.
  • (4) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Mark Karpeles, president of Mt Gox bitcoin exchange, bows his head during a press conference in Tokyo after a $400m hack.
  • (5) We see central bank leaders seemingly bowing to political pressures .
  • (6) The tangential force caused massive swelling and one week later bowing of the forearm was noticed.
  • (7) Following the last model’s disappearance backstage, Galliano appeared briefly in front of the audience and bobbed a blink-and-you-missed-it bow, dressed in the white lab coat that is the uniform of the Maison Margiela label for whom he now designs.
  • (8) She walked around her Bethnal Green and Bow constituency in a crop top that showed her belly button ring; she also established herself as a hard- working MP for that area.
  • (9) A case of acute plastic bowing fractures of both the fibula and tibia in a child is presented.
  • (10) It soon became a standard text for aspiring Young Conservatives and Bow Groupers in the days before the Thatcherite tide had engulfed even those institutions.
  • (11) At 12, Focus E15 were served with a notice to appear in Bow magistrates court at 2pm.
  • (12) Labour's Michael Dugher said he welcomed the prime minister "bowing down to public pressure".
  • (13) We report four patients with unilateral bowing of the lower leg, affecting only the fibula.
  • (14) Isolated bowing of the ulna is rare, yet its occurrence, particularly in conjunction with congenital dislocation of the radial head, has been documented.
  • (15) Tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA), when isolated from human colon fibroblast (hcf) cells, is N-glycosylated differently than when isolated from the Bowes melanoma (m) cell line (Parekh et al., 1988).
  • (16) President Obama's speech on Thursday seemed to put a neat bow on the past four years.
  • (17) Before negotiations have even started, the proposed trade deal between the EU and United States has been heralded as a game-changer: an unprecedented stimulus package for the European economy, a shot across the bow for British Eurosceptics and a chance for Europe and the US to set the standard for global trade before China beats us to it.
  • (18) Kevin Anderson and Alice Bows at the Tyndall centre for climate change research at Manchester University say global carbon emissions are rising so fast that they would need to peak by 2015 and then decrease by up to 6.5% each year for atmospheric CO2 levels to stabilise at 450ppm, which might limit temperature rise to 2C.
  • (19) On Saturday the president said he had no intention of bowing to critics' calls for him to step down.
  • (20) The present study was undertaken for the purpose of detecting the influence on upper first molars by the dynamic behavior originated in face-bow construction.

Unbowed


Definition:

  • (a.) Not bent or arched; not bowed down.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Unbowed, Allen launched himself into merger talks with Carlton to create ITV and found himself in the top spot when Carlton shareholders ousted chairman Michael Green, who was ITV's chairman designate, in a revolt lead by Anthony Bolton, a fund manager at investment house Fidelity, subsequently dubbed the "quiet assassin".
  • (2) A claim that the UK economy has "relative strength" to survive the crisis stirs the Conservatives into fresh rage, but Darling is unbowed: "We did fix the roof in the fair weather - we fixed the roofs of schools and hospitals around the United Kingdom."
  • (3) Inside the mind of Bernie Sanders: unbowed, unchanged, and unafraid of a good fight Read more This marks the first time Sanders has taken a lead in any poll.
  • (4) Chen believes the case is retaliatory , but remains unbowed.
  • (5) Unbowed, the Mail used a story last month about the College of Paramedics raising concerns about separated bike lanes (a story that, it is worth noting, misquoted the college’s views ) in an editorial column : Segregated cycle lanes have increased congestion and worsened pollution ... Isn’t it time to abandon this cycle ‘superhighway’ experiment and admit that it was a stupid mistake?
  • (6) "Both women dealt with their release in a brilliant and charming way, I think: they were unbowed, but not arrogant," said Lerner.
  • (7) François Ruffin, the journalist and film-maker behind an award-winning blockbuster documentary on textile workers , tweeted that he had won a seat for France Unbowed in the northern area of the Sommes, confounding the predictions in favour of his opponent from Macron’s party.
  • (8) Le Pen said: “The abstention rate considerably weakens the legitimacy of the new parliament … Even if Macron has won a strong majority, he should know that his ideas are in a minority in this country.” Jean-Luc Mélenchon ’s new hard-left movement, France Unbowed, was projected to win around 19 seats.
  • (9) Daniel Tosh continues to broadcast in the States, unbowed by the row that greeted his unpleasant response to a female heckler (“Wouldn’t it be funny if that girl got raped by, like, five guys right now?”).
  • (10) Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the left-wing party France Unbowed, said last month that Trump was “not at all welcome” on Bastille day.
  • (11) Former Lib Dem leader Lord Ashdown went further: "We are bloody but unbowed.
  • (12) Two months ago any suggestion that Mélenchon, head of La France Insoumise (Unbowed France), could be a serious contender for the Elysée would have been thought laughable.
  • (13) But staff on the island have told Guardian Australia the mood remains tense, and the protesters apparently unbowed.
  • (14) And the path to success for Hillary Clinton is to be bold and populist in her campaign platform.” Big crowds – but bigger dollars Inside the mind of Bernie Sanders: unbowed, unchanged, and unafraid of a good fight Read more Sanders’ campaign has evolved from a longshot ideological crusade to a legitimate operation in a very short period of time.
  • (15) Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader of the leftwing party France Unbowed, said last month that Trump was “not at all welcome” on Bastille Day.
  • (16) Bloodied but largely unbowed , Thompson and the 88-year-old broadcaster he oversees have endured to fight another day.
  • (17) It is not clear whether Parker and Stone will feel the need to show they are unbowed by returning to the Muhammad theme next week.
  • (18) "Clearly the judges are likely to mark him down for artistic interpretation and, unlike Team GB, he won't be bagging any gold medals today but he remains unbowed," said the spokesperson.
  • (19) Unbowed, and aided by Djokovic's first serve emphatically deserting him, Nadal wins himself another break point and takes it, with his third point-winning crosscourt forehand of the game.
  • (20) Zarakolu is unbowed by his conviction, which was reduced from five months in prison to a fine, and says he'd publish again if he needed to.

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