(v.) That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
(v.) That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing.
(v.) Sake; interest; advantage.
(v.) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
(v.) Any subject of discussion or debate; matter; question; affair in general.
(v.) The side of a question, which is espoused, advocated, and upheld by a person or party; a principle which is advocated; that which a person or party seeks to attain.
(n.) To effect as an agent; to produce; to be the occasion of; to bring about; to bring into existence; to make; -- usually followed by an infinitive, sometimes by that with a finite verb.
(v. i.) To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
(conj.) Abbreviation of Because.
Example Sentences:
(1) The variation in thickness of the LLFL may modulate the species causing damage to the cells below it.
(2) Tryptic digestion of the membranes caused complete disappearance of the binding activity, but heat-treatment for 5 min at 70 degrees C caused only 40% loss of activity.
(3) Bronchial challenge caused an immediate asthmatic response.
(4) During the performance of propulsive waves of the oesophagus the implanted vagus nerve caused clonic to tetanic contractions of the sternohyoid muscle, thus proving the oesophagomotor genesis of the reinnervating nerve fibres.
(5) The pattern of the stressor that causes a change in the pitch can be often identified only tentatively, if there is no additional information.
(6) This study examined the [3H]5-HT-releasing properties of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and related agents, all of which cause significant release of [3H]5-HT from rat brain synaptosomes.
(7) Tests showed the cells survive and function normally in animals and reverse movement problems caused by Parkinson's in monkeys.
(8) However, the degree of sedation caused by diphenhydramine was significantly greater than that caused by cimetidine (P = .0001).
(9) of PLA2 caused marked degranulation of mast cells in the rat mesentery which was facilitated by addition of calcium ion (10 mM) but antagonized by pretreating with three antiinflammatory agents.
(10) In order to control noise- and vibration-caused diseases it was necessary not only to improve machines' quality and service conditions but also to pay special attention to the choice of operators and to the quality of monitoring their adaptation process.
(11) Acquired drug resistance to INH, RMP, and EMB can be demonstrated in M. kansasii, and SMX in combination with other agents chosen on the basis of MIC determinations are effective in the treatment of disease caused by RMP-resistant M. kansasii.
(12) But soon after aid workers departed, barrel bombs dropped by Syrian helicopters caused renewed destruction.
(13) This modulation results from repetitive, alternating bursts of excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials, which are caused at least in part by synaptic feedback to the command neurons from identified classes of neurons in the feeding network.
(14) Inadequate treatment, caused by a lack of drugs and poorly trained medical attendants, is also a major problem.
(15) The agent present in the serum which causes dissolution of the fibrin clot was isolated and identified as pepsinogen.
(16) We studied the hemodynamic changes caused by bronchoscopy under LA in mechanically ventilated patients and the effect of LA on the endoscopic decline in arterial pO2.
(17) Oral administration in domestic cats causes malignant hepatomas and tumors of the esophagus and kidney.
(18) A segment of vas deferens was transplanted to the contralateral deferens with the intention of improving treatment for certain cases of infertility caused by obstruction.
(19) In experiments performed to determine whether PtdIns(4,5)P2 hydrolysis induced by TRH may have been caused by the elevation of [Ca2+]i, the following results were obtained: the effect of TRH to decrease the level of PtdIns(4,5)P2 was not reproduced by the calcium ionophore A23187 or by membrane depolarization with 50 mM K+; the calcium antagonist TMB-8 did not inhibit the TRH-induced decrease in PtdIns(4,5)P2; and, most importantly, inhibition by EGTA of the elevation of [Ca2+]i did not inhibit the TRH-induced decrease in PtdIns(4,5)P2.
(20) Chloroquine induced large cytoplasmic vacuoles, whereas the other drugs (quinacrine, 4,4'-diethylaminoethoxyhexestrol, chlorphentermine, iprindole, 1-chloro-amitriptyline, clomipramine) caused formation of lamellated or crystalloid inclusions as usually seen in drug-induced lipidosis.
Peril
Definition:
(n.) Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction.
(v. t.) To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one's life.
(v. i.) To be in danger.
Example Sentences:
(1) For his lone, perilous journey that defied the US occupation authorities, Burchett was pilloried, not least by his embedded colleagues.
(2) The mutual exclusions of languages are destined to become perilous.
(3) One of the problems I have with the New Atheism is that it fixates on ethics, ignoring aesthetics at its peril.
(4) Crisis management is more perilous and the international environment is, if anything, less controllable.
(5) After the Scottish referendum, Cameron knew the “perilous fragility of the public’s support for the sensible choice”.
(6) Asylum seekers take perilous boat journeys with their children because they judge the risk of violence, persecution and death where they are to be greater than the risk of getting on that boat.
(7) Sunderland and Middlesbrough in Premier League peril Read more Karanka is not alone in observing that “when Gastón plays well, it makes a big difference to us” but acknowledges he has never quite fulfilled the hype which accompanied his £12m move from Bologna to Southampton four years ago.
(8) Phil Mitchell was far more compelling when he was knocking off his bruvver Grant's wife Sharon than his ill-advised adventure advertising the perils of taking crack.
(9) An early return home is unlikely given the perilous condition of the plant three weeks after the tsunami.
(10) By this time I am off the track and perilously close to slipping over a cliff, which sounds dramatic but there is lots of scrub below to break my fall and bones before I would end up in the water.
(11) It feels like most people who are climbing Everest are having a film crew follow them.” Sherpa review – peril in the shadow of Everest Read more Since April’s earthquake, the Nepalese government have limited access to permits to experienced climbers, hoping that will address concerns about safety and overcrowding.
(12) Richard Overholt issued the first warning signals about the perils of tobacco and served as an indefatigable leader of the antismoking crusade throughout his professional career.
(13) We have a society accustomed to the pursuit of prosperity and individual gratification, often resentful of immigrants, and possessing a perilously skin-deep attachment to democracy.
(14) Mills, who experienced the triumphs and perils of an Olympics firsthand when his native Australia hosted the games in 2000, said he was particularly eager to discuss London 2012 with Hunt, whose department is responsible for the games.
(15) But the ultimate aim of the pro-life movement isn't to make sure that all clinics act within the law: it's to change the law so that most of these clinics' activities become illegal, a situation that would place both women and the children they are forced to bear in perilous situations.
(16) With this threat, the issue became larger than any film, larger than Sony and larger than the entertainment industry: societal and artistic values are in peril.
(17) There are fears that Cameron’s position could be in grave peril at a post-election meeting of the 1922 Committee, which has been brought forward to the Monday after polling day on 7 May, if the Tories fail to get a healthy lead over Labour in the Commons.
(18) The Fox News anchor showed excerpts of clips that had been released by CBS earlier on Monday at his request and claimed they backed up his descriptions of the peril he faced when reporting from the country at the end of the Falklands war.
(19) The delights and perils of the British constitution are that you never quite know.
(20) John Muir, a giant of the conservation movement, summed up the importance of bees to the human race when he said: “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” We harm them at our peril.