(v. t.) To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cede a fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by treaty.
Example Sentences:
(1) Labour and, sotto voce, some Lib Dems, counter that Clegg did not need to cede this much ground – there is no clear evidence that the markets will impose higher interest rates if the deficit is not tackled more quickly than Labour planned.
(2) It’s impossible to automate fully the process of separating truth from falsehood, and it’s dubious to cede such control to for-profit media giants.
(3) The Hashd al-Shaabi, a conglomerate of primarily Shia militias that has played a key role in ousting Isis from cities such as Tikrit, appeared to take a backseat in the liberation of Ramadi, ceding the task primarily to the Iraqi elite counter-terrorism force, local police, the Iraqi army and a small group of Sunni tribesmen, backed by US-led airstrikes.
(4) Cadbury became the world's largest confectionery company in 2003 after buying up a number of gum brands, including Trident and Stride, but ceded the number one spot to Mars when it took over gum maker Wrigley last year.
(5) In short, a durable, successful currency union requires some ceding of national sovereignty."
(6) In his interview, Burnham made clear his frustration that Labour had ceded economic credibility to the Tories after allowing the deficit to “get too high” in 2004-05.
(7) That is not what we heard in response.” Activists with Black Lives Matter have disrupted Democratic campaign events before, most recently when presidential candidate Bernie Sanders ceded the microphone to protests in Seattle before eventually walking off the stage.
(8) Fitch also raised concerns that it could lose customers after the intervention of hedge funds, which are forcing the mutual Co-op Group of funeral homes, supermarkets and pharmacies to cede control of the bank.
(9) On Monday, after months of intense talks with two US hedge funds, the Co-op Group – which also owns pharmacies, grocers and funeral homes – was forced to cede majority control of its bank as part of its battle to plug a £1.5bn capital shortfall and stave off nationalisation.
(10) Robert Lewandowski takes Bayern Munich eight clear with win over Köln Read more After Griezmann curled his free-kick over the wall and just inside the post, the 2014 champions were content to cede Sporting the ball and lock down their defence.
(11) IoT devices offer new ways for us to take control of our lives, but also paradoxically cede that same control.
(12) Gbagbo's refusal to cede power after losing a November poll sent the west African country into a spiral of violence.
(13) He had started just before noon on Wednesday; he finally finished speaking and ceded the floor at about 12.40am local time.
(14) Israeli peace activists say the intention is to solidify Israel's claim to all of Jerusalem and to minimise the amount of the city ceded to an independent Palestine.
(15) While liberals ceded ground, the NRA and its allies have expanded gun rights in almost every sphere.
(16) This requires, however, that privileged voices step down to make way for minorities, ceding positions of authority and power.
(17) When neighbourhood services fail national politicians still get the blame, which makes them reluctant to cede control, especially financial control.
(18) While the UK government proposed maintaining administration but transferring sovereignty to China, this idea and any other plan that did not cede full control to Beijing, was rejected.
(19) They are also expected to lose more than 300 councillors in England – and fear as many as 600 losses – ceding control of almost every council they are defending.
(20) Although the US state department said it was "encouraged" that Saleh had ceded negotiating authority to his deputy, there is as yet no sign that either the US or the Saudis are ready or willing to force his departure from the scene.
Code
Definition:
(n.) A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.
(n.) Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals.
Example Sentences:
(1) Since MIRD Committee has not published "S" values for Tl-200 and Tl-202, these have been calculated by a computer code and are reported.
(2) Using the oocyte system to express size-fractionated mRNA, we have also determined that the mRNA coding for this protein is between 1.9-2.4 kilobases in length.
(3) Reiteration VII (within protein coding regions of genes US10 and US11) and reiteration IV (within introns of genes US1 and US12) were stable between the isolates (group 1).
(4) The mboIIR gene specifies a protein of 416 amino acids (MW: 48,617) while the mboIIM gene codes for a putative 260-residue polypeptide (MW: 30,077).
(5) A cDNA library prepared from human placenta has been screened for sequences coding for factor XIIIa, the enzymatically active subunit of the factor XIII complex that stabilizes blood clots through crosslinking of fibrin molecules.
(6) Of the 16 cases, 14 (88%) were diagnosed as TSS or probable TSS by the attending physician, although only nine (64%) of the 14 diagnosed cases were given the correct discharge code.
(7) This gene, termed cbbE', codes for a putative surface protein of approximately 55 kDa, termed the E' protein.
(8) The bursa of Fabricius, thymus glands and spleen of chickens were also shown to express mRNA coding for ANP.
(9) The mitochondrial genome codes for 13 proteins which are located in the respiratory chain.
(10) Dilemmas of trust, confidentiality, and professional competence highlight the limits of professional ethical codes.
(11) The coding sequence for Spirulina platensis acetohydroxy acid synthase (AHAS, EC 4.1.3.18) is shown to be contained within a 4.2 Kb ClaI fragment (ilvX) that has been cloned from a recombinant lambda library.
(12) When very large series of strains are considered, the coding can be completely done and printed out by any computer through a very simple program.
(13) Cells transfected with either the first or second construct and selected for the TK+ phenotype were then tested for TK induction after superinfection with HSV-1(F) delta 305, containing a deletion in the coding sequences of the TK gene, and viruses containing, in addition, a ts lesion in the alpha 4 regulatory protein (ts502 delta 305) or in the beta 8 major DNA-binding protein (tsHA1 delta 305).
(14) The ps1A1 polypeptide was coded for by a 5.5-kbp mRNA which others have shown also codes for PS IRC polypeptide ps1A2.
(15) The sequence of the coding region was derived from the published amino acid sequence of the protein (Tanaka, M., Haniu, M., Yasunobu, K.T., and Mayhew, S. G. (1974) J. Biol.
(16) An average size chromomere of the polytene X chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster contains enough DNA in each haploid equivalent strand to code for 30 genes, each 1,000 nucleotides long.
(17) Patient care data for patients treated at the medical center are first recorded on paper charts and then coded and transferred to computer.
(18) The delta qa-1S strain exhibits constitutive expression of the qa genes supporting earlier evidence that the qa-1S gene codes for a repressor.
(19) DNA fragments coding for signal peptides with different lengths (28, 31, 33 and 41 amino acids from the translation initiator Met) were prepared and fused with the E. coli beta-lactamase structural gene.
(20) The major RNA species present in the purified mitochondrial fraction of the Walker carcinoma were investigated in order to determine which of them are located in the mitochondria and coded by the organelle DNA.