(n.) The act or process of constituting; the action of enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment; establishment; formation.
(n.) The state of being; that form of being, or structure and connection of parts, which constitutes and characterizes a system or body; natural condition; structure; texture; conformation.
(n.) The aggregate of all one's inherited physical qualities; the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with reference to ability to endure hardship, resist disease, etc.; as, a robust constitution.
(n.) The aggregate of mental qualities; temperament.
(n.) The fundamental, organic law or principles of government of men, embodied in written documents, or implied in the institutions and usages of the country or society; also, a written instrument embodying such organic law, and laying down fundamental rules and principles for the conduct of affairs.
(n.) An authoritative ordinance, regulation or enactment; especially, one made by a Roman emperor, or one affecting ecclesiastical doctrine or discipline; as, the constitutions of Justinian.
Example Sentences:
(1) It was found that the skeletal muscle enzyme of the chick embryo is independent of the presence of creatine and consequently is another constitutive enzyme like the creatine kinase of the early embryonic chick heart.
(2) By electrophoresis and scanning densitometry, actin was found to constitute about 4% to 6% of the total cellular protein in the human corneal epithelium.
(3) The constitution of chromosomes in the two plasmacytomas remained remarkably stable in their homogeneous modal population.
(4) In addition, despite the fact that the differences constitutes an information bias, the bias occurs in the same direction and magnitude in all the various subgroups and thus is nondifferential.
(5) We report the treatment of 44 boys with constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP) at a mean chronological age of 14.3 years (range, 12.4-17.1) and bone age of 12.1 years (range, 9.1-15.0).
(6) An investigation of the constitutive ions of salts revealed that their effects were additive only in the case of salts that have no specific binding capability.
(7) The four patients treated in our series recovered fully; the single fatal case constituted an unrecognized case of pneumococcal endocarditis.
(8) What constitutes a "mental disorder" for purposes of the insanity defense?
(9) The relative contributions of transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression to the increase in constitutively expressed cellular proteins were examined in mouse kidneys undergoing compensatory growth following unilateral nephrectomy (UNI-NX).
(10) The data suggest that proinsulin, normally processed in secretory granules and released via the regulated pathway, may also be processed, albeit less efficiently, by the constitutive pathway conversion machinery.
(11) In late-passage and cloned HUT102 cells, an increase in HTLV production was concordant with a decrease in constitutive interferon production and the loss of mature T lymphocyte antigens.
(12) wt of 70 kd and a pl of 4.7 from the cell lysate of MT-2, a human T cell line constitutively expressing IL-2R, labeled metabolically with [35S]cysteine.
(13) Analysts say Zuma's lawyers may try to reach agreement with the prosecutors, while he can also appeal against yesterday's ruling before the constitutional court.
(14) The delta qa-1S strain exhibits constitutive expression of the qa genes supporting earlier evidence that the qa-1S gene codes for a repressor.
(15) Furthermore, the AMDP-3 scale and its manual constitute a remarkable teaching instrument for psychopathology, not always enough appreciated.
(16) Furthermore, a single initial field may constitute an inadequate baseline for clinical follow-up.
(17) The polypeptide encoded by this thyroid-specific transcript consisted of a 398-amino acid residue amino-terminal segment, constituting a putative extracellular domain, connected to a 346-residue carboxyl-terminal domain that contained seven putative transmembrane segments.
(18) The 3' end of the cell cycle regulated mRNA terminates immediately following the region of hyphenated dyad symmetry typical of most histone mRNAs, whereas the constitutively expressed mRNA has a 1798 nt non-translated trailer that contains the same region of hyphenated dyad symmetry but is polyadenylated.
(19) Overall, these data suggest that constitutive lymphokine gene expression may be involved in the in vivo priming of LGL.
(20) This constitutes 9.3% of 108 affective disorder patients admitted during the same period.
Stamina
Definition:
(pl. ) of Stamen
(n. pl.) See Stamen.
(n. pl.) The fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives it strength and solidity; as, the bones are the stamina of animal bodies; the ligneous parts of trees are the stamina which constitute their strength.
(n. pl.) Whatever constitutes the principal strength or support of anything; power of endurance; backbone; vigor; as, the stamina of a constitution or of life; the stamina of a State.
Example Sentences:
(1) Plasma cortisol concentrations were highest in fish exposed to both the combined stress of WSF exposure and of forced swimming in a stamina tunnel.
(2) These women showed significant (p less than 0.05) improvements in dynamic muscular strength, muscular endurance, and stamina.
(3) And they are going to need it: with Hampstead theatre craftily reconfigured into a running track, and the show heading straight into the West End after its run, the cast will need considerable stamina to get through eight shows a week without injury and exhaustion.
(4) In contrast, postinduction axotomy of axon 3 elicited an accelerated decay of the enhanced synaptic stamina.
(5) Skills for coping with stress that are primarily internal factors include personal management, outlook, and stamina skills.
(6) Brando directed once - on One-Eyed Jacks (1959) - before boredom and sourness took over, but seldom had the patience, the stamina or the courage to be master of his own fate.
(7) But it was awe-inspiring to watch Rivers try: she had the stamina of someone (several someones) a fraction of her age.
(8) Flemenstar was regarded as Ireland's main hope for the Cheltenham Festival highlight but his stamina looked to give way at Leopardstown in the Lexus Chase last week and there will be many who agree with Jim McGrath, one of those who survived the cull at Channel 4, who doubted the horse's ability to see out the Gold Cup distance next March.
(9) But it could take another two years ... and I don't think I've got the stamina."
(10) I don’t want to be prime minister.” October 2012 The time when he didn’t have the stamina “I don’t have what it takes...
(11) Infection with D. immitis was correlated with differences in age, sex, bodyweight and coat colour, and a reported lack of stamina and the presence of a cough.
(12) For the truly wild-spirited, nothing will challenge the stamina like this park on Baffin Island, reached by flying to Iqaluit and then to Pangnirtung or Qikiqtarjuaq community, each a few miles from the park.
(13) It needed stamina, ice-in-the-veins bravery, cunning, cool judgment and brute determination.
(14) Elizabeth has shown extraordinary commitment, courage, adaptation, patience and stamina, and merits esteem not least because it was never on the cards that her family would get the top job anyway.
(15) A major cause of starvation is congenital weakness associated with birth weights less than 1000 g. Increasing energy during late gestation shows inconsistent effects on birth weight; some dietary component energy sources appear to improve stamina of newborn and(or) energy content of sow's milk with favorable effects on survival.
(16) He also said it had to be accepted “a stamina player gets injured less when he runs than an explosive player”.
(17) A French prime minister needs stamina, pugnacity and no fear of unpopularity.
(18) The half-day workshops taught management of the stresses of medical practice through: (1) learning and practicing interpersonal skills that increase the availability of social support; (2) prioritization of personal, work, and educational demands; (3) techniques to increase stamina and attend to self-care needs; (4) recognition and avoidance of maladaptive responses; and (5) positive outlook skills.
(19) Hate crime is everyday reality for rural LGBT people, study says Read more On the issue of trans people being excluded from sporting activities, Vaizey said: “It’s obviously incumbent for sporting authorities to call this practice out when it happens.” Vaziey said although the Equality Act allowed an exception for single-sex sports to exclude other sexes, “based on strength and stamina reasons”, he added that: “Clearly there are many, many sports where both sexes can compete on level terms.” He said he expected bodies such as Sport England and other national bodies for sport to call out “arbitrary exclusion”.
(20) She has run herself ragged for four years and she knows how much physical stamina it requires to campaign," said Galston, now a political analyst at Washington-based thinktank the Brookings Institution.