(v. t.) To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.
(v. t.) To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to construct a theory of ethics.
(a.) Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or inference.
Example Sentences:
(1) This sling was constructed bu freeing the insertion of the pubococcygeus and the ileococcygeus muscles from the coccyx.
(2) Implications of the theory for hypothesis testing, theory construction, and scales of measurement are considered.
(3) A sperm whale myoglobin gene containing multiple unique restriction sites has been constructed in pUC 18 by sequential assembly of chemically synthesized oligonucleotide fragments.
(4) We have constructed retroviral vectors derived from the genome of avian erythroblastosis virus ES4 (AEV ES4).
(5) A total of 28 cell lines were selected for Geneticin - resistance and inoculated into the footpads of syngeneic animals following co-transfection with pSV2neo and genomic DNA, or transfection with plasmid constructs containing neo and the activated Ha-ras oncogene.
(6) The severity of injury in a gunshot wound is dependent on many factors, including the type of firearm; the velocity, mass, and construction of the bullet; and the structural properties of the tissues that are wounded.
(7) The plasmid pMucAMucB, constructed from the Haemophilus influenzae vector pDM2, and a similar plasmid, constructed from pBR322, increased the survival after UV irradiation of Escherichia coli AB1157 with the umu-36 mutation and also caused UV-induced mutation in the E. coli strain.
(8) C. parasitica mutant strains deficient in the production of endothiapepsin (eapA-) were constructed using a gene-replacement strategy.
(9) A relatively new method of estimating that date and constructing a corresponding Kaplan Meier curve is presented.
(10) 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).
(11) This structure could be constructed in intron 1 of tobacco rps12 gene.
(12) A method for constructing Ti plasmids bearing multiple copies of a sequence integrated in tandem is described.
(13) Models of the VMT nuclei were constructed to compare their size, shape and disposition across species.
(14) Analysis of Alu repeat polymorphism should be useful in construction of a high-resolution map and also in identifying genotypes of individuals for clinical and other purposes because the repeats are ubiquitous and the technique for their detection is simple.
(15) The secretary of state should work constructively with frontline staff and managers rather than adversarially and commit to no administrative reorganisation.” Dr Jennifer Dixon, chief executive, Health Foundation “It will be crucial that the next government maintains a stable and certain environment in the NHS that enables clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to continue to transform care and improve health outcomes for their local populations.
(16) During sixty-six months, 145 Kock pouches were constructed: 79 for continent cutaneous diversion (44 men, 35 women), 54 bladder replacements by men, 12 ileo-rectal diversions (10 women, 2 men).
(17) With the use of these proteins as markers, phenotypes could be constructed that distinguished unstimulated, LPS-treated, primed, and fully activated macrophages.
(18) The construction and use of a simple and inexpensive vacuum cassette for this purpose is described.
(19) A library of Zymomonas mobilis genomic DNA was constructed in the broad-host-range cosmid pLAFR1.
(20) Alternatives for the selection of substantive clinical attributes, the overall structural format into which categories are organized, and construction procedures used in developing a psychopathologic taxonomy are elaborated, as are a number of criteria for evaluating the taxonomy's utility and efficacy.
Rusticate
Definition:
(v. i.) To go into or reside in the country; to ruralize.
(v. t.) To require or compel to reside in the country; to banish or send away temporarily; to impose rustication on.
Example Sentences:
(1) Camp out, rustic-style, at the Observatorio Astronómico de la Tatacoa, 4km east of Villavieja.
(2) The rustic rooms have clay tiles and wooden furniture, and the walls are brightened up with local fabrics.
(3) Yet for all the colourful cushions, plants, rustic ivy-lined facade and local artworks, it’s the nouveau prices that most appeal.
(4) With the music, as in this summer’s Roman season: the composer Claire van Kampen , licensed by Globe boss Dominic Dromgoole, worked around the idea that the Romans imported their festive music, and its instruments, from North Africa, and got hold of Moroccan and rustic Spanish drums and buzz-booming shawms .
(5) and steaming up Norris's glasses with plans to turn the Rovers into a rustic-inspired gastropub with cross-generational plate-appeal ("Cumberland sausage is all the rage in Clitheroe …").
(6) There is a bucolic tendency running deep in the national character, expressing itself in a love of rustic poets and painters, and it is this part of us that has turned to fury at the coalition government and its prosaically named Draft National Planning Policy Framework.
(7) But when we get there the restaurant, with its rustic dacha -style Russian decor, leaves us both feeling slightly spooked.
(8) For something typical of the rustic northern countryside, try cabrito asado , a slow-roasted young goat cooked in a wood-burning oven.
(9) Maní is more rustic and informal than DOM – simple furniture, whitewashed walls and a ceiling of dried branches laid over rafters – but the food is no less adventurous.
(10) Anyone looking for simple, rustic, affordable experiences in priceless locations will find they’re in luck.
(11) Hidden gems and locals’ tips Mountain cabins In every highland region in Spain there will be a selection of rustic mountain cabins: refugios de montaña .
(12) This Anglo-Brazilian affair offers the best of both worlds: four rustic bungalows hidden away in rainforest, near a handful of easily accessed beaches.
(13) Cameron’s rustic ruin David Cameron has acquired a faux-rustic shepherd’s hut , in which he is hoping to write.
(14) Outside Kramatorsk's aerodrome, meanwhile, at the end of a rustic rutted alley lined with sycamores and apricots, protesters had set up a new camp.
(15) Inspired by the traditional architecture of Polish summer houses, or datchas , the owners have kitted out the apartments with real flair: rustic wooden furniture, sheepskin throws, woodburning stoves, luxury bedlinen and bathrooms.
(16) As well as rows of semi-automatic weapons of all colours and sizes there are tables with a range of handguns and accessories: Eagle grips in ultra pearl black and ivory polymer, Hornady bullets ("accurate, deadly, dependable") and general appeals to the rustic, manly and patriotic.
(17) The music marked the return of the accordion to French politics, not seen since the faux-rustic former president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing played it in the 1970s – an important message about Hollande's rural, Mr Normal image.
(18) Hernández re-creates not only their rustic speech, but also the natural prosody peculiar to the peasant.
(19) Winning tip: Casa Guedes, Porto Casa Guedes , in the old centre of Porto (130 Praças Poveiros) serves juicy slabs of roast pork in rustic brown rolls, stuck together with oozing sheep’s cheese.
(20) The fresh, contemporary decor – all cool whites and soft greys – makes a refreshing change from the heavy, rustic look typically found in French gîtes.