(n.) A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.
Example Sentences:
(1) Should it all go wrong, I can't see further than Dance of the Cuckoos , personally.
(2) The maximum catalytic activities of PFK (PPi) in apex, stele and cortex of the root of pea (Pisum sativum) and in the developing and the thermogenic club of the spadix of cuckoo-pint (Arum maculatum) were measured and compared with those of phosphofructokinase, and to estimates of the rates of carbohydrate oxidation.
(3) Britain has lost almost half of its cuckoos in the last two decades and the population of the birds is continuing to decline steadily.
(4) The aggregation of melanosomes within melanophores of the cuckoo wrasse (Labrus ossifagus; belonging to the family Labridae) has, on pharmacological grounds, been shown to be mediated by postsynaptic alpha 2-adrenoceptors which in turn act via an inhibitory control of adenylate cyclase.
(5) Other migrants that spend winter in Africa, such as cuckoos, whinchats and spotted flycatchers, are being found in the UK at half the number they were two decades ago.
(6) The following correction was printed in the Observer's For the record column, Sunday September 10 2006 In the article below we say Margaret Thatcher once offered the opinion that anyone who believed the African National Congress would ever rule South Africa was living in 'cloud-cuckoo-land'.
(7) There were many young, disillusioned heroes being studied in the early 60s, Meursault in Camus's The Outsider , McMurphy in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye .
(8) The latest free school applications to win approval from the government include All Saints school in Reading; Cuckoo Hall school in Enfield, north London; Sandbach school in Cheshire; and the Bradford free school group.
(9) Golden Globes v Oscars But just how faithful the converts proved couldn’t quite be predicted: the film took seven gongs over the evening (best song, best score, best director, best screenplay, best actor, best actress, best comedy or musical ), beating the likes of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest to make new record.
(10) X-band electron-paramagnetic-resonance spectroscopy at 4.2--77K combined with measurements of oxidation-reduction potential was used to identify iron--sulphur centres in Arum maculatum (cuckoo-pint) mitochondria.
(11) Comparison with other avian hemoglobins shows residues alpha 21, alpha 30, alpha 96, alpha 110, and alpha 114 as being specific to Cuckoo.
(12) Last year after Rowling was revealed to be the author of the first Galbraith novel, The Cuckoo’s Calling, the novel became Amazon’s top seller.
(13) I’ve seen injured eagles, birds of prey and cuckoos.” The legality of spring hunting gave hunters cover to illegally hunt other birds with abandon, Micklewright said.
(14) GPS tracking is being used to study migration routes of cuckoos.
(15) BBC3 controller Zai Bennett said: "Cuckoo was one of BBC3's most stand-out comedies, so I'm delighted to welcome it back with the addition of superstar Taylor Lautner joining the critically acclaimed Greg Davies and an outstanding British comedy cast for what will be one of the comedy treats of the year."
(16) I really felt like the cuckoo in the nest, but I loved my glimpses of the wider world so much I never wanted to stop reading and learning more.
(17) The tonical cholinergic and adrenergic influence on the heart rate was investigated in vivo in seven species of marine teleosts (pollack, Pollachius pollachius; cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus; ballan wrasse, Labrus berggylta; five-bearded rockling, Ciliata mustela; tadpole fish, Raniceps raninus; eel-pout, Zoarces viviparus and short-spined sea scorpion, Myoxocephalus scor pius) during rest and, in two of the species (P. pollachius and L. mixtus), also during moderate swimming exercise in a Blazka-type swim tunnel.
(18) On the estate, from mid-spring to late summer, look out for cuckoos, blackcaps, swallows, swifts and chiffchaffs.
(19) You don't squeal with wonder just because someone's suddenly pulled a blanket over their head or crossed their eyes and said "cuckoo" in a silly voice.
(20) Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform thinktank says “the British people are living in cloud cuckoo land” about the economic impact.
Nightingale
Definition:
(n.) A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song.
(n.) A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species.
Example Sentences:
(1) The letter to Florence Nightingale was written by Bernita Decker as part of a nursing course assignment for our Nurse Educator advisor, Betty Pugh.
(2) The interplay of policies and principles to which Miss Nightingale subscribed, the human frailty of one of her women, Miss Nightingale's illness, and the confusion and stress which characterized the Crimean War are discussed.
(3) Nightingale's ability to react to and obstruct progressive movement with which she disagreed is also review.
(4) N was there at that time but Nightingale did not go out until 2007.
(5) The court martial centre at Bulford where sergeant Nightingale was tried, is quite unlike any ordinary court of law.
(6) However, the military prosecutors decided to order a fresh court martial even though Nightingale is being medically discharged early next year.
(7) Nightingale was originally sentenced to 18 months in detention last year but freed after a high-profile campaign.
(8) N said Nightingale had been "agitated and hyper" and sometimes used the wrong words for simple objects.
(9) One of the earliest accounts of nursing research, which indicates the power of making systematic observations, was Florence Nightingale's study.
(10) Nightingale admitted the offences last year and was detained for 18 months, but following a well-organised campaign spearheaded by his wife the sentence was reduced and the conviction quashed because of the way the case had been handled by the court.
(11) Nightingale initially claimed the pistol was a war trophy given to him by Iraqis he had helped during a posting there, and he had accumulated the ammunition because he worked as a range instructor and had failed to book it back through poor administration.
(12) In 2007, Nightingale was posted to Iraq to help combat suicide attacks on allied forces.
(13) N told the court martial that he and Nightingale had known each other for 12 or 13 years and were best friends.
(14) Nightingale was brought back to the UK from Afghanistan where he was serving and told civilian police the pistol had been a present from Iraqis he had worked with in 2007.
(15) Outside the military court in Bulford, Wiltshire, Nightingale's wife, Sally, said the family were devastated by the result.
(16) Blackett, who sat with a five-person board, said if it had not been for a previous court of appeal decision that reduced the original custodial sentence, Nightingale would be going to prison.
(17) Blackett said Nightingale's assertions that he was "a scapegoat or the victim of some wider political agenda" was "absolute nonsense".
(18) Florence Nightingale said that visiting St Peter's was, her death aside, the greatest experience she expected to have.
(19) After the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale persisted in researching the health conditions of British troops throughout the Empire.
(20) The Roy and Nightingale models share more similarities than differences: both describe their metaparadigm (ie, environment, person, health, and nursing) in relation to their models.