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Doffing


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Doff

Example Sentences:

  • (1) We found good correlations between the concentrations of cortisol (F), 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) and 21-deoxycortisol (21-DOF) estimated by this HPLC method and those by highly specific radioimmunoassay method.
  • (2) Amniotic fluid levels of 21-deoxycortisol (21-DOF) and 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) were measured in 49 pregnancies, including 31 pregnancies at risk for CAH.
  • (3) Hanx August 22, 2014 This week Michelle Akers, a pioneer for the women’s game in the US, posted her criticism with an iconic photo of Brandi Chastain doffing her shirt in celebration of the US victory in the 1999 World Cup: Michelle Akers (@MichelleAkers10) See this?
  • (4) The limited number of bands and closures provides some advantages in reduced donning and doffing time; however, in the absence of posterior closures below the knee, the orthosis had a tendency to slide forward off the leg when transferring.
  • (5) On the other hand, 17-OHP and 21-DOF peaks could not be detected in 1 month old normal infants.
  • (6) The most obvious sadness about this is simply that these competitions are clearly of some relevance to the population of England: a football crazed, history-rich, economically powerful nation that believes itself to be central to the one really global sport, but which in reality is increasingly a passive consumer, a couch potato nation with a bulging wallet, waving its Messi flag, doffing its cap to the visiting dignitaries.
  • (7) An enzyme immunoassay of 21-deoxycortisol (21-DOF) in plasma and dried blood spotted on filter paper has been developed.
  • (8) The cortisol (F) precursor 21-deoxycortisol (21-DOF) was found to be significantly increased after ACTH stimulation in homosexual as compared to heterosexual females.
  • (9) Plasma 21-deoxycortisol (21-DOF) and 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) concentrations were assayed before (basal) and 1 h after ACTH stimulation in 4 groups of normal subjects (35 follicular phase women, 22 luteal phase women, 33 adult men, and 15 prepubertal children) and in a group of 31 patients with the late-onset form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LOCAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency as well as in 31 LOCAH) heterozygotes.
  • (10) She’s pitiless with him, even with the polite hat doffing on managing the global financial crisis and projecting Australian interests through the G20.
  • (11) DOF was assessed blindly for each subject from 10 or more samples during relaxed wakefulness in an all-night polysomnogram.
  • (12) Arsène Wenger admits Arsenal title hopes are fading after West Ham draw Read more The Frenchman is hoping a pristine end to the season could mean his side will be involved in the title pursuit, for all that he doffed his cap to Leicester’s remarkable campaign, but finishing below their neighbours would not necessarily signify a definitive tip in the balance of power in the capital.
  • (13) Varus-valgus joint laxity was quantitatively measured using a device which allowed various degrees of freedom (DOF) of joint motion during application of a varus-valgus bending moment to the canine knee joint.
  • (14) In functional aspects such as donning, doffing, transfers and ambulation, the orthosis is essentially equivalent to other double upright designs.
  • (15) He looked like he was doffing his hat to his team mate.
  • (16) The adaptation enabled the patients to enlarge the harness for donning and doffing and to tighten it for use.
  • (17) 2) but also of the secretory cells of both the DOF and AF theca interna (Tab.
  • (18) There was nothing said, but I think so,” Diehl confided, doffing his cowboy hat conspiratorially.
  • (19) The subject demonstrated independence in donning and doffing the device and in eating with an almost normal appearance.
  • (20) He told that bastion of conservatism to stay out of politics, although he was careful to soften the message by doffing the cap to their economic clout.

Offing


Definition:

  • (n.) That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore; as, the ship had ten miles offing; we saw a ship in the offing.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But what was, perhaps, even more fun than a win in the offing was that the desperation of opponents of same-sex marriage leading up to today’s argument in Obergefell v Hodges was palpable.
  • (2) Instead a banally labelled Office for Students (OfS) is to be created.
  • (3) Existing systems use traditional programming techniques to create conventional "frame-based" instruction, but more intelligent authoring aids are in the offing Even though the technology is advancing rapidly many of the evaluation methods and measurement problems discussed here can still be presumed to apply.
  • (4) Speculation swirled throughout Wednesday that an evacuation mission was in the offing.
  • (5) Indeed, in the modern context, it is not hard to see how a crashed financial market might be viewed as a powerful suggestion that party leaders are losing heaven’s favour and their own legitimacy, and, worse, that a new dynastic cycle may be in the offing.
  • (6) From the four major laboratories dealing with the population of the OFS all cytological reports of one randomly chosen working day per month in 1985 were analysed for three demographic variables: age, race, and locality according to census district.
  • (7) The reaction of the crowd signalled a development that has been in the offing for a while.
  • (8) The building, which sits in the shadow of Caernarfon castle and the city walls, was built in 1283 by Edward I shortly after he’d offed Llywelyn and occupied Wales.
  • (9) They rose yesterday when it looked like a deal was in the offing and have now closed down after dipping in and out of positive territory for much of the day.
  • (10) "More bobbing, weaving, and slippery behaviour is no doubt in the offing.
  • (11) There are two expensive aircraft carriers in the offing.
  • (12) It ensures that, while overseas investors are joining us, the heart and soul of the club remains in south London.” The deal has been long in the offing, with Palace manager Alan Pardew saying this week that investment was on the agenda when he agreed to take charge of Palace in January.
  • (13) A crucial kit deal, worth up to $1bn (£600m), remains in the offing – although sources close to the process have latterly betrayed frustration with United's hardline negotiating stance.
  • (14) O’Neill is keen to play the pragmatist, insisting third place and a play-off remains his primary objective, but he also had a feeling that a big result was in the offing in Athens.
  • (15) With an election in the offing, and the Tories making much of the running on bank bonuses, Brown needs to shrug off his reputation as the staunch defender of the City, and show that he "gets" the public's fury about the activities of the banks.
  • (16) Post Jol, Berbatov's future looks uncertain, with a January move in the offing.
  • (17) Acceptable figures were virtually limited to Bloemfontein, predominantly in white patients, while three-quarters of the population of the OFS is black.
  • (18) In this case the OfS will probably end up looking too much like Hefce for the taste of ministers, and too little for those who object to the (even greater) politicisation of our universities.
  • (19) Locals own the highest number of electric cars per capita in Denmark , and are often champing at the bit to get involved in the next green project in the offing, says Hermansen.
  • (20) With a possible swine flu pandemic in the offing, the "vaccine strategy" required is critical, particularly as the medical and public health communities in the United States embark on the first systematic attempt in history to blunt preemptively the impact of a pandemic.

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