(n.) A pigeon of the genus Columba and various related genera. The species are numerous.
(n.) A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
Example Sentences:
(1) Experiments in which this method has been applied to the measurement of hunger and thirst in doves are outlined, and the results are discussed in terms of their implications for motivation theory in general.
(2) These results suggest the existence of specific, saturable binding sites for PRL in dove brain which conceivably could mediate the reported effects of PRL on behavior and gonadal function in this species.
(3) Similar effects occurred in dose-related fashion in male doves given ICV injections of ovine prolactin.
(4) The autogeneic fibula dove-tailed strut graft is favored over an iliac crest bone graft because with multilevel decompression in the cervical spine, it provided structural stability and a high union rate.
(5) He used his final speech as an MPC member to indicate a rate rise was getting closer and he also rejected the “dove” label ascribed to him given his apparent support for monetary stimulus during his six years there.
(6) Despite the findings of this study, it was suggested that future dove management strategies consider the possibility of disease outbreaks involving white-winged doves and susceptible populations of mourning doves.
(7) The distribution of labeled cells was investigated in the brain of the ring dove one hour after administration of 3H-estradiol.
(8) The Dove Project, which specialises in providing both residential and domiciliary care to people with disabilities and mental health problems as well as older people, has found it hard to recruit staff of the standard it requires.
(9) In both quail and dove, the activities of hypothalamic aromatase and 5 alpha-reductase were lower in the chick brain than in the adult, but brain 5 beta-reductase activity was much higher during early development than in adulthood.
(10) Mourning doves (Zenaidura macroura) shed the agent sparingly, but turkeys exposed to them did not become infected, These findings and knowledge of the habits of these various species are discussed.
(11) They also point out that the White House and the State Department appear to be similarly split between hawks and doves.
(12) Three other columbid species, C. leucocephala (white-crowned pigeon), C. fasciata (band-tailed pigeon), and Zenaidura macroura (mourning dove) harbored strains of serotype C only.
(13) Doves that received lead treatments had readily discernable lead intranuclear inclusion bodies in cells of the proximal convoluted tubules.
(14) ‘We were simple as doves, wise as serpents’: Portugal toast Euro 2016 win Read more Has any player been through as many contrasting emotions in the space of a major final?
(15) The preoptic area (POA) of the male dove is a known target area for separable behavioral actions of testosterone and 17 beta-estradiol (E2) and contains an active aromatase system.
(16) "When Doves Cry – it's nice to hear When Doves Cry again…" Tumbleweed.
(17) A simultaneous squab--egg choice test was given on days 1, 4, 10, and 13 of incubation and on the day following hatching in normal reproductive cycles of experienced and naïve male and female ring doves.
(18) "This report will certainly strengthen the case for the doves on the committee going into the next meeting this month,' said Millan Mulraine, a senior strategist with TD Securities in New York.
(19) The true value of these celebrity paintings: like Picasso's Child with a Dove , which left Britain when the Qatar royal family bought it for £50m, is tarnished by massive sums.
(20) Polman said the global appeal of Unilever products – from Dove soap to Magnum ice cream – gave the company an opportunity to educate consumers.
Dovish
Definition:
(a.) Like a dove; harmless; innocent.
Example Sentences:
(1) Traders are calling the Dow Jones industrial average up by over 1%, as US investors give the thumbs up to the prospect of a more dovish Fed chair ( although we still don't know who is going to actually replace Bernanke, of course ) Brenda Kelly (@BrendaKelly_IG) $Dow forecast to open 173 points higher.
(2) The vulnerability of the UK recovery, combined with the more decisively dovish tone at the BoE, has led to a significant change in our call on monetary policy.
(3) Kentucky senator Rand Paul has sparked the most excitement so far, particularly among younger liberals attracted by his defiant message on civil liberties and a dovish foreign policy.
(4) The thrust of the report represented an evolution in the dovish direction, though not enough to provoke further QE in the immediate few months.
(5) Williamson said: "I think they will accompany the announcement with a very dovish statement designed not to scare people that the economy is too weak but to reassure stimulus won't be taken away too quickly."
(6) Chris Williamson, of financial data provider Markit, said: “This is clearly good news for consumers in two respects: low prices boost spending power and the dovish outlook for inflation takes pressure off the Bank of England from hiking interest rates any time soon.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Inflation explained.
(7) The prospect of an " even more dovish chairman at the helm of the world’s most pivotal central bank" than Ben Bernanke, as Chris Weston of IG puts it, is giving markets a lift.
(8) James Knightley of ING said: "This is pretty aggressive stuff that has prompted a sharp move lower in sterling and suggests that Carney is very much in the dovish camp."
(9) Instead, Graham takes criticism from those more dovish than him head on, telling audiences: “You may be tired of fighting radical Islam but radical Islam is not tired of fighting you.” Graham may also be the first Republican candidate to talk at length about the need for increased foreign aid, noting: “A small schoolhouse in Afghanistan educating a young girl can do more damage to the Taliban than a 500lb bomb.” Not that Graham is shy about the 500lb bomb.
(10) She also questions whether Yellen is quite as much of a dove as painted: Although Yellen is perceived as the dovish nomination, monetary policy is not as black and white as dove and hawk.
(11) But more dovish Democrats are equally concerned that the new AUMF may represent a step too far in the opposite direction, potentially granting both Obama and future presidents the same kind of unrestrained cover to wage war last used by George W Bush, after he sought authority based on intelligence that was later found to be false.
(12) James Knightley, economist at ING Financial Markets, said: "All in all, the data is pointing to a slowing in the rate of economic growth, which plays into the hands of the more dovish members of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee.
(13) I will be evaluating the incoming information to see if it confirms my expectation that growth will be sufficient to further tighten the US labour market.” Chicago Fed leader Charles Evans, a dovish member of the central bank’s board, earlier stressed any increases should be “gradual” and that the base rate, currently 0.25%, could be less than 1% at the end of next year.
(14) With central bankers including US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and ECB boss Mariio Draghi making dovish comments on further stimulus measures, investors have been in a cautiously positive mood.
(15) For us, it’s very important to have a deal – but not any kind of deal.” The commissioner’s tough talking marks a new line from the EU, which has previously been seen as dovish, trying to smooth over differences among developing and developed countries.
(16) A 2013 speech at the Heritage Foundation sounded more dovish notes than all other Republicans of similar stature, but still talked about an open-ended war against “radical Islam” – a note he re-emphasized in his announcement speech – and kept bombing Iran “on the table” in the event of failed nuclear diplomacy.
(17) President Shimon Peres , a usually dovish elder statesman, echoed official vows to punish Hamas in his eulogy in the cemetery in the centre of the country": "I know that the murderers will be found.
(18) But with his Likud party leading in opinion polls and the dovish opposition divided between several parties, her candidacy did not immediately appear to pose a threat to the prime minister.
(19) Stephen Miller, of City University, who led the analysis of the poll data, said the figures showed a majority of British Jews held dovish views of the conflict.
(20) The dovish Posen responded with his own speech, urging his fellow rate-setters to ignore inflation "chatter".