(a.) Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; -- used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers.
(n.) Something given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge; pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come.
(n.) Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale.
Example Sentences:
(1) "For a better world, not only for the Iranian people but for the next generation across the globe, I earnestly hope that President Rouhani will receive a warm welcome and meaningful responses during his visit to the UN."
(2) Tragedy was averted because there was a little delay as the prayers did not commence in earnest and the bomb strapped to the body of the girl went off and killed her,” he added.
(3) However, despite repeated questions from reporters, Earnest did not rule out Obama approving fast-track without TAA if that combination somehow made it through procedural hurdles in the Senate.
(4) There's something very earnest about the build up to this MLS Cup final, as if the battle on the field between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake starts with a competition to see which team can "respect" the other one more fiercely.
(5) But at the same time, there is an earnest side to it all.
(6) Earnest confirmed some departures were likely as “members of the president’s staff to use the opportunity of the election” to leave the White House and “sort of engage in a transition”, but he rejected suggestions of a cull of big names.
(7) This begins in earnest after the 6-week assessment, which can provide information on which to base an exercise prescription.
(8) While Obama said in a written statement that he was “deeply disturbed” by the footage of Laquan’s shooting, spokesman Josh Earnest was reluctant to criticize Emanuel’s handling of the situation when pressed by reporters last week on whether the mayor should resign.
(9) Dean Garfield, president and CEO of tech business lobbying group and thinktank the Information Technology Industry Council, opened his address to the US-China Internet Industry Forum (where Xi was in attendance) in Silicon Valley on Wednesday thus: “We live in a world where the list of societal challenges is long, and getting longer, but where the collective collaboration between the United States and China is just, say, suboptimal.” Earnest said further that talk from Chinese officials on this subject was cheap.
(10) We believe that an open society with the highest possible degree of autonomy, and governed by the rule of law, is essential for Hong Kong’s stability and prosperity,” spokesman Josh Earnest said.
(11) Lobbying for the job of BBC director general of the BBC is expected to begin in earnest following MediaGuardian's revelation late on Thursday that Thompson was planning to step down at the end of the year or the beginning of 2013.
(12) International monitoring of the ICIDH has begun in earnest.
(13) Yet, there is no doubt that All Star has been targeted for its specific qualities – the main ones being its feelgood nostalgia value and a laughably exuberant pop-punk style that feels totally earnest.
(14) Earnest insisted that a review into the delivery of aid to Egypt had not yet concluded, and said it was "inaccurate to suggest that we've cut off aid to Egypt".
(15) I wouldn’t rule out the possibility of an endorsement [by Obama] in the Democratic primary,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said in late August.
(16) Earnest, outlining Obama’s longstanding thinking about launching new air strikes in Iraq, noted that protecting US personnel was a core concern for the US president.
(17) I was asked to do it, but I thought it would be difficult to stay out of the fight on this, given that I really …” The Guardian view on Labour and Europe: voice of the nation time | Editorial Read more Johnson interrupts himself whenever he feels in danger of saying something that might sound too earnest.
(18) To the sound of an acoustic guitar and an earnest vocal, it opens with footage of a lonely Ed Miliband, wandering the dark, deserted streets of Westminster.
(19) Saying that he did not know more about the data destruction beyond what has been reported, Earnest said it was "hard for me to evaluate the propriety of that."
(20) White House press secretary Josh Earnest framed Clancy’s appointment as “in some ways the best of both worlds”.
Oleaginous
Definition:
(a.) Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.
Example Sentences:
(1) The biochemical explanation for lipid accumulation was investigated principally in Candida 107 and, for comparison, in the non-oleaginous yeast Candida utilis.
(2) Two different doses of a 0.1% oleaginous ointment were also studied.
(3) Among the three beta-CyDs, HP-beta-CyD was best at improving the rectal bioavailability of EBA in rats after single and multiple administrations of oleaginous suppositories (Witepsol H-5) containing the complexes.
(4) With respect to habitual diet, an increase in risk was associated with consumption of preserved fish, cold cuts and oleaginous fruits.
(5) Seven kinds of suppositories were constructed with oleaginous base materials (Witepsol H-15 (H-15) and E-85 (E-85]: a conventional type suppository containing valproic acid (VPA) mixed with E-85 (I), a conventional type suppository containing sodium salt of VPA (sodium valproate) (S-VPA) mixed with H-15 (II), hollow type suppositories containing VPA in the forms of oily liquid (free acid) (III), macrogol 1000 or 6000 mixture (IV or V), powder (S-VPA) (VI) and aqueous solution (S-VPA was dissolved in 0.9% NaCl solution) (VII) in each cavity.
(6) Three kinds of suppositories were constructed with oleaginous base material (Witepsol H-15): a conventional type suppository containing propranolol (PPL) hydrochloride mixed with a base material (I), a hollow type suppository containing PPL in a form of aqueous solution (PPL was dissolved in isotonic NaCl solution) in its cavity (II), a hollow type suppository containing PPL as powder (hydrochloride salt) in its cavity (III).
(7) Peroxisomes in this oleaginous yeast play important roles in lipid metabolism.
(8) The effect of different ophthalmic vehicles on the disposition of sodium cromoglycate in tears and ocular tissues of the rabbit eye has been studied over 6 h. The vehicles contained sodium cromoglycate, 2% in an aqueous solution, 2 and 4% in an oleaginous formulation of polyethylene and mineral oil (Plastibase 5W), and 4% in an absorption ointment base of 10% hypoallergenic acetylated lanolin (Modulan) in paraffins.
(9) The release of 2 from the oleaginous, as well as the emulsion bases had been enhanced by 10% PEG 200.
(10) The dissolution of BPAA in water and the release of BPAA from an oleaginous suppository (Witepsol H-5) were significantly increased by beta-CyDs, depending on the magnitude of the stability constants of the water-soluble complexes.
(11) Similar characteristics were evident in oleaginous strains of Rhodotorula glutinis and Mucor circinelloides but not in non-oleaginous representatives of these species.
(12) ATP:citrate lyase was purified from the oleaginous yeast Rhodotorula gracilis to homogeneity as judged by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, using a novel citrate-Sepharose procedure.
(13) The samples analyzed contained significant amounts of proteins (19%) comparable to legume flour, higher than cereals and lower than deffated oleaginous flours.
(14) More likely, he’ll continue his oleaginous slide into a six-figure sinecure at a place like the Heritage Foundation, where regular-Joe conservatives punting $35 donations to “stop Obamacare” can fund his farting out four blog posts per month.
(15) Two kinds of sustained release morphine suppositories have been prepared; one is an oleaginous base suppository (MSC) containing a controlled release morphine tablet (MST: MS Contin), and the other is a hollow-type suppository (MSCH) containing MST and morphine powder packed in its hollow space.
(16) A rising Democrat star who the Washington Post recently said “looks more like a Kennedy than the Kennedys do”, O’Rourke is set to challenge the oleaginous Ted Cruz for his Senate seat in 2018.
(17) Furthermore addition of 10% polyethylene glycol (PEG) 200, N,N-dimethylacetamide, or ethanol led to enhancement of the release of the drug from both the oleaginous and the emulsion bases.
(18) Total radioactivity in the blood of rats for 5 hr following rectal administration of 3H-benzocaine in oleaginous, absorption, emulsion (water-in-oil and oil-in water), and water-soluble ointment vehicles was measured.
(19) In vitro dialysis correlated quite well with in vivo absorption, and drug release was greater from water-soluble vehicles than from oleaginous vehicles.
(20) The bioavailability of oleaginous base and water-soluble base (polyethylene glycol 4000) were 44.3% and 82.6%, respectively.