(1) Corruption scandals have left few among the Spanish ruling class untainted, engulfing politicians on the left and right of the spectrum, as well as businesses, unions, football clubs and even the king’s sister .
(2) Crisis engulfs Gabon hospital founded to atone for colonial crimes Read more At least seven people died and more than 1,000 were arrested in violent protests following the announcement of the election result earlier this month, which the leader of the opposition, Jean Ping, said Bongo, the incumbent, had rigged.
(3) As we follow him into the limb-fitting area he is engulfed by prosthetists and doctors.
(4) However, following the management turmoil that engulfed the BBC in the autumn as it struggled to deal with the Savile scandal, there have been calls for the role to be reinstated.
(5) In the more superficial cell layers, the electron dense bodies were engulfed by vacuoles that gradually increased in number and size to fill the cytoplasm and, finally, destroyed the most superficial cells.
(6) In most cases, this resulted in the glial engulfment of the presynaptic partner, leaving the postsynaptic differentiation free (FPSD).
(7) Karol Mets had moved back from midfield to take Klavan’s position and it was tempting to wonder whether England’s night would be engulfed in frustration when Chambers picked out Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the six-yard area and the substitute could not get a clean contact on his header.
(8) Autolysosomes engulfing ER were occasionally densely labeled, especially in rat hepatocytes previously treated with leupeptin in vivo, suggesting that the autophagosome-autolysosome system may be an important route for degradation of PDI.
(9) Sporulating cells of Bacillus sphaericus 9602 containing fully engulfed forespores at different stages of maturity were broken by ultrasonic disruption, followed by grinding with alumina.
(10) It soon became a standard text for aspiring Young Conservatives and Bow Groupers in the days before the Thatcherite tide had engulfed even those institutions.
(11) Schwann cells "engulf" degenerating axon terminals and eventually replace them in the primary clefts.
(12) Vanna Mendaleni is a middle aged Greek woman who until now has not had vehement feelings about the crisis that has engulfed her country.
(13) A defect of engulfing neutral latex particles and S. aureus by granulocytes was demonstrated in children who had both parents with asthma.
(14) Today, like every Saturday, Alfie Haaland will be engulfed by regret and resentment.
(15) In a sign that Fox's decision to fall on his sword will not mark the end of the furore engulfing the Tories, both Liberal Democrat and Labour politicians stepped up their demands for the prime minister to explain why several senior members of his cabinet were involved in an Anglo-American organisation apparently at odds with his party's environmental commitments and pledge to defend free healthcare.
(16) When Black regained consciousness, he made his way down the length of the plane and tried to free the pilot from his seat as flames began to engulf the fuselage.
(17) But these are only the latest of the clashes and atrocities that have engulfed Libya since Nato's "liberation": including bombings, assassinations, the kidnapping of the prime minister, the seizure of oil terminals by warlords, the explusion of 40,000 mainly black Libyans from their homes, and the killing of 46 protesters on the streets of Tripoli in one incident — ignored by the states that supposedly went to war to protect civilians.
(18) At such a level, global warming could run out of control, deserts would take over in southern Africa, Australia and the western US, and sea level rises could engulf small island states.
(19) In 68 patients with atopic asthma the ability of the granulocytes from the marrow tissue and vascular pools to engulf neutral latex particles and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria was studied.
(20) Fibrin-collagen paste induced less inflammation with numerous monocytes and macrophages with engulfed material.
Swallow
Definition:
(n.) Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, especially one of those species in which the tail is deeply forked. They have long, pointed wings, and are noted for the swiftness and gracefulness of their flight.
(n.) Any one of numerous species of swifts which resemble the true swallows in form and habits, as the common American chimney swallow, or swift.
(n.) The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves.
(v. t.) To take into the stomach; to receive through the gullet, or esophagus, into the stomach; as, to swallow food or drink.
(v. t.) To draw into an abyss or gulf; to ingulf; to absorb -- usually followed by up.
(v. t.) To receive or embrace, as opinions or belief, without examination or scruple; to receive implicitly.
(v. t.) To engross; to appropriate; -- usually with up.
(v. t.) To occupy; to take up; to employ.
(v. t.) To seize and waste; to exhaust; to consume.
(v. t.) To retract; to recant; as, to swallow one's opinions.
(v. t.) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation; as, to swallow an affront or insult.
(v. i.) To perform the act of swallowing; as, his cold is so severe he is unable to swallow.
(n.) The act of swallowing.
(n.) The gullet, or esophagus; the throat.
(n.) Taste; relish; inclination; liking.
(n.) Capacity for swallowing; voracity.
(n.) As much as is, or can be, swallowed at once; as, a swallow of water.
(n.) That which ingulfs; a whirlpool.
Example Sentences:
(1) Mild swallowing difficulties occurred in 18 patients (39%), moderate dysfunction in 23 (50%), and severe dysfunction in five (11%).
(2) The mother in Arthur Ransome's children's classic, Swallows and Amazons, is something of a cipher, but her inability to make basic decisions does mean she receives one of the finest telegrams in all literature.
(3) It was shown that gradual recovery of spike wave patterns occurred from initial water swallowing to successive dry swalllowing.
(4) All patients received an X-ray study of swallow at 3 months after the operation.
(5) A 27-year-old lady presented with history of discomfort in the throat and difficulty in swallowing for two weeks.
(6) The patients with SS produced swallowing durations significantly longer (p less than 0.05) than those of the controls for each of the two conditions.
(7) The anesthesiologist assessed the degree of neuromuscular blockade intraoperatively prior to pharmacologic reversal either by the standard method of visually counting the number of evoked thumb twitches elicited by supramaximal train-of-four stimulation of the ulnar nerve (i.e., thumb train-of-four count), or by an alternative method such as 1) visually counting the number of evoked orbicularis oculi muscle twitches elicited by supramaximal train-of-four stimulation of the facial nerve, or 2) observing the patient for clinical evidence of partial recovery (e.g., swallowing or attempts to breathe).
(8) The parameters of LES relaxation for both wet and dry swallows were similar using either a carefully placed single recording orifice or a Dent sleeve.
(9) Advisable in a first time for the feeding of patients with palliative treatment, we propose PEG for patients in position to have a long and difficult rehabilitation of swallowing.
(10) Do get yourself elected as a governor If you’re lucky, your school hasn’t yet been swallowed up by a private academy chain, and so its governing body still has ultimate power, and the headteacher is accountable to it.
(11) Contrast esophagography and swallow in the lateral projection will confirm the diagnosis.
(12) We therefore surveyed patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) regarding early adult consumption of fruits and vegetables usually eaten raw, with seeds that are swallowed or scraped with the teeth.
(13) We conclude that retained gastric peristaltic function is not a prerequisite for a good clinical outcome for swallowing and that despite vagotomy, the stomach continues to produce enough acid to maintain an acidic pH.
(14) When Hayley Cropper swallows poison on Coronation Street on Monday night, taking her own life to escape inoperable pancreatic cancer, with her beloved husband, Roy, in pieces at her bedside, it will be the end of a character who, thanks to Hesmondhalgh's performance, has captivated and challenged British TV viewers for 16 years.
(15) An example is given illustrating 10D movements due to swallowing, speech and respiration.
(16) Swallowing of foreign bodies in elder patients is often explained by a decrease in psychological or neurological function, which undoubtedly may occur.
(17) A chronological subdivision of the swallowing act is needed for a step-by-step analysis.
(18) Information provided by postlaryngectomy barium swallow appeared to predict, but not prevent salivary fistula formation.
(19) It is especially suitable for patients having compliance problems or difficulty in swallowing tablets.
(20) Stockman said much of the $1.6tn spent by the Federal Reserve as part of its QE policy was swallowed by Wall Street and simply made bankers richer.