(n.) The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as of strength or glory.
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Even
(n.) The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of the sum.
Example Sentences:
(1) In cardiac tissue the adenylate system is not a good indicator of the energy state of the mitochondrion, even when the concentrations of AMP and free cytosolic ADP are calculated from the adenylate kinase and creatine kinase equilibria.
(2) Graft life is even more prolonged with patch angioplasty at venous outflow stenoses or by adding a new segment of PTFE to bypass areas of venous stenosis.
(3) Some of those drugs are able to stimulate the macrophages, even in an aspecific way, via the gut associated lymphatic tissue (GALT), that is in connection with the bronchial associated lymphatic tissue (BALT).
(4) Acceptance of less than ideal donors is ill-advised even though rejection of such donors conflicts with the current shortage of organs.
(5) Even with hepatic lipase, phospholipid hydrolysis could not deplete VLDL and IDL of sufficient phospholipid molecules to account for the loss of surface phospholipid that accompanies triacylglycerol hydrolysis and decreasing core volume as LDL is formed (or for conversion of HDL2 to HDL3).
(6) Even though attempts to generalize the data from childbearing women to women of childbearing age have an inherent conservative bias, the results of our study suggest that 988 women (95% CI 713 to 1336) aged 15 to 44 years in Quebec had HIV infection in 1989.
(7) Here we show that this induction of AP-2 mRNA is at the level of transcription and is transient, reaching a peak 48-72 hr after the addition of RA and declining thereafter, even in the continuous presence of RA.
(8) Early stabilisation may not ensure normal development but even early splinting carries a small risk of avascular necrosis.
(9) Other haematological parameters remained normal, with the exception of the absolute number of lymphocytes, which initially fell sharply but soon returned to, and even exceeded, control levels.
(10) Even so, amputation of fifteen extremities and four other major excisions were required in twelve patients.
(11) I said: ‘Apologies for doing this publicly, but I did try to get a meeting with you, and I couldn’t even get a reply.’ And then I had a massive go at him – about everything really, from poverty to uni fees to NHS waiting times.” She giggles again.
(12) Even former Florida governor Jeb Bush, one of Trump’s chief critics, said ultimately, “anybody is better than Hillary Clinton”.
(13) In the German Democratic Republic, patients with scleroderma and history of long term silica exposure are recognized as patients with occupational disease even though pneumoconiosis is not clearly demonstrated on X-ray film.
(14) No significant fatty acid binding by proteins was detected in S. cerevisiae, even when grown on a fatty acid-rich medium, thus indicating that such proteins are not essential to fatty acid metabolism.
(15) I hope this movement will continue and spread for it has within itself the power to stand up to fascism, be victorious in the face of extremism and say no to oppressive political powers everywhere.” Appearing via videolink from Tehran, and joined by London mayor Sadiq Khan and Palme d’Or winner Mike Leigh, Farhadi said: “We are all citizens of the world and I will endeavour to protect and spread this unity.” The London screening of The Salesman on Sunday evening wasintended to be a show of unity and strength against Trump’s travel ban, which attempted to block arrivals in the US from seven predominantly Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
(16) "The sending off was a joke, and I thought the penalty was even worse," Bruce said.
(17) [125I]ET-1 binding to ETB receptors (nonselective to ET isopeptides) in cerebellar membranes was not inhibited by either of these compounds even at 100 microM.
(18) No report can be taken seriously if its authors weren’t even in Yemen to conduct investigations.” The UN team was not given permission to enter the country.
(19) Control incubations revealed an inherent difference between the two substrates; gram-positive supernatants consistently contained 5% radioactivity, whereas even at 0 h, those from the gram-negative mutant released 22%.
(20) He was very touched that President Nicolas Sarkozy came out to the airport to meet us, even after Madiba retired.
Nightfall
Definition:
(n.) The close of the day.
Example Sentences:
(1) By nightfall, Admiralty had filled up with hundreds of protesters, many listening to music performances and speeches by protest leaders.
(2) By nightfall 10in (25cm) of snow had fallen just outside Philadelphia, while parts of New York City had 6in (15cm) and were expected to receive up to a foot of snow by Wednesday morning.
(3) By nightfall the Ukrainian forces were just 10 miles south of the city, bringing the two sides within artillery range of each other.
(4) By nightfall, search and recovery teams – which included around 30 ships and 15 aircraft from nine countries – had recovered a number of bodies, estimated at around 40, as well as more debris and some personal possessions, including a blue suitcase, unopened and undamaged.
(5) A small hollow will suddenly open up in the undergrowth to reveal a huddle of a dozen Afghans – often waiting till nightfall before making for Hungary.
(6) By nightfall, an incensed Lisa told an officer at a nearby police station that she intended to file a missing persons report, and said “the media is gonna be in here” unless Stephanie was freed within a half an hour.
(7) A rescue attempt on Friday was delayed by heavy bombardment and abandoned after nightfall, the UN peacekeeping chief, Hervé Ladsous, said.
(8) After nightfall, authorities could be heard issuing instructions on loudspeakers across the city, reminding residents a dusk-to-dawn curfew was in effect.
(9) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Squeeze’s hit Up the Junction It takes most of the afternoon to get to grips with the recording application that came with my computer, but by nightfall I have a basic demo, with guitar and two voices.
(10) Samir works seven days a week, from 8am until nightfall, earning 35 TL a week – a small fraction of the legal minimum wage.
(11) At nightfall, the policemen took Ruqayah, her sister and friend down to the communal cell under the police station where adult women detained on criminal charges – drug dealing, prostitution, violent crimes – were held.
(12) By nightfall, an eight-mile slick had slipped from its punctured tanks.
(13) John reluctantly headed to a deserted restaurant, waiting for nightfall so he could slip out of Bauchi unobserved.
(14) It was that dangerous twilight time, when the roads are swarming with villagers, their children, chickens, runaway piglets, wayward goats and workshy dogs, all dashing to get home before nightfall; drivers of vehicles without functioning lights or brakes career around potholes, also hurrying homewards.
(15) After nightfall in Mexico City, thousands stood outside their homes and in public places, holding candles.
(16) This led to the Hélène cycle, in which Audran as Hélène played a wife: adulterous in La Femme Infidèle and Les Noces Rouges (Wedding in Blood, 1973), put upon in La Rupture (1970) and betrayed in Juste Avant la Nuit (Just Before Nightfall, 1971).
(17) Photograph: AP By nightfall there were also reports of Isis forces moving towards the ethnically sensitive city of Kirkuk and consolidating positions throughout Nineveh province, which borders the Kurdish north and Arab centre of the country.
(18) It's a good river for spotting otters too, though you'll need to wait until nightfall.
(19) But one came in the form of a parade of young girls and sashaying boys shortly before nightfall, who made it their business to fill the intersection outside the now infamous burned CVS in West Baltimore with dancing.
(20) "I told the chief inspector personally that we wanted to leave before nightfall," Scott said.