(n.) A fig; an insignificant trifle, no more than the snap of one's thumb; a sign of contempt made by the fingers, expressing. A fig for you.
Example Sentences:
(1) There’s a small exhibition of Fico’s vibrant landscapes, but where it really excels is in combining art and design with experimental theatre, dance and debates in a modern space.
(2) Speaking on Slovak TV last night, Robert Fico hinted that Greece might soon quit the euro.
(3) In an election this month next door in Slovakia, the new prime minister, Robert Fico, won a landslide after support for his rivals on the right collapsed when secret police files about the buying and selling of MPs were unearthed by a Canadian journalist and posted on the internet.
(4) Fico has previously rocked the boat by suggesting that there was a 50:50 chance that the eurozone would not survive the crisis in its current form.
(5) ), 2) hypoxia was induced by ventilating the animals with CO (FICO = 0.002) at constnat PaO2.
(6) Hypoxia induced by CO (FICO = 0.002) also reduced VO2 and SI, a result that is consistent with previous results indicating that carotid body chemoreceptors do not mediate the suppression of shivering by ambient hypoxia.
(7) As a sportsman, and, especially a footballer, I really appreciate Robert Fico,” he said in a video.
(8) Robert Fico, prime minister of Slovakia, said: “We are glad that Jaguar Land Rover has chosen Slovakia for its new world-class manufacturing facility.
(9) I think that he would be a suitable president of Slovak Republic.” As it happened, Fico lost the election and the national stadium has not been built yet.
(10) They will talk on the margins of a Syria donor conference in London , where the prime minister is also scheduled to see Slovak PM Robert Fico, Greek leader Alexis Tsipras, Swedish prime minister Stefan Löfven and Belgian PM Charles Michel.
(11) Three groups of animals were studied : normoxic control (FIO2 = 0.28 ; n = 3) (C), hypoxic hypoxia (FIO2 = 0.10 ; n = 4) (HH) and hypoxia induced by respiring the animals with a carbon monoxide containing gas mixture (FIO2 = 0.28, FICO = 0.002 ; n = 6) (HCO).
(12) One exception is Santander, which uses a system developed by US software firm Fico, which claims to have a 100% success rate in halting fraudulent account takeover attempts following a sim swap.
(13) The 2014 opening of Museo Ettore Fico has proved a tipping point.
(14) This should be avoided.” Robert Fico, the Slovakian prime minister, said he would not be “dictated to” and would not observe any quota that was imposed.
(15) Fico director Gabriel Hopkins told Guardian Money that his company’s technology is able to detect whether a sim card has been swapped since the last transaction by comparing its unique international mobile subscriber identity number.
(16) In Slovakia the prime minister, Robert Fico, has called for the “restriction of the freedom of Muslims in Europe” , and last year a law was passed that effectively bans Islam from gaining official status as a religion .
(17) Prime minister Robert Fico and his centre-left Smer-SD party technically won, with 28% of the vote, but lost their majority.
(18) As a footballer, I like a tough and fair duel and in Robert Fico, I see a man who tries to push through his views, while playing by the books.
(19) For Hungarians, Schengen is freedom.” Robert Fico, the prime minister of Slovakia, runs Orbán a close second in his contempt for west European liberals.
(20) Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is the cheerleader of the “Europe is useless” chorus, but Robert Fico, the Slovakian premier, and President Milos Zeman in Prague are not far behind.
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Definition:
(n.) A small fruit tree (Ficus Carica) with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands.
(n.) The fruit of a fig tree, which is of round or oblong shape, and of various colors.
(n.) A small piece of tobacco.
(n.) The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; -- used in scorn or contempt.
(n.) To insult with a fico, or contemptuous motion. See Fico.
(n.) To put into the head of, as something useless o/ contemptible.
(n.) Figure; dress; array.
Example Sentences:
(1) aeruginosa and Enterococci) were significantly reduced in number during the manipulation (Fig.
(2) Good follow-up results in the zone 2, 3, 4 and 6 of VERDAN are observed only 6 to 17 percent (fig.
(3) The morphology and physiology of the large adapting unit (LAU: Fig.
(4) The median level of haptoglobin types 2-2 and 2-1 was found to be proportional to the agglutination titer of T4 antigen-carrying streptococci (Fig.
(5) Success is measured not only in terms of cosmetic appearance, but as enhanced capacity of the child's hand in all activities of daily living (Fig.
(6) Some pupal motor neurons, however, show a marked non-linear response to depolarizing current injection (Fig.
(7) We conclude that the following may explain the rise in blood pressure with obesity and the subsequent fall in blood pressure (Fig.
(8) The course of TV-dependence on FGF is shown in Fig.
(9) Results with the model strengthen the hypothesis that tetraethylammonium (TEA) acts on both the maximum potassium conductance (gK) and the mechanism of sodium conductance inactivation (Tauh) to lengthen the action potential as observed on the Ranvier node (fig.
(10) Furthermore, the susceptibility testing to sulfadimethoxine was considered to be useful for differentiation between two photochromogens, M. kansasii and M. marinum and for differentiation between two scotochromogens, M. scrofulaceum and M. gordonae (Fig.
(11) These low figures were caused by the lack of repeatability of DBP readings in the second determination, since 79% of the individuals with DBP > or = 90 mmHg on the first occasion were normotensive on the second one, whereas more than 95% of those being initially normotensive remained in that category on the second visit (Fig.
(12) These cells infiltrated the vessels the walls of which were turgid but without fibrinoid necrosis (fig.
(13) A coronal section of the cerebrum clearly demonstrated a large tumor in the left frontal lobe with small mass in the right frontal lobe (Fig.
(14) Histological results confirm prior physiological experiments suggesting that the reduction may be produced by mechanical forces on the sensory nerve, rather than synaptically (Fig.
(15) Different types of responses have been found; they are noted in table I and pictured on fig.
(16) Pathologic examination revealed scattered areas of mucosal necrosis (Fig.
(17) Transient responding neurons generally showing on- or off-responses to pure tones, (BEF between 65 and 88 kHz), displayed highly synchronized discharge patterns to SFM-cycles (Fig.
(18) After 1 year, both teeth showed a narrow fibrous zone without inflammation opposite the filling material (Fig.
(19) The thickness and extent of the pads is individually assessed according to the estimated sensitivity of the particular area (Fig.
(20) This unusual, distinctive synovial neoplasm presents readily recognizable pathological features (Fig.