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Fisk


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To run about; to frisk; to whisk.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The mean concentrations of duplicate pairs of specimens circulated to participants in 1975 show very close agreement except for one pair of duplicates for those laboratories using the Advanced Instruments and Fiske osmometers.
  • (2) Photograph: Phil Fisk Before shooting even begins the contestants have to come up with the 10 signature and showstopper bake recipes they would need if they made it all the way to the final.
  • (3) The Independent’s owners have moved fast to ensure that some of the papers’ biggest names – including Robert Fisk, Grace Dent and Patrick Cockburn – will continue to write for its digital-only operation .
  • (4) Photograph: Phil Fisk The team back here is led by Faenia, a veteran of Great British Menu , who has been on this show since series one.
  • (5) A description of its development and an analysis carried out on the examinations in 1969 and 1970 are contained in the paper by Fisk et al.
  • (6) Photograph: Phil Fisk for Observer Food Monthly Where did the original idea for Bake Off come from?
  • (7) Lest anyone imagine Northup's co-writer made it up, historian David Fiske has traced a real man from Ontario who may be the same Samuel Bass.
  • (8) Validation was approached by the Campbell and Fiske multitrait-multimethod procedure and was concerned with the convergent relationship of assertion as measured by the Scale with measures of dominance and abasement as well as the discriminant capability of the instrument in terms of its relationship to various types of aggression, both verbal and physical.
  • (9) Steve Auckland , the chief executive of the parent company of the Independent and the Evening Standard, said that no discussions have yet taken place with any of the Independent’s star writers such as Fisk, Matthew Norman and John Lichfield.
  • (10) Campbell and Fiske's criteria for convergent and discriminant validity were applied to six of the scales that were common to both instruments.
  • (11) Despite the difficulties ahead, Fisk said the decision marked a historic moment that could potentially change who had to come to the table to discuss labour issues.
  • (12) Brian Bethune, an economics professor at Fisk University in Boston, said he believed all the recent developments, including the disappointing June jobs report, had greatly reduced the chance of a September rate hike.
  • (13) There are, however, problems encountered when using the Campbell and Fiske (1959) approach.
  • (14) Another of the book's five co-authors, the British writer Alexander Fiske-Harrison, said that Hillmann underwent surgery the same day.
  • (15) Other recipients have included Lyse Doucet, Michael Buerk, John Simpson, Robert Fisk, Charles Wheeler, Bridget Kendall, George Alagiah, Fergal Keane and Ann Leslie.
  • (16) An email sent to Independent subscribers refers to the deal, saying that the “talented writers and provocative columnists you currently enjoy” will keep appearing in the i, and naming writers including Robert Fisk and Grace Dent.
  • (17) The inorganic phosphate liberated is measured by a modification of Fiske and SubbaRow's method.
  • (18) The linearity of the standard curve is observed up to an absorbance of 0.410, compared to 0.370 in the Fiske-Subbarow method.
  • (19) But such logic rapidly falls into the moral hole identified by Fisk, in which a Muslim death matters less when the killer is a fellow Muslim.
  • (20) We want to really take advantage of that now.” Auckland added that talks would now begin to win over star writers such as Robert Fisk and Matthew Norman to continue to write for the digital-only Independent.

Whisk


Definition:

  • (n.) A game at cards; whist.
  • (n.) The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of something light; a sudden motion or quick puff.
  • (n.) A small bunch of grass, straw, twigs, hair, or the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom, as of broom corn.
  • (n.) A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc.
  • (n.) A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.
  • (n.) An impertinent fellow.
  • (n.) A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
  • (n.) To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion; as, to whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs into a froth.
  • (n.) To move with a quick, sweeping motion.
  • (v. i.) To move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile movement.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This is where he would infuriate the neighbours by kicking the football over his house into their garden; this is Old Street, where his friends would wait in their car to whisk him off to basketball without his parents knowing; Pragel Street, where physiotherapists spotted him being wheeled in a Tesco shopping trolley by friends and suggested he took up basketball; the Housing Options Centre, where he sent a letter forged in his father's name saying he had thrown 16-year-old Ade out and he needed social housing.
  • (2) That’s in the normal range, but should it go to 37.5 you may be whisked off to a holding centre as a suspect Ebola case, where – even if your fever is flu or more likely here, malaria – you will be detained with people who really do have this dangerously contagious virus.
  • (3) Makes around 20 75g butter, melted 75g granulated sugar 1 tbsp vanilla sugar 160g oats 2 tbsp cocoa powder 3 tbsp strong coffee, cooled to room temp Desiccated coconut, to finish 1 Whisk the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then stir in the vanilla sugar, oats, cocoa and coffee.
  • (4) If a contractor was involved in an incident which caused a fuss, they were whisked out of the country by their company.
  • (5) Meanwhile, whisk the eggs and yolks with the cornflour.
  • (6) "Mladic was handcuffed and whisked away," the officer said.
  • (7) He would not have approved of the letter the law firm sent, or the suggestion his home – the end result of a lifetime of hard work – should be whisked away from his loved ones.
  • (8) But surely no machinist could bunk off their punishing workload to script these complaints in pristine English, stitch them in and whisk them past a pin-sharp inspector.
  • (9) James Franco plays a small-town teacher who walks through a temporal portal in the back of a diner that whisks him from the present day and deposits him in the early-60s, where he makes it his mission to stop Lee Harvey Oswald pulling the trigger.
  • (10) For the custard 4 egg yolks 400ml double cream 60g caster sugar 1 tbsp cornflour 1 tsp vanilla essence (or ½ vanilla pod, split) 1 Whisk the egg yolks for a minute in a largish heat-proof bowl (you need to be able to whisk the hot cream in later without worrying about it spilling over.)
  • (11) nasolabialis superficialis and buccinator pars orbicularis oris help to spread the vibrissae into a dorsoventral fan and stabilize the mystacial pad during whisking.
  • (12) Place the egg whites in a clean bowl and whisk until soft peaks form.
  • (13) Madonna also expressed joy at finally having the boy at her home, after he was whisked through Heathrow and past a media scrum on a Marylebone pavement to a new life of celebrity infancy at her London mansion.
  • (14) The pair, Tian Tian and Yang Guang, are due to land at Edinburgh airport on Sunday afternoon on board a special FedEx flight from Sichuan province in China before being whisked to a redesigned enclosure in the zoo, complete with pool, cave and bulletproof glass.
  • (15) According to local boatmen, the Rothschilds use this military-style craft to whisk their guests at a speed of 50 knots directly from the airport to a corner of north-east Corfu where the secluded coves and remote luxury villas have become a discreet playground for the rich and powerful to mix business and pleasure.
  • (16) Add the butter and beetroot puree and whisk until well combined.
  • (17) 3 An electric whisk or stand mixer is always going to make meringue-making easier.
  • (18) Soak the gelatine sheet in a little water, gently squeeze out the excess water then whisk into the hot stock.
  • (19) Without encountering another soul, our hero strides into an anonymous lobby and is whisked up to a vast, sparkling eyrie, worthy of a Bond villain’s hideout.
  • (20) For the dressing 1 tbsp cider or white-wine vinegar 3 tbsp olive oil Flaky sea salt and freshly ground black pepper For the salad A couple of handfuls rocket leaves 80g semi-soft blue cheese 6 dates, pitted and sliced 50g hazelnuts, toasted and roughly chopped Whisk together the vinegar and oil until you have a creamy emulsion, then pour a tablespoon into the bottom of a bowl.

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