(n.) A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind.
(n.) A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind.
(n.) Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry.
(n.) The violent spasms of a dying whale.
(v. t.) To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm.
Example Sentences:
(1) The hosts had resisted through the early stages, emulating their rugged first-half displays against Manchester United and Arsenal here this season, and even mustered a flurry of half-chances just before the interval to offer a reminder they might glean greater reward thereafter.
(2) In the Isa world, the past few weeks have seen a flurry of new launches , some offering table-topping rates .
(3) The Washington Post report is the latest in a flurry of unattributed articles suggesting that the Justice Department is unlikely to take up formal charges against Assange.
(4) Yet, if that flurry of form pepped optimism, the injuries and displays in recent friendlies have provided a grim reality check.
(5) More than a billion people are eligible to vote in a sudden flurry of national elections in some of the world's largest – and newest democracies.
(6) The White House is on the verge of a dramatic political victory in Congress after a flurry of last-minute endorsements for its Iran nuclear deal put Democrats within sight of enough votes to spare Barack Obama from needing to veto a motion of disapproval from Congress.
(7) There seems little doubt that if Ofcom had decided there were no issues with the Sky buyout, we would not be seeing this flurry of activity from News Corporation now.
(8) The recall has also triggered a federal investigation, congressional hearings and a flurry of lawsuits from family members of people killed in cars with faulty switches.
(9) The intervention sparked a flurry of activity, including a late-night meeting that left Republicans feeling optimistic … but without a concrete plan.
(10) Pulis had wanted to do all his business early and has cut a frustrated figure with reinforcements far from forthcoming, but there should be a flurry of deals completed today: Wayne Hennessey has undertaken a medical and should complete a £3m move from Wolverhampton Wanderers; Celtic have accepted a bid of around £800,000 for Joe Ledley , who is out of contract in the summer and also undertaking medical tests; Ivan Ramis spent Thursday at Palace's Copers Cope training ground and may arrive from Wigan Athletic, his move hinging upon the extent of cruciate knee ligament damage from earlier in his career; the Blackburn centre-back Scott Dann is in Beckenham to talk terms over a proposed switch from Ewood Park.
(11) Correspondence between Johnson's private secretary, Roisha Hughes, his cultural adviser, Munira Mirza, and Tom Middleton, a City Hall officer, sent in September reveals there was a flurry of exchanges while the mayor waited to hear whether Ben Bradshaw, the culture secretary, would back his recommendation to appoint Wadley, a former editor of the London Evening Standard , to the job.
(12) Every turn for the worse taken by this government invites another flurry of "You told people to vote for Nick Clegg, now look what he's done".
(13) The election has turned out to be an unexpectedly tight race and there have been reports of dirty tricks from all sides; the major campaign teams are keeping a close eye on their rivals and have all filed a flurry of complaints with poll watchdog the Independent Election Complaints Commission (IECC).
(14) There have been a flurry of searches and social media interactions on the fate of Meles by Ethiopians – including a popular #WhereIsMeles hashtag on twitter, but his absence from government is of concern to donors, who pump almost $4bn (£2.6bn) of aid into Ethiopia every year.
(15) Highlight: Kekuta Manneh's hat-trick was amazing, and helped us win the Cascadia Cup, but for sheer excitement and adrenaline nothing equalled the three-goal flurry (including Camilo's Goal of the Year) in our 2-2 draw with Portland.
(16) If his only chance was to land a Sunday punch, it looked as if he were waiting until Sunday, although he was pleased with a little flurry at the end of the round, which he might have shaded.
(17) The flurry of charges were announced in a statement released by the governing body on Monday evening which confirmed the referee, Mike Dean, had not witnessed Costa putting his hands in Laurent Koscielny’s face and, more significantly, the forward’s flailing left arm making contact with his marker.
(18) 5.57pm GMT Summary Here’s a summary of where things stand: • In a flurry of dramatic votes after the announcement of a deal to end clashes in Kiev, the Ukrainian parliament moved to dismiss the interior minister, restore the constitution of 2004 and release opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko from prison.
(19) This was the afternoon everything finally clicked, when Spurs’ supply-line was irresistible and the rivals’ goalkeeper so obliging that the flurry of errors almost served to devalue the England striker’s contribution.
(20) I sat there, bundled up against the cold, on benches carved from ice, with glistening icy walls and snow flurries falling through ventilation holes, while a folk band played glowing instruments – carved out of ice.
Leaves
Definition:
(pl. ) of Leaf
(n.) pl. of Leaf.
Example Sentences:
(1) Application of 40 microM NiCl2 reversibly blocked It while leaving Is intact, whereas 20 microM CdCl2 reversibly blocked Is, but not It.
(2) With the exception of PMMA and PTFE, all plastics leave a very heavy tar- and soot deposit after burning.
(3) "There is a serious risk that a deal will be agreed between rich countries and tax havens that would leave poor countries out in the cold.
(4) "The proposed 'reform' is designed to legitimise this blatantly unfair, police state practice, while leaving the rest of the criminal procedure law as misleading decoration," said Professor Jerome Cohen, an expert on China at New York University's School of Law.
(5) Substances with a leaving group at the C-3 position form unsaturated conjugated cyclic adducts and are mutagenic only in the His D3052 frameshift strains with an intact excision repair system (no urvA mutation).
(6) In a Bloomberg article last week, for example, one Stanford student compared women who get raped to unlocked bicycles : ‘Do I deserve to have my bike stolen if I leave it unlocked on the quad?’ [Chris] Herries, 22, said.
(7) D-6-hydroxynicotine oxidase activity was inhibited by the anti-D-antiserum, leaving the L-enzyme fully active, while anti-L-antiserum inhibited the L- but not the D-specific activity.
(8) So too his statement that "in Zulu culture you cannot leave a woman if she is ready.
(9) There was also acknowledgement for two long-term servants to the men’s game who will both leave the Premier League for Major League Soccer this summer.
(10) Swedes tend to see generous shared parental leave as good for the economy, since it prevents the nation's investment in women's education and expertise from going to waste.
(11) A failure to reach a solution would potentially leave 200,000 homes without affordable cover, leaving owners unable to sell their properties and potentially exposing them to financial hardship.
(12) Guardian Australia reported last week that morale at the national laboratory had fallen dramatically, with one in three staff “seriously considering” leaving their jobs in the wake of the cuts.
(13) A series of hierarchical multiple regressions revealed the effects of Surgency, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Intellect on evoking upset in spouses through condescension (e.g., treating spouse as stupid or inferior), possessiveness (demanding too much time and attention), abuse (slapping spouse), unfaithfulness (having sex with others), inconsiderateness (leaving toilet seat up), moodiness (crying a lot), alcohol abuse (drinking too much alcohol), emotional constriction (hiding emotions to act tough), and self-centeredness (acting selfishly).
(14) In the presence of N-ethylmaleimide, the 37-kDA protein was selectively released from immune complexes, leaving the small-t antigen and 61-kDa protein in association.
(15) It is understood that Cooper rejected pressure from senior Labour figures last week for both her and Liz Kendall to drop out and leave the way clear for Burnham to contest Corbyn alone.
(16) Henderson was given permission to join Fulham when Brendan Rodgers arrived at Anfield in 2012 but has since developed into an important asset for the Liverpool manager, to the extent that the 24-year-old is the leading candidate to succeed Steven Gerrard as club captain when the 34-year-old leaves for LA Galaxy.
(17) Either reagent dislocates FAD from the holoenzyme, leaving a characteristic mercaptide derivative of the apoenzyme.
(18) By using an interactive computer program to assess knowledge of the American Cancer Society cancer screening guidelines in a group of 306 family physicians, we found that knowledge of this subject continues to leave room for improvement.
(19) The review will now be delayed for five years, leaving the next election to be fought on the existing constituency boundaries, and seriously damaging David Cameron's chances of winning an overall majority in 2015.
(20) It ended with a withering putdown: “I’m leaving Downing Street 10 times more sceptical than I was before ,” Juncker told his host.