(1) Alisdair Aird and Fiona Stapley, the joint editors of the guide, said in their foreword: “Although around 28 pubs are still closing every week, this is about half the number that were closing a couple of years ago, which is good news all round.
(2) In a foreword to a report on the importance of world-class universities, Russell Group chair Professor Michael Arthur and director general Wendy Piatt say it is vital the government does not cut funding.
(3) As Hague writes in a foreword to the guidance, it is "in police stations, detention centres and court houses that the state exerts its greatest powers over individuals and so where fairness, human dignity, liberty and justice are most critical."
(4) "When beer is cheaper than water, it's just too easy for people to get drunk on cheap alcohol at home before they even set foot in the pub," the PM wrote in the foreword.
(5) "The foreword was overtly a political statement signed by the prime minister, so it was his wording and his comments.
(6) Javid wrote about his early life for a pamphlet with a foreword by Major, which spotlighted the working-class backgrounds of more than a dozen Conservative MPs.
(7) In his foreword to Scotland's Future – Your guide to an independent Scotland, Salmond said: "That is the real democratic value of independence – the people of Scotland are in charge.
(8) "Many countries of a comparable size and world influence would dearly love to possess even a tiny handful of our leading universities," the foreword says.
(9) Kelly's foreword says: "In the early stages there was also a distinct failure of leadership in the house and in the political parties in dealing with the situation as it developed."
(10) Here's an extract from the foreword from Sir David Nicholson , the NHS chief executive.
(11) In the foreword, iconic black activist Angela Davis describes Shakur as a "compassionate human being with an unswerving commitment to justice".
(12) In a foreword to the report, Kjaerum calls for all member states to sign and ratify the Council of Europe Istanbul convention, which demands more protection for women, as well as action from private and public organisations.
(13) With a foreword by Martin Parr , the man who matters most in the world of the photobook, it arrived in Arles with buzz attached from the recent photobook festival at Bristol co-curated by Parr.
(14) "It's vital that in straitened economic times, the UK government does not make the grave mistake of making cuts to higher education and research funding or spreading limited funds too thinly," the foreword says.
(15) Nigel Farage rightly dismissed Ukip's 2010 election manifesto as total drivel, then tried to distance himself from such nonsense as bringing in uniforms for taxi drivers, until it emerged he'd written the foreword.
(16) In the foreword to the 2010 act, Cameron and Nick Clegg wrote that they were making the NHS "more accountable to patients" and freeing staff from "excessive bureaucracy and top-down control".
(17) In her foreword to the consultation, which will run until 11 January 2017, Sturgeon writes: “In May 2016 the current Scottish government was elected with a clear mandate that the Scottish parliament should have the right to hold an independence referendum if there was clear and sustained evidence that independence had become the preferred option of a majority of the Scottish people – or if there was a significant and material change in the circumstances that prevailed in 2014, such as Scotland being taken out of the EU against our will.” She adds: “The UK government’s recent statements on its approach to leaving the EU raise serious concerns for the Scottish government.
(18) The former home secretary, Lord Hurd of Westwell, says in a foreword to the report that the net is being too widely drawn for IPP sentences being used not only for those who pose a continuing risk to public safety but also for those who are the most vulnerable due to mental illness or a learning disability.
(19) Polanski, who was out of town when the attacks took place, writes in the foreword: "Even after 40 years, it is difficult to write about Sharon.
(20) The foreword to the book was written by the lawyer Gareth Peirce, who has worked on countless such cases.
Role
Definition:
(n.) A part, or character, performed by an actor in a drama; hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any one; as, he has now taken the role of philanthropist.
Example Sentences:
(1) The role of the family practitioner in antenatal care is discussed.
(2) The high amino acid levels in the cells suggest that these cells act as inter-organ transporters and reservoirs of amino acids, they have a different role in their handling and metabolism from those of mammals.
(3) These results demonstrate that increased availability of galactose, a high-affinity substrate for the enzyme, leads to increased aldose reductase messenger RNA, which suggests a role for aldose reductase in sugar metabolism in the lens.
(4) In this study, the role of psychological make-up was assessed as a risk factor in the etiology of vasospasm in variant angina (VA) using the Cornell Medical Index (CMI).
(5) The role of Ca2+ in cell agglutination may be either to activate the cell-surface dextran receptor or to form specific intercellular Ca2+ bridges.
(6) The role of whole Mycobacteria, mycobacterial cell walls and waxes D as immunostimulants was well established many years ago.
(7) We have investigated a physiological role of endogenous insulin on exocrine pancreatic secretion stimulated by a liquid meal as well as exogenous secretin and cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8) in conscious rats.
(8) The data indicate that ebselen is likely to be useful in the therapy of inflammatory conditions in which reactive oxygen species, such as peroxides, play an aetiological role.
(9) We have examined the insertion of bovine 17 alpha-hydroxylase (P45017 alpha) into the endoplasmic reticulum of COS 1 cells to evaluate the functional role of its hydrophobic amino-terminal sequence and membrane insertion.
(10) Although solely nociresponsive neurons are clearly likely to fill a role in the processing and signalling of pain in the conscious central nervous system, the way in which such useful specificity could be conveyed by multireceptive neurons is difficult to appreciate.
(11) gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate release from the treated side was higher than the control value during the first 2-3 h, a result indicating an important role of glial cells in the inactivation of released transmitter.
(12) Although antihistamines are widely used for symptomatic treatment of seasonal (allergic) rhinitis, the role of histamines in the pathogenesis of infectious rhinitis is not clear.
(13) Because many wnt genes are also expressed in the lung, we have examined whether the wnt family member wnt-2 (irp) plays a role in lung development.
(14) As prolongation of the action potential by TEA facilitates preferentially the hormone release evoked by low (ineffective) frequencies, it is suggested that a frequency-dependent broadening of action potentials which reportedly occurs on neurosecretory neurones may play an important role in the frequency-dependent facilitation of hormone release from the rat neurohypophysis.
(15) The role of O2 free radicals in the reduction of sarcolemmal Na+-K+-ATPase, which occurs during reperfusion of ischemic heart, was examined in isolated guinea pig heart using exogenous scavengers of O2 radicals and an inhibitor of xanthine oxidase.
(16) A possible role for mitochondria in myocardial adenosine production is discussed.
(17) Further studies are required to elucidate specific roles of the steroid-induced proteins in the effects of glucocorticoids on HTM and HS cells.
(18) To clarify the functional roles of His40, Glu58, and His92, we analyzed the consequences of several amino acid substitutions (His40Ala, His40Lys, His40Asp, Glu58Ala, Glu58Gln, and His92Gln) on the kinetics of GpC transesterification.
(19) The manufacturers, British Aerospace describe it as a "single-seat, radar equipped, lightweight, multi-role combat aircraft, providing comprehensive air defence and ground attack capability".
(20) The presently available data allow us to draw the following conclusions: 1) G proteins play a mediatory role in the transmission of the signal(s) generated upon receptor occupancy that leads to the observed cytoskeletal changes.