(a.) A disease of sheep, characterized by vertigo; the staggers. It is caused by the presence of the C/nurus, a larval tapeworm, in the brain. See C/nurus.
Example Sentences:
(1) Giddings confirmed to senate estimates that he had passed on the rumour, but had not heard, or passed on, any suggestion that the protesters might have intended to disrupt question time.
(2) In your case, I am hoping you can respond to the criticisms of your testimony to the NY legislature made by Val Giddings in a recent blog post.
(3) A strong immunostaining of AD sections with anti-GID and the presence of a Mr 35,000 band unique to AD might reflect an altered processing of ABPP in AD brains.
(4) The findings suggest that GID boys do not suffer solely from gender symptomatology but are disturbed in other aspects of their ego functioning as well.
(5) Recently Giddings discussed the prospect of combining two separation mechanisms in such a way that when "a sample is subjected to two displacement processes oriented at right angles to one another" a two-dimensional separation is carried out.
(6) We will honour any commitment that has been made.” The spokeswoman said: “Victoria made it clear that, along with Victorian schools and school communities, we expect the Commonwealth to honour this funding, which was agreed to on 4 August 2013.” The Tasmanian premier, Lara Giddings, also maintains the state signed a contract ''What we have here is a heads of agreement that has been signed,'' Giddings said.
(7) This mortality can be completely prevented if the recipients are germfree mice, or when they are conventional animals which have been subjected to complete or selective gastrointestinal decontamination (GID).
(8) Philip Giddings, the conservative evangelical who chairs the house of laity, said he was satisfied the new, simplified legislation would be tolerable for his side.
(9) We have developed further the statistical approach to chromatography initiated by Giddings and Eyring, and applied it to affinity chromatography.
(10) The granular intercalated duct (GID) cells showed a progressive increase in number from two to four months of age (p less than 0.01).
(11) Among all the age groups (2-22 months), the number of the GID cells in submandibular gland was highest of six months; they were then also most conspicuous with many electron-dense secretory granules in the cytoplasm.
(12) The observed effect of lactose on (PU) does not correlate with (GID).
(13) Giddings, one of the most powerful lay members of the church, is the convenor of the conservative evangelical Anglican Mainstream network, which was founded to oppose the appointment of Jeffrey John, a gay priest, as the suffragan bishop of Reading in 2003.
(14) Giddings praised the resilience of the 55,000-strong crowd.
(15) The significance of these age-related changes of the GID cells is unknown.
(16) In an in vitro DNA replication system for oriC DNA, plasmids with a defective gid promoter had greatly reduced template activity and essentially no replication occurred when both promoters were inactive.
(17) I have to look at it very closely with the police and the council so that it doesn't happen again," Giddings said.
(18) During a speech to the synod that came directly after Welby urged its members to vote in favour of the measure, Giddings said it would be "unwise" to press ahead with a measure that "a significant minority of our church" were unable to accept.
(19) In the present study, we investigated the immunoreactivity of the NCL brain tissue with anti-serum (anti-GID) raised against a synthetic peptide, based on the amyloid beta-protein precursor, with the 175-186 amino acid sequence.
(20) These are (i) the AT rich sequence ('AT-cluster') which exists immediately left of the 13mer repeats and (ii) the gid transcriptional unit.
Gird
Definition:
(n.) A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
(n.) A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.
(v.) To strike; to smite.
(v.) To sneer at; to mock; to gibe.
(v. i.) To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe sarcasms.
(v. t.) To encircle or bind with any flexible band.
(v. t.) To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle, bandage, etc.
(v. t.) To surround; to encircle, or encompass.
(v. t.) To clothe; to swathe; to invest.
(v. t.) To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's self for a contest.
Example Sentences:
(1) Girding for the "mother of all battles" unions have also announced a series of strikes including a nationwide walk-out this Wednesday.
(2) We present preliminary experience with epidural pegs and foramen ovale electrodes used in 30 cases of intractable partial epilepsy where non-invasive EEG did not define a zone of epileptogenesis with sufficient precision to recommend resection, or to dictate precise placement of depth electrodes or subdural girds.
(3) Hold on to your hats and gird your loins, ladies and gentlemen, because there is life-changing news afoot: older dads have uglier children.
(4) Wayne Rooney breaks England record in Euro qualifying win over Switzerland Read more Until then, as Wales and Northern Ireland fans gird themselves for further tension to come and the final exhilarating release that must follow, and Iceland erupts in raptures, England’s had greeted qualified success with more of a shrug.
(5) Our correspondent in Athens, Helena Smith , reports: Just as Antonis Samaras is preparing to talk up the Greek economy – in a speech that is expected to emphasise that the debt-stricken nation’s dependence on foreign lenders could “soon” be over – unions are girding for battle.
(6) His father's sword he has girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him.
(7) Heidi Allen, the South Cambridgeshire MP who confronted Theresa May about the issue at Wednesday’s prime minister’s questions, told the Guardian: “MPs, lobby groups – we’re all girding ourselves for a campaign on this, and I won’t rest until I have tried my damnedest to get this at least softened.” She pointed out that the cuts will bite gradually, as UC is undergoing a staged rollout to households across the country.
(8) So why gird ourselves for a fight with Iran , a proud country of 75 million people with whom we cannot go to war without taking leave of our senses?
(9) As the train pulled into Moor Street, I was girding my loins for the job that had to be done.
(10) His involvement, along with the other four lawyers Apple hired for the case, offers a clear indication that the company is not just angling to protect its anti-surveillance “marketing brand”, as the government suggests , but rather is girding for a prolonged legal battle that could affect digital rights for years to come.
(11) They are the generation who protested in the 1960s and have girded themselves again to campaign for Palestinian rights.
(12) The gesture of changing first into his training gear and then into a match strip may have triggered an avalanche of mockery, but it spoke of the spirit of the club's old guard, who girded themselves for the battle that would finally bring Roman Abramovich the trophy of his dreams.
(13) Rulers from Italy and Spain to France and the Netherlands are abandoning austerity and girding themselves to counter-cyclical spending.
(14) In Britain we applaud the "civilising mission" of our imperial past, but are less happy to acknowledge the violence and brutality that so often girded our imperial endeavour.
(15) Hillary Clinton , if you believe the hype, is only weeks away from girding up for her second run for president in 2016, this time going all the way to the White House.
(16) Newcastle must now gird themselves for “12 cup finals” if they are to escapethe drop.
(17) But as the review group’s recommendations help reshape the debate over bulk surveillance, all sides are girding for a fight over the extent to which any entity ought to hold Americans’ data – a fight likely to determine whether bulk domestic surveillance ends, or continues in a new form.
(18) He was in the middle of a course of drugs to gird his strength, at the end of which doctors would be able to do more exploratory work.
(19) Rosenberg uses the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonian hordes again, in a poem of that title, to illustrate the carnage around him: Sweet laughter charred in the flame That clutched the cloud and earth, While Solomon's towers crashed between The gird of Babylon's mirth.
(20) However, steel yourself and gird your loins for Keys To The VIP: A Professional League For Players ( online, originally broadcast on The Comedy Network ).