(n.) A German title of nobility, equivalent to earl in English, or count in French. See Earl.
Example Sentences:
(1) "You do not make PSB stronger by weakening the BBC," said Graf.
(2) Ultimately, Graf says, the question of what will happen to the 11 million or so undocumented workers still in the country will resolve itself.
(3) The quote was taken from a 19th-century German field marshal, Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke: “No operation extends with any certainty beyond the first encounter with the main body of the enemy.” In terms of Brexit negotiations, it means that there is no way of knowing in advance how things are going to turn out when article 50 is triggered.
(4) The v-myb oncogene of the acute avian leukemia virus E26 encodes a transcription factor that directly regulates the promyelocyte-specific mim-1 gene (Ness, S.A., Marknell, A. and Graf, T. Cell, 59, 1115-1125).
(5) If she does complete a sweep of all four majors, she joins Graf on 22 slam titles, the most of the modern era, and just two behind Margaret Court’s all-time record.
(6) Sonography was employed to evaluate the accuracy of congenital hip dysplasia in 1014 cases, using Graf's methodology and classification in neonatal and infant age.
(7) Graf said that the idea of partnerships - such as technology sharing and bolstering regional and local news by other broadcasters - raised the question of when "amiable cooperation becomes anti-competitive cartel".
(8) The accuracy of our anterior method of sonography in diagnosing congenital dislocation of the hip compared well with the method of Graf and with radiography.
(9) He performed the examinations and evaluated the sonograms using the method provided by Graf.
(10) Perhaps the most radical of Graf's proposals was his call for open primaries, meaning that Labour's candidate would be selected by the area's population as a whole, rather than just its members.
(11) According to Graf, Miliband was engaged with all of these suggestions, but massive obstacles remain.
(12) All US examinations were performed within the first week of life and the 2842 hips classified according to Graf.
(13) In contrast to conventional hip sonography, the use of a sector transducer is meaningful with this method, since the drawbacks of the sector transducer stated by Graf, do not apply.
(14) Having used the methods of Graf and Harcke, they devised a new scan which always reveals the state of the limbus in neonatal congenital dysplasia.
(15) Democrats believe having Graf as their opponent will make it easier for them to win back the constituency.
(16) Greek debt crisis: Tsipras urges MPs to back bailout plan - live Read more Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, vice-president of the European parliament and a member of Germany’s liberal FDP, said he believed there were notable omissions in the Greek submission.
(17) 1.01pm GMT Speed skating We’re down to the last three pairs, with Olga Graf still leading.
(18) The procedure is outlined and results of screening examinations of 2,000 newborn hips according to the classification of Graf are presented.
(19) Apart from the standard examination in the frontal plane after Graf they examined on principle also the ultrasonographic stability by the dynamic test after Schuler as well as by the application of the probe anteriorly with the simultaneous provocation according to Palmén.
(20) Graf's technique, besides being at present the only reproducible one, represents a method common to all radiologist which allows hip measuring and staging.
Gruf
Definition:
(adv.) Forwards; with one's face to the ground.
Example Sentences:
(1) Andy darkly gruffing and grumping and breaking off every few minutes to check the Guardian homepage on his iPhone.