(1) Originally, it was to be named Le Reve, after one of the Picassos that Wynn and his wife own; but, as of last month, it is to be called Wynn Las Vegas, embodying a dream of a different kind.
(2) "We expect LSCBs [local safeguarding children boards], LAs [local authorities] police forces and other agencies to do all they can to identify victims and abusers and we are looking at how we can improve data-sharing."
(3) Racing was heavily hit, with meetings at Ffos Las, Sandown and Wetherby cancelled.
(4) To assess the value of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) in childhood, we prospectively compared 14 LAs with 50 open appendectomies (OA) over 6 months in a single children's hospital.
(5) The results obtained provided direct evidence for the notion that: LAs interact preferentially with inactivated Na+ channels and stabilize their inactivated conformation ("drug-induced slow inactivation": SI); and SI underlies the cumulative inhibition of INa during repetitive membrane stimulation.
(6) Moderate maternal toxicity was observed among mice treated with LAS, 0.3% and mild maternal toxicity in rats receiving LAS 3% or soap 30% and rabbits receiving LAS 0.3%.
(7) When Contostavlos wanted to stay an extra night at the luxury Las Vegas hotel, he told the court, his editors vetoed it.
(8) The deal gave Penn a Las Vegas casino for a fraction of what it cost to build the 390-room resort.
(9) With time and sufficient promotion by pH fluctuations or metal-complexing agents, DIP and LAS expand.
(10) Apple has used the month of January to launch revolutionary products before, in part as a way of diverting attention from its rivals presenting their latest inventions at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which Apple does not attend, and that takes place the same month.
(11) Moments later, Deputy Chief Tom Roberts, of Las Vegas Metro, defused the situation by delivering the announcement that Cliven Bundy's cattle would be returned within 30 minutes.
(12) The lymph nodes of patients with LAS were mostly stage I with marked follicular hyperplasia.
(13) Forty were lactose malabsorbers (LMs) and 31 were absorbers (LAs), according to a standard oral lactose tolerance test.
(14) Thirteen patients affected with unexplained lymphoadenopathy, fever, weight loss, and diarrhea (lymphoadenopathy syndrome; LAS) were evaluated for the possible appearance of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and for immunological and virological characterization.
(15) Detectable levels of both cytokines were found in 34% of ASY and LAS patients and only rarely were detectable in ARC and AIDS patients.
(16) The possibility to correlate the latter findings with a better knowledge of LAS evolution and prognosis is discussed.
(17) The purpose of the present study was to propose an alternative measurement process which addresses some of the existing problems by estimating the lost attachment surface area (LAS) and the remaining attachment surface area (RAS) from a combination of clinical measurements.
(18) Antibody titres against the viral proteins also seemed to be highest in cases with LAS.
(19) Receptor autophosphorylation determined using Triton X-100 extracts of the fibroblasts was decreased in LA1 and LA3, but normal in LA2 and LAS.
(20) Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘The past in all its mortal beauty’: Las Meninas, the 1656 Velazquez masterpiece that held Laura Cumming spellbound at the Prado in Madrid.
Les
Definition:
(n.) A leash.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LES) is an autoimmune presynaptic disorder of peripheral cholinergic neurotransmission in which there is often an associated small cell lung carcinoma (SCC).
(2) The parameters of LES relaxation for both wet and dry swallows were similar using either a carefully placed single recording orifice or a Dent sleeve.
(3) (Observer, June 2013) Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet , 40 Current job: MP Nicknames: The harpist, "Madame Condescendante" (Bertrand Delanoë), "L'emmerdeuse" (Pain in the neck – Jacques Chirac) Campaign slogan: Une nouvelle énergie pour les Parisiens (A new energy for Parisians) Born: Paris Family: Daughter of a local mayor, granddaughter of a former French ambassador and great-granddaughter of one of the founder members of the French Communist party.
(4) What did surprise pundits was Hollywood's recognition of this unflinching Austrian film about ageing as a candidate for best picture, among such expected contenders as Steven Spielberg's Lincoln , Ben Affleck's Argo and Tom Hooper's Les Misérables .
(5) Case histories of two patients with hypertensive LES and normal peristalsis in the body of the esophagus are contrasted to that of a patient with a hypertensive LES and diffuse esophageal spasm.
(6) The surface activity of two surfactant preparations, Lipid Extract Surfactant (LES) and Survanta, was examined during adsorption and dynamic compression using a pulsating bubble surfactometer.
(7) The diffusion paths are calculated by a variant of the time-dependent Hartree approximation which we call LES (locally enhanced sampling).
(8) Multiple factors contribute to the production of esophagitis in gastroesophageal reflux (GER), but the respective roles of esophageal (i. e. lower esophageal sphincter (LES) tone, peristalsis) and gastric factors (i. e. acid secretion and gastric emptying) are not well known.
(9) Former president Nicolas Sarkozy, leader of Les Républicains, also responded to the attacks with a call for a security crackdown.
(10) As Les Bleus returned to Paris after crashing out of the tournament in the first round , the French leader also called a crisis meeting of ministers over the debacle in South Africa.
(11) In that context, the amount paid for late-career work like Women of Algiers is probably a good investment; while it has nowhere near the raw energy of early masterpieces such as Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907) or the significance of mid-career icons such as Guernica (1937), in an international market where the artist’s name casts a spell on potential buyers, it’s a respectable piece that can be immediately identified as a “Picasso”.
(12) Manometrically determined LES length was increased after insertion of an Angelchik antireflux prosthesis but not by a Nissen fundoplication or sham operation.
(13) We recorded lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure and myoelectrical activity concurrently from the esophagus, LES, stomach, and proximal small intestine in unanesthetized opossums.
(14) A full marching band moved through a sea of umbrellas, playing the Les Miserables song Do You Hear the People Sing.
(15) It would have been better if Les Bleus had never gone to South Africa."
(16) Do one-day or shorter sections of the route between Les Houches and Argentière, or tackle the Tour du Mont Blanc, a strenuous 250km trail that takes in the most naturally dramatic slices of Switzerland, France and Italy.
(17) Les Cafeteras began the second half in similarly determined mode and the elusive Rincón sent a shot dipping fractionally over the bar from distance.
(18) The occurrence of gastroesophageal reflux after meals may be related to an increase in the rate of transient lower esophageal sphincter (LES) relaxations, the mechanisms of which are not understood.
(19) The pressure remains on other News Corp executives, with Murdoch's closest adviser Les Hinton flying into the UK yesterday.
(20) Pressure recordings in the esophageal body, LES and stomach were performed in 10 healthy subjects before and after caloric stimulation of the labyrinth.