(a.) For fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not.
(a.) That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension.
Example Sentences:
(1) The sexual rehabilitation of such patients is vital and must be done sensitively lest one's own concepts of "adequate sexuality" be imposed.
(2) But lest the duchess feel overlooked, the end section of the show featured long, pale-blue bias-cut crepe dresses with more of a charity gala feel; and knee-length silk crepe dresses with black grosgrain belts seemed princess friendly.
(3) Worse, the CFL contains mercury, which according to the EU's own regulations cannot be discarded in ordinary waste, lest the mercury leach into the water supply.
(4) And lest there be any remaining doubt, a forensic expert on maggots – such people do exist – testified that the theory of "semen-destroying maggots" was balderdash.
(5) Special care in the management of so-called 'chronic Lyme disease' is crucial lest the clinician prescribes prolonged or unending courses of antibiotics for such noninfectious problems.
(6) "The story is an extrapolation of what Mary Shelley did" explains writer Kevin Grevioux, lest there be any doubt.
(7) Loop sigmoid colostomy employing a stapling device and catheter irrigation of the distal segment is less time-consuming and has lest potential for contamination than the standard double-barrel colostomy.
(8) "Lest any holier-than-thou activists and politicians from other parties should forget, this is not just a Lib Dem issue, it is one that confronts women in all parties and in all professions.
(9) Whistleblowers with dual citizenship who speak out on Australia’s national security – including those involved in allegations that Timor-Leste’s cabinet room was bugged – could face having their citizenship revoked under proposed laws.
(10) You might have read a couple of articles in fashion magazines of late attempting to big up the DD look, no doubt with references to denim's "timelessness", "1950s teenage sense of freedom" and, lest we forget, "Americana".
(11) His film, The Angels' Share, a larky whisky heist, was screened with English as well as French subtitles at the festival, lest the Glaswegian accents prove a barrier for non-Scots.
(12) Article 6 of the EU treaty could not be clearer: “The union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law, principles which are common to the member states.” Lest this be regarded as mere rhetoric, Lord Bingham, the former senior law lord and widely regarded as the most outstanding British judge in the late 20th century, wrote in his book The Rule of Law (p67): “The European Commission has consistently treated democratisation, the rule of law, respect for human rights and good governance as inseparably linked.” This is why, today, we can work anywhere in the EU, have health cover throughout, bring back as much booze in the back of the van as we like, travel on cheap EU-based airlines (with the right to claim compensation for any delay), buy the villa in Marbella, and say what we like – and we can do all of these things with our rights fully protected by the law, just as if we were in the UK.
(13) Dahl’s heroine, Sophie, is a lonely young girl plucked from her bed in an orphanage by the titular behemoth, and carried off to Giant Land, his home, lest she alert the normal world to the presence of giants.
(14) A spokeswoman for the AFP did not confirm the particular section of the referral, but said in a statement: “On 13 December 2013, the Australian federal police received a referral from the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation relating to an allegation a former Australian intelligence officer disclosed information relating to operational activity in Timor-Leste.
(15) However, the author points out that these demonstration projects should be evaluated lest they continue to operate on the basis of rhetoric rather than fact.
(16) Since the clinical identification of these autoantigens often relies exclusively on size determination by Western blotting, we have characterized the commonly occurring fragments of histidyl-tRNA synthetase lest they confuse such identification.
(17) Lest we forget, Maradona only really got going in the quarter-finals.
(18) So, lest we are to be ruled solely by sociopaths and Blair's robot children, we should give them all a Bunbury option: a "Michael Green", under whose name to exercise all the human complexity for which modern politics cannot currently find room.
(19) Australia has made fresh promises limiting how it might use documents at the heart of a dispute with Timor-Leste , attempting to weaken the case for the international court of justice to order the sensitive material be surrendered.
(20) Lest there have been any remaining doubt, Donald Trump has confirmed a bully now resides in the White House.
Pest
Definition:
(n.) A fatal epidemic disease; a pestilence; specif., the plague.
(n.) Anything which resembles a pest; one who, or that which, is troublesome, noxious, mischievous, or destructive; a nuisance.
Example Sentences:
(1) In pest control operations, organophosphorus compounds (OP) have been sprayed as insecticides, blood cholinesterase (ChE) activities and urinary alkylphosphate levels were measured for both OP-sprayers (n = 102) and non-sprayers (n = 35) in pest control companies, and the relationship between the analytical results and spraying conditions was investigated.
(2) The main animal paramyxoviruses are parainfluenza 3 (agent of shipping fever) in cattle; NDV (cause of fowl pest) and Yucaipavirus in birds; Sendai and PVM in mice; Nariva virus in rodents; possibly bovinerespiratory syncytial virus; and SV5 and SV41 in monkeys.
(3) Problems that arise when chemical control of pests is applied--risks for producer, applier, consumer and the environment as well as development of resistance against pesticides--have led to the conclusion that other forms of pest control have to be searched for to guarantee production of sufficient crops in the future.
(4) Kairomones may prove useful in manipulating natural or released biological agents for more effective biological control of insect pests.
(5) In most ways they are model compounds for integrated control and pest management activities and thus merit greater attention than they have received to elucidate the fundamentals underlying their unusual properties and actions.
(6) Salivary fluids of Blaberus craniifer, a common pest species of cockroach, were found to produce leukocytolysis and hemagglutination reactions of human blood cells under in vitro conditions.
(7) Immunity induced in birds after immunization was followed serologically by the titre of serum antihaemaglutinins and by provocation with a highly virulent pseudo-pest virus strain.
(8) The technique is based on adsorbing out the cross reacting antibodies to peste des petits ruminants antigens from a rinderpest immune serum, thereby leaving active the specific antibody to rinderpest which is determined by haemagglutination-inhibition test.
(9) Cattle are the primary host for the major pest mosquito Psorophora columbiae in the rice production region of the Gulf-south.
(10) The cohort encompassed 1,214 male subjects with at least 5 years pest control work between 1945 and 1980.
(11) None of the immune sera could reliably differentiate Hb G-Pest from Hb A1.
(12) The two morbilliviruses rinderpest virus (RPV) and peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) are closely related and cause severe disease in large and small ruminants, respectively.
(13) Two methods, one nontemplate (variance ratio) and one template (cross-correlation), were evaluated for response recognition while three threshold tracking methods were explored: clinical, Békésy, and PEST (parameter estimation by sequential testing).
(14) The model suggests, broadly, that non-targets are unlikely to be seriously threatened in such cases, and also that non-targets, far from undermining pest control, are quite likely to contribute to its efficacy.
(15) Worse, pests like the berry borer beetle and leaf rust fungus are flourishing as the world warms.
(16) Because of their broad spectrum of activity, longevity, and safety, these compounds, along with several other members of this family, have important applications as repellents of nuisance pests and of arthropods of public health importance.
(17) More thorough evaluation of tactics that seek to optimize benefits of more than one insecticide will require rigorous experiments with the particular pest and pesticide combinations.
(18) Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton issued an executive order last August that requires farmers to demonstrate a need for pest control before using neonics.
(19) A cohort of 1,214 pest control workers employed during 1945-1980 for at least 5 yr was investigated with regard to cancer mortality.
(20) The review of developments in these crops suggests that programs of control for individual crops and perhaps for complexes of associated crops will be developed according to specific needs of the crop, the geographic area and the pests, the technologies available and the socioeconomic and political factors of relevance.