(n.) Place; room; stead; -- used only in the phrase in lieu of, that is, instead of.
Example Sentences:
(1) In lieu of crop rotation and biodiversity (the non-toxic way to control weeds), the MSU extension service promotes what the article calls a "diversified herbicide program".
(2) They can be used in lieu of, in addition to, or prior to more invasive measures.
(3) Lewis, who took over this month with a £1.25m basic salary and a £525,000 golden hello in lieu of his Unilever bonus, admitted the revelations had been “a body blow” and said outgoing chairman Sir Richard Broadbent had asked him to look at executive bonuses.
(4) The site, which had recorded fewer than 200 views by 2pm Tuesday, contains a link to a Paypal page set up by Zimmerman to raise money "in lieu of my forced inability to maintain employment".
(5) In the first, the delta-endotoxin gene was placed under the control of the polyhedrin gene promoter in lieu of the polyhedrin coding sequences, thus deriving a polyhedrin-negative virus.
(6) Casein hydrolysate in lieu of protein protects against overt diabetes, but only if introduced early.
(7) (1) A two day postcryosurgical infusion (intra-arterial) of 5-fluorouracil (1 gm per twenty-four hours, or less) in lieu of methotrexate, the systemic toxicity and therapeutic efficacy of which seem less predictable with cryosurgery.
(8) Has anyone ever actually managed to settle the bill in a restaurant by doing the washing up in lieu of payment?
(9) The continued glucose drain by the conceptus aids in converting the maternal liver to a ketogenic organ, and ketone bodies produced from incoming fatty acids are not only utilized by the mother but cross the placenta where they are utilized in several ways by the fetus: as a fuel in lieu of glucose; as an inhibitor of glucose and lactate oxidation with sparing of glucose for biosynthetic disposition; and for inhibition of branched-chain ketoacid oxidation, thereby maximizing formation of their parent amino acids.
(10) An end to the practice of incarcerating people in lieu of paying fines is among the measures that her family and supporters are demanding.
(11) Thus, administration of HIgG(mPEG)20 6 to 43 days prior to immunization with ha-HIgG resulted in an inhibition of anti-HIgG antibody formation of the order of 85-90%, in relation to the titres of mice receiving PBS in lieu of HIgG(mPEG)20; these results hold the promise that mPEG conjugates of XIg may prove therapeutically useful in man in relation to organ transplantation, localization of tumours by immuno-imaging and tumour destruction by immunotoxins.
(12) The innovative model of capitated acute and chronic care for nursing-home-eligible elderly persons, which was developed at On Lok in San Francisco's Chinatown and stresses using community care in lieu of institutional care, has been replicated at eight sites around the country.
(13) So here's what I believe they should play before NBA games either alongside, or in lieu of, the National Anthem.
(14) NMR spectroscopy showed fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase from rabbit muscle accepts as substrates, in lieu of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate, the oxoaldehydes methylglyoxal and phenylglyoxal but not hydroxymethylglyoxal.
(15) Infrapopliteal bypass can produce prolonged limb salvage in diabetic patients in lieu of primary amputation.
(16) He added that cannabis could effectively treat all of those symptoms in lieu of five separate drugs.
(17) The specificity of the staining was evaluated either by using the serum of non-immunized rabbits in lieu of anti-SP serum, or by pre-incubating the anti-SP serum with the antigen.
(18) While the AEC calls any sum of money given to a political party a donation, parties are able to classify amounts as “donation” or “other receipt” at their own discretion, where other receipt may refer to anything from financial returns from investments or payment for membership fees or event tickets in lieu of donations.
(19) I have tried them but don’t know what to do with them.” What matters is creating an environment that convinces, that allows the chemistry to be right: “Creating a world that feels as if they have been together for decades, choosing books for their shelves, deciding which mugs they are going to have, what their daily routine is.” In lieu of rehearsals, he spent three days in Paris with Rampling, mulling over her character.
(20) He is minded to accept in lieu and will release around 7.30am to the market.
Limu
Definition:
(n.) The Hawaiian name for seaweeds. Over sixty kinds are used as food, and have species names, as Limu Lipoa, Limu palawai, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) "Parents have seen that a lot of schooling doesn't always mean a lot of learning," said Nivi Mukherjee, who runs e-Limu , a private venture that aims to improve standards in Kenyan schools by providing inexpensive tablet computers.
(2) Palytoxin has been isolated from the zoanthids "limu-make-o-Hana" (Tentatively identified as Palythoa sp.)