(n.) The unit of monetary account of the German Empire, equal to 23.8 cents of United States money; the equivalent of one hundred pfennigs. Also, a silver coin of this value.
(n.) A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some information or intimation; a token; a trace.
(n.) A character or device put on an article of merchandise by the maker to show by whom it was made; a trade-mark.
(n.) A character (usually a cross) made as a substitute for a signature by one who can not write.
(n.) A fixed object serving for guidance, as of a ship, a traveler, a surveyor, etc.; as, a seamark, a landmark.
(n.) A trace, dot, line, imprint, or discoloration, although not regarded as a token or sign; a scratch, scar, stain, etc.; as, this pencil makes a fine mark.
(n.) An evidence of presence, agency, or influence; a significative token; a symptom; a trace; specifically, a permanent impression of one's activity or character.
(n.) That toward which a missile is directed; a thing aimed at; what one seeks to hit or reach.
(n.) Attention, regard, or respect.
(n.) Limit or standard of action or fact; as, to be within the mark; to come up to the mark.
(n.) Badge or sign of honor, rank, or official station.
(n.) Preeminence; high position; as, particians of mark; a fellow of no mark.
(n.) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
(n.) A number or other character used in registring; as, examination marks; a mark for tardiness.
(n.) Image; likeness; hence, those formed in one's image; children; descendants.
(n.) One of the bits of leather or colored bunting which are placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps."
(v. t.) To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing.
(v. t.) To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; -- used literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him for a leader.
(v. t.) To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or any evidence of action; as, a pencil marks paper; his hobnails marked the floor.
(v. t.) To keep account of; to enumerate and register; as, to mark the points in a game of billiards or cards.
(v. t.) To notice or observe; to give attention to; to take note of; to remark; to heed; to regard.
(v. i.) To take particular notice; to observe critically; to note; to remark.
Example Sentences:
(1) Herpesviruses such as EBV, HSV, and human herpes virus-6 (HHV-6) have a marked tropism for cells of the immune system and therefore infection by these viruses may result in alterations of immune functions, leading at times to a state of immunosuppression.
(2) Patient plasma samples demonstrated evidence of marked complement activation, with 3-fold elevations of C3a desArg concentrations by the 8th day of therapy.
(3) Following in vitro C activation in NHS by delta IgG, the 40 KD C4d component increased markedly.
(4) However, when cross-linked to anti-CD4 or anti-CD8 antibodies a markedly enhanced proliferation of the corresponding subpopulation is observed.
(5) When chimeric animals were subjected to a lethal challenge of endotoxin, their response was markedly altered by the transferred lymphoid cells.
(6) Increased dietary protein intake led to increased MDA per nephron, increased urinary excretion of MDA, and increased MDA per milligram protein in subtotally nephrectomized animals, and markedly increased the glutathione redox ratio.
(7) Cyclic AMP stimulated phosphorylation by [gamma-32P]ATP of two proteins of apparent Mr = 20,000 and 7,000 that were concentrated in sarcoplasmic reticulum, but the stimulation was markedly dependent on the presence of added soluble cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase.
(8) Surprisingly, the clonal elimination of V beta 6+ cells is preceded by marked expansion of these cells.
(9) Muscle weakness and atrophy were most marked in the distal parts of the legs, especially in the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles, and then spread to the thighs and gluteal muscles.
(10) of PLA2 caused marked degranulation of mast cells in the rat mesentery which was facilitated by addition of calcium ion (10 mM) but antagonized by pretreating with three antiinflammatory agents.
(11) report the complications registered, in particular: lead's displacing 6.2%, run away 0.7%, marked hyperthermya 0.0%, haemorrage 0.4%, wound dehiscence 0.3%, asectic necrosis by decubitus 5%, septic necrosis 0.3%, perforation of the heart 0.2%, pulmonary embolism 0.1%.
(12) Marked enhancement of IFN-gamma production by T cells was seen in the presence of as little as 0.3% thymic DC.
(13) This effect was more marked in breast cancer patients which may explain our earlier finding that women with upper body fat localization are at increased risk for developing breast cancer.
(14) Completeness of isolation of the coronary and systemic circulations was shown by the marked difference in appearance times between the reflex hypotensive responses from catecholamine injections into the isolated coronary circulation and the direct hypertensive response from a similar injection when the circulations were connected as well as by the marked difference between the pressure pulses recorded simultaneously on both sides of the aortic balloon separating the two circulations.4.
(15) A marked overlap of input from the two eyes is an unusual feature for a diprotodont marsupial and has previously been seen only in the feathertail glider.
(16) The erythrocyte sedimentation rate is almost always markedly elevated.
(18) Sixteen patients (27%) manifested anomalies of the urinary tract: 12 had markedly altered kidneys, 8 of which were unilateral and ipsilateral to the diaphragmatic defect.
(19) Her muscle weakness and hyperCKemia markedly improved by corticosteroid therapy, suggesting that the diagnosis was compatible with polymyositis (PM).
(20) The introduction of intravenous, high-dose thrombolytic therapy during a brief period has markedly reduced mortality of patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Sark
Definition:
(n.) A shirt.
(v. t.) To cover with sarking, or thin boards.
Example Sentences:
(1) The twins argue this investment is creating jobs and protecting Sark's future.
(2) Observers were graded on a scale of I to IV according to the Sarks classification, which correlates fundus appearance and visual acuity with the severity of postmortem histological changes in Bruch's membrane.
(3) It’s my home.” Another Sark resident, who has made complaints to the police but has asked not to be named, said: “The situation has become unbearable.
(4) The British sham directors, many originally from the Channel island of Sark, are based in remote places, including Nevis, Vanuatu, Mauritius, Cyprus and Dubai.
(5) He is one of the candidates on a list that the Barclays' island bulletin, Sark News, says would be a disaster for the island if elected.
(6) He sees his role as editor of the Sark Newspaper as being in the best traditions of pamphleteers of the 18th and 19th centuries.
(7) Mr Delaney has, additionally, been subjected to attacks on his property, the setting of explosive fireworks outside his home and office, abuse by mail and online graffiti and even the creation of a mock grave.” Dawes wrote: “Mr Delaney is the sole proprietor and editor of the Sark Newspaper.
(8) D. radiophilus yielded three size classes of plasmid while D. radiodurans Sark, D. proteolyticus and D. radiopugnans each yielded two.
(9) Only one listed address, a cottage on Sark, seems genuinely residential.
(10) He seeks to expose the feudal system and the fact that Sark is not a democracy.” The letter continued: “Mr Delaney points out that this is not mere parish politics.
(11) Last week Delaney said hotels and other businesses on Sark owned by Sark Island Hotels, a subsidiary of Sark Estate Management, would not open next year or “for any foreseeable period after that” – a blow for the island’s tourist industry.
(12) The sarcomeric unit ("sark") is an elastic structure (cf.
(13) Sark is a popular holiday island where cars are banned.
(14) As neighbours and friends working within the local offshore financial industry in Sark scattered across the globe, the couple moved to the Caribbean.
(15) We are subjected to a weekly onslaught of abuse and vitriol by the Sark Newsletter.
(16) John Parker, the owner of a British incorporation agency, explained in an email: "Sarah and Edward Petre-Mears have dual residence – Sark and Nevis … The reason for this is that the UK government is trying its hardest to stop the 'Sark Lark', as it is known, and they decided to do something about it before it was forced upon them."
(17) At 10am today Lieutenant Colonel Reg Guille opened the door of the island hall on Sark and quietly ushered in the end of more than 400 years of feudal rule.
(18) ), making models – including a replica of the Cutty Sark in a bottle – played to his strengths of exactitude and attention to detail.
(19) Sark is a remote self-governing tax haven in the Channel Islands , a nine-mile ferry-ride from Guernsey.
(20) Getting to Nevis from Sark requires a long, indirect and infrequent flight to the slightly bigger nearby island of St Kitts, followed by an hour's sea-voyage on the Mark Twain, an ageing boat.