(n.) Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or woolens.
Example Sentences:
(1) The litigation revealed that Mr Mercer, who had a history of infiltrating peace groups such as CND, had disguised his dealings with BAE from his home in Loughborough.
(2) (Mercer claims CAAT's confidential documents were sent to him anonymously in a brown paper envelope.
(3) He’s not the first Tory MP to speak out about the problem of housing yourself while rich: Johnny Mercer told the Telegraph that he was so incensed by the cost of London property that he brought his family boat up from the south coast, moored it in east London, and stays there several nights a week.
(4) A spokeswoman for the standards commissioner, Kathryn Hudson, said she had not yet received Mercer's self-referral and would consider the case for an investigation once she had had the chance to consider it.
(5) Other accounts report that Nesnick specified that Mercer was born in England.
(6) Cameron also knows that the Commons standards committee met yesterday to decide how severely to admonish a Tory former shadow minister, Patrick Mercer, for breaking parliamentary rules, raising the spectre of more sleaze to come.
(7) Jordy Mercer's job here for Pittsburgh is just not to make an out.
(8) Mercer was caught in a sting by journalist Daniel Foggo, leading to reports by BBC Panorama and the Daily Telegraph.
(9) Mercerization of linen threads for surgical use does not improve their properties.
(10) Amazon already has imprints for cult fiction (47North), thrillers (Thomas & Mercer), romance (Montlake Romance), children's books (Amazon Children's Publishing), foreign literature (AmazonCrossing), as well as its main imprint AmazonEncore, which launched in 2009.
(11) Information presented is based on more than seven years of experience gained by the Cardio-Pulmonary Research Institute through programs in Seattle, Mercer Island, and Yakima, WA, and in Portland, OR.
(12) After the police officers were killed last year, Patrick Mercer, an MP and ex-army officer, said: "These grenades are readily available on the black market and easy to conceal on your person and use.
(13) The 70-year-old politician was cheered by members of the public as he launched Ukip's campaign in the Nottinghamshire seat, which was vacated when former Tory Patrick Mercer resigned due to a lobbying scandal.
(14) While the Koch brothers remain coy about their candidate preferences, a number of billionaire donors in the Koch network, including hedge fund chieftains Paul Singer and Robert Mercer, have either made large donations to Super Pacs supporting candidates, or are expected to do so.
(15) (University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia), and F. V. Mercer.
(16) According to the 2014 Mercer Global Financial list of the world’s cleanest cities , Calgary, Canada’s oil capital was top of the cleanliness pile, followed by Adelaide, Honolulu, Minneapolis and Kobe.
(17) The latest row came after Farage shied away from standing in the Newark byelection which is expected to be held in June after the resignation of the former Conservative frontbencher Patrick Mercer.
(18) This plays well with the Tory party, though to judge from the leaked remarks of a member of the party's anti-European right like Patrick Mercer – who is reported to regard Mr Cameron as "a most despicable creature without any real redeeming features" – the prime minister is simply feeding a dog which will always bite him.
(19) Asked if he had over-reacted by demanding Mr Mercer's resignation - his first sacking as party leader - Mr Cameron broke off from an engagement in Birmingham to say: "I think the right thing is for Patrick to return to the backbenches."
(20) During this time, Mercer served in a number of countries, including Northern Ireland, where he completed nine tours.
Milliner
Definition:
(n.) Formerly, a man who imported and dealt in small articles of a miscellaneous kind, especially such as please the fancy of women.
(n.) A person, usually a woman, who makes, trims, or deals in hats, bonnets, headdresses, etc., for women.
Example Sentences:
(1) Photograph: Fox Searchlight Beret From the trailer alone it’s clear this film is a milliner’s wet dream.
(2) Fifty such cases of Modified Freyer's prostatectomy were compared with cases of classical Freyer's prostatectomy (n = 25) and Millin's prostatectomy (n = 25).
(3) Degas didn't just paint dancers, I discovered, he painted horses and washerwomen and milliners, and women getting awkwardly in and out of bathtubs, or combing their or some other girl's hair.
(4) Sidney Millin, another "involvement worker" with the project, echoes David's assessment, saying that while he encountered "some reluctance", he too saw GPs and other staff react positively to being better informed.
(5) Sexual behaviour after prostatectomy has been observed in 100 patients who have undergone a Millin prostatectomy with preventive haemostasis.
(6) On the basis of two series of retropubic Millin's prostatectomies (426 operations) the value of this method of approach is evaluated.
(7) The Milliner (@MillinersTale) @GdnSocialCare Great program, shows need for high quality training & ongoing support, also vital role of preparation & matching June 8, 2015 The Milliner (@MillinersTale) @GdnSocialCare Also shows how introducing a new foster child ( sibling or not) to a fledgling placement can cause huge damage June 8, 2015 Oratorio (@oratorio_silver) @JerryLonsdale1 it showed the reality of a lack of carers, training and resources.
(8) Open (Millin's retropubic) prostatectomy (RPP) was the procedure of choice for large glands and transurethral resection (TURP) for smaller glands: 408 had had RPP and 262 TURP; 14.5 percent of the TURP group eventually needed a second procedure during a one to six-year follow-up compared with only 2.6 percent of the RPP group.
(9) Operation by Millin's method was carried out in 181 patients; non-infected urine was postoperatively found in 40 cases, which amounts to 22.3%.
(10) I’m basically saying, show me something that wows me – that makes me go, this is amazing, I’d love to work with you.” Jones also became upset with Gaga when milliner Philip Treacy made her the same hat that Jones was using on tour, only in a different colour.
(11) 6) Cleveland Browns Last season: 5-11 Needs: Cornerback, safety, wide receiver, tight end Pick: Dee Milliner, cornerback, Alabama Yet another team who would be content to trade down, Cleveland could well find a few suitors in this spot.
(12) New York Jets: Dee Milliner, cornerback, Alabama The clear No1 cornerback in this draft, with fantastic size (6ft 1ins, 197lbs) and tremendous cover skills.
(13) Chance Warmack , offensive guard, Alabama 2.20am BST Titans on the clock... 2.20am BST This was the trade made a few minutes ago by the Rams 2.18am BST No.9 The New York Jets pick... Dee Milliner , cornerback, Alabama (At least they avoided adding yet another quarterback) 2.13am BST Paolo's verdict on Tavon Austin Paolo says: And there you have it – the first non-lineman selected in this year’s draft is West Virginia’s Tavon Austin.
(14) Geno Smith led three long scoring drives, ran for a touchdown and threw for 190 yards, while two interceptions by rookie Dee Milliner and one by 35-year-old Ed Reed prevented a Miami comeback.
(15) #NFLDraft April 26, 2013 Personally, though, I love the Milliner pick.
(16) Evaluation of economical advantages between TURP and Millin shows a relationship of 1:2.3 in favour for of TURP.
(17) Sidney Millin is a mental health project worker at Social Action for Health .
(18) Three patients were operated on according to Millin's method, their tumours having been detected only after enucleation of adenoma of the prostate.
(19) A former journalist, originally from Zimbabwe, Millin has bipolar disorder and has had some difficult interactions within primary care.
(20) Millin's retropubic prostatectomy was carried out in 250 patients in two urological centres.