(prep.) Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of.
(adv. / conj.) Nevertheless; however; although; as, I shall go, notwithstanding it rains.
Example Sentences:
(1) These data notwithstanding, the role of SIV genetic variation in the pathogenesis of AIDS in monkeys remains unclear.
(2) Notwithstanding the fact that rubella vaccination has been recommended for all school-girls since 1973, no significant difference was noticed between the seropositivity rates of healthy females aged 18-23 observed in the period 1973-78 (i.e.
(3) Articles in the popular press notwithstanding, data from the 1984 National Long-term Care Survey indicate that a relatively small number of adult children and spouses assume the multiple responsibilities of elder care and child care or employment.
(4) Notwithstanding, the short-term prognosis for typhlitis remains poor.
(5) The advantages of having two X chromosomes are apparent, notwithstanding X-chromosome inactivation.
(6) The paper proposes that in post-behaviouristic and post-phenomenological times an integration of frames of reference, designs and methodologies ought to be attempted, notwithstanding serious dissonances, disagreements, and professions-bound interests.
(7) Notwithstanding these differences, the positions of all the vocal folds in extreme adduction or abduction were similar.
(8) This section was memorably captured by the computer and security expert Caspar Bowden , who wrote: "Interpreting that section requires the unravelling of a triple-nested inversion of meanings across six cross-referenced subsections, linked to a dozen other cross-linked definitions, which are all dependent on a highly ambiguous 'notwithstanding'."
(9) This is because determinants of flexion after TKA are multifactorial and outcome data limited, notwithstanding the similarities among modern prostheses.
(10) The success of Capote paved the way for bigger and more nuanced parts for Hoffman, his turn as the villain in Mission: Impossible III (2006) notwithstanding.
(11) Notwithstanding the complexities involved in the absorption processes, the data support the hypothesis that the absorption of organic electrolytes mainly takes place by the partitioning of the unionized species into the lipoidal membranes and then diffusion.
(12) These results, when viewed together with those reported in humans with ARDS and in dogs with ethchlorvynol-induced ALI, support the hypothesis that leukotriene detection in BALF is a feature common to ALI, etiology notwithstanding.
(13) Within selected planes, DRESS are spatially restricted by the surface coil sensitivity profiles to disk-shaped volumes whose radii increase with depth, notwithstanding variations in the NMR signal density distribution.
(14) Notwithstanding, each index can serve a useful role in quantitating method agreement in carefully considered situations.
(15) This means that notwithstanding a tight pay offer, total investment by the BBC in its people will go up.
(16) Labelled IGF-2 bound predominantly to the type 2 receptor with negligible label cross-linked to the type 1 receptor, notwithstanding the ability of IGF-2 to compete effectively for the binding of IGF-1 to the type 1 receptor.
(17) Notwithstanding important advances in the treatment of epilepsy basic knowledge about the epilepsies and about the mechanism of action of antiepileptic drugs is still fragmentary.
(18) Notwithstanding the latent benefits and cost savings that corporate management expects to gain from the investment in such programs, it is argued that workplace health promotion is not without potential misuse and that its goals and methods ought not to be above ethical scrutiny.
(19) This speech was designed to allow progressives once again to see Barack Obama as they have always wanted to see him, his policies notwithstanding: as a deeply thoughtful, moral, complex leader who is doing his level best, despite often insurmountable obstacles, to bring about all those Good Things that progressives thought they would be getting when they empowered him.
(20) In the course of an infectious episode and notwithstanding an increase in EPO dosage, 2 patients exhibited a fall in hemoglobin which rose again after successful treatment of the infection.
Withstand
Definition:
(prep.) To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments.
Example Sentences:
(1) This association of MR and gpmcrD did not withstand polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under nondenaturing conditions.
(2) A Department for Transport spokesman said the money was available now, adding that it was to deliver 10 projects along the western route, including works at Cowley Bridge in Exeter, which would improve the railway's ability to withstand extreme weather.
(3) However, cerclage wiring has a statistically significant effect (p less than 0.025) on the ability of the fractured femur to withstand increased load.
(4) They ended up exceeding that margin comfortably, surging to a 14-0 lead inside the first 19 minutes and then withstanding the inevitable Samoan fightback, with the Wigan wing Pat Richards kicking four penalties to punish their growing indiscipline.
(5) The ability of this material to withstand the dynamic stresses of the chest wall have been studied by its implantation into the chest wall of 3 minipigs for 6 months.
(6) The City regulator also used its Prudential Risk Outlook to reveal that the UK's biggest banks have been told they must have enough capital to withstand a plunge back into recession in the next four years.
(7) The interferon and antibody response induced by an intranasal infectious bovine rhinotracheitis vaccine was followed in 22 calves over a nine month period and the ability of these vaccinated calves to withstand challenge with virulent infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus was assessed.
(8) We find that freeze-drying is the most reliable and easy method for molecules that withstand distilled water; freeze-etching can be successfully applied to transmembrane proteins (even in the presence of detergents or salt); the glycerol-spray technique provides an excellent alternative to the cryotechniques in particular for studies of single linear molecules.
(9) Torres departed with Dalglish, Liverpool's caretaker manager, insisting the club were on the rise and could withstand any major loss, just as they did when he replaced Kevin Keegan as a player in 1977 and when he reinvested Ian Rush's transfer fee from Juventus in 1987.
(10) As reported earlier, destruction of serotoninergic terminals withstands the decrease of plasma LH under constant illumination although persistent estrus still lasts.
(11) "When, not withstanding any caveats or prior assurances, there is still considered to be a real possibility of mistreatment and therefore there is considered to be a risk that the agencies' actions could be judged to be unlawful, the actions may not be taken without authority at a senior level.
(12) It folds down better yet withstands 8-10 atm of pressure.
(13) Confluent monolayers, which were able to withstand 600 mOSM for 8 h, were obtained within 10 to 15 d. Cells of primary isolates and first passages exhibited epithelial cell ultrastructure including cell junctions, microvilli, and cilia.
(14) But screens already demonstrated by GT can withstand scratches from concrete.
(15) Four designs of amalgam-core anchorage were compared in a laboratory study for the inability to withstand the horizontal component of occlusal force.
(16) Only the figure eight and full tapings could withstand 8 degrees of angular displacement on the ankle model prior to failure.
(17) With appropriate preoperative planning and surgical application, plate and screw fixation is rigid enough to withstand the stresses of early use.
(18) The metabolic differences that exist between immature and adult hearts may explain the observed differences in the ability of immature hearts to withstand hypoxaemia or ischaemia.
(19) So while many have claimed Britain was worst placed of any to withstand the global slowdown, the OECD and IMF have both shown that Britain last year had the highest growth of any of the G7 countries.
(20) This antigen withstands heating at 80 degrees C for 10 minutes.