(interj.) An exclamation expressing disgust or contempt. See Bah.
(n.) A kind of stockaded intrenchment.
Example Sentences:
(1) In contrast, Leydig cells from rat testis contain monooxygenase systems which catalyze the metabolism of PAH, such as DMBA.
(2) The reason we have postulated that one-electron oxidation plays an important role in the activation of PAH derives from certain common characteristics of the radical cation chemistry of the most potent carcinogenic PAH.
(3) It is suggested that the atmosphere of Athens favours the formation of secondary direct-acting mutagens due to the oxidation and nitration of PAH by ozone and nitrogen oxides, which are more abundant in the late spring months.
(4) The cytosol binding activity apparently decreased but reincubation of the cytosol with the radioactive ligand completely restored "4S" PAH-BP activity.
(5) PAH levels have progressively decreased in the last few decades, most probably due to the introduction of anti-smoke regulations and the decrease of coal burning for heating.
(6) The haplotype associations, relative frequencies, and distributions of five prevalent PAH mutations (R158Q, R261Q, IVS10nt546, R408W, and IVS12n1) were established in a comprehensive European sample population and subsequently were examined to determine the potential roles of several genetic mechanisms in explaining the present distribution of the major PKU alleles.
(7) The stimulation was followed by short-term hyperpolarization of primary afferents (PAH; 1-5 min) and by depression of dorsal root potentials (DPRs) which had a similar time course to the delta [K]e, and were not blocked by naloxone.
(8) An isolated rat kidney preparation was used, and the uptake of UB by renal tissue, the UB appearance in the urine, and the secretion of PAH were analyzed throughout the perfusion.
(9) The analytical method for PAH determination is based on filter extraction, two-dimensional thin-layer chromatography and fluorescence spectrometry; lead is measured by atomic absorption.
(10) Thus, the substantially invasive procedure of ureteral catheterization is not required to ascertain left and right kidney PAH clearance in patients already at risk from renal disease.
(11) Uroporphyrin, heptacarboxylic acid porphyrin, and coproporphyrin are the major porphyrins to accumulate in response to PAHs (for example, 3,3',4,4'-TCBP in chick embryo liver cell culture).
(12) We have also found useful for the determination of acceptable concentration levels for the noncarcinogenic PAHs an analogous methodology based on the relative toxicities of the noncarcinogenic PAHs.
(13) The carcinogenic potency not only of PAH-containing extracts but also of the whole exhausts has often been estimated from their benzo[a]pyrene (BP) content.
(14) Deposition fluxes of Pb, Cd, Cu and a range of 11 PAH compounds have been determined at distances of 3.8-220 m from the M6 motorway in northwest England over a period of 21 months.
(15) Sucrose-gradient analysis of BeP binding activity indicated that BeP bound with high affinity to the 4S PAH-binding protein, but not to the Ah receptor.
(16) The air was sampled daily by glass fiber's filters; a ponderal determination of total particulate was made; PAH was dosed by gas-chromatography and by mass spectrometry, metals was determined by atomic absorption spectrometry.
(17) Both the occupational and in particular the therapeutic exposure to coal tar resulted in clear increases in urinary levels of PAH metabolites as compared to unexposed subjects.
(18) Simultaneous imposition of the pH gradient (outward OH- gradient) and inward Na+ gradient stimulated PAH uptake significantly over that with an Na+ gradient alone.
(19) Using PAH as a marker for the maximal extractable perfusion flow, 1-naphthol could be regarded as a high-extraction compound even at high perfusion flow rates.
(20) Experiments with basolateral membrane vesicles prepared from rat kidney cortex were performed to study the mechanism by which p-aminohippuric acid (PAH) is taken up across the contraluminal membrane and is concentrated in proximal tubule cells.
Pay
Definition:
(v. t.) To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
(v. t.) To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another person) for service rendered, property delivered, etc.; to discharge one's obligation to; to make due return to; to compensate; to remunerate; to recompense; to requite; as, to pay workmen or servants.
(v. t.) Hence, figuratively: To compensate justly; to requite according to merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or retaliate upon.
(v. t.) To discharge, as a debt, demand, or obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required; to deliver the amount or value of to the person to whom it is owing; to discharge a debt by delivering (money owed).
(v. t.) To discharge or fulfill, as a duy; to perform or render duty, as that which has been promised.
(v. t.) To give or offer, without an implied obligation; as, to pay attention; to pay a visit.
(v. i.) To give a recompense; to make payment, requital, or satisfaction; to discharge a debt.
(v. i.) Hence, to make or secure suitable return for expense or trouble; to be remunerative or profitable; to be worth the effort or pains required; as, it will pay to ride; it will pay to wait; politeness always pays.
(n.) Satisfaction; content.
(n.) An equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or services performed; salary or wages for work or service; compensation; recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a clerk; the pay of a soldier.
Example Sentences:
(1) Not only do they give employers no reason to turn them into proper jobs, but mini-jobs offer workers little incentive to work more because then they would have to pay tax.
(2) In order to control noise- and vibration-caused diseases it was necessary not only to improve machines' quality and service conditions but also to pay special attention to the choice of operators and to the quality of monitoring their adaptation process.
(3) Today’s figures tell us little about the timing of the first increase in interest rates, which will depend on bigger picture news on domestic growth, pay trends and perceived downside risks in the global economy,” he said.
(4) The way we are going to pay for that is by making the rules the same for people who go into care homes as for people who get care at their home, and by means-testing the winter fuel payment, which currently isn’t.” Hunt said the plan showed the Conservatives were capable of making difficult choices.
(5) Writing in the Observer , Schmidt said his company's accounts were complicated but complied with international taxation treaties that allowed it to pay most of its tax in the United States.
(6) It helped pay the bills and caused me to ponder on the disconnection between theory and reality.
(7) The move would require some secondary legislation; higher fines for employers paying less than the minimum wage would require new primary legislation.
(8) Obamacare price hikes show that now is the time to be bold | Celine Gounder Read more No longer able to keep patients off their plans outright, insurers have resorted to other ways to discriminate and avoid paying for necessary treatments.
(9) It shows that the outside world is paying attention to what we're doing; it feels like we're achieving something."
(10) Neal’s evidence to the committee said Future Fund staff were not subject to the public service bargaining framework, which links any pay rise to productivity increases and caps rises at 1.5%.
(11) She added: “We will continue to act upon the overwhelming majority view of our shareholders.” The vote was the second year running Ryanair had suffered a rebellion on pay.
(12) But that gross margin only includes the cost of paying drivers as a cost of revenue, classifying everything else, such as operations, R&D, and sales and marketing, as “operating expenses”.
(13) The company also confirmed on Thursday as it launched its sports pay-TV offering at its new broadcasting base in the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, that former BBC presenter Jake Humphrey will anchor its Premier League coverage.
(14) A microdissection of the orbital nerves of the cat was made paying particular attention to the accessory ciliary ganglion.
(15) The industry will pay a levy of £180m a year, or the equivalent of £10.50 a year on all household insurance policies.
(16) They are the E-1 to E-3 pay grades and soldiers in combat arms units.
(17) On 18 March 1996, the force agreed, without admitting any wrongdoing by any officer, to pay Tomkins £40,000 compensation, and £70,000 for his legal costs.
(18) Aldi, Lidl and Morrisons are to raise the price they pay their suppliers for milk, bowing to growing pressure from dairy farmers who say the industry is in crisis.
(19) But the condition of edifices such as B30 and B38 - and all the other "legacy" structures built at Sellafield decades ago - suggest Britain might end up paying a heavy price for this new commitment to nuclear energy.
(20) So fourth, we must tackle the issue of a relatively large number of officers kept on restricted duties, on full pay.