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Pall


Definition:

  • (n.) Same as Pawl.
  • (n.) An outer garment; a cloak mantle.
  • (n.) A kind of rich stuff used for garments in the Middle Ages.
  • (n.) Same as Pallium.
  • (n.) A figure resembling the Roman Catholic pallium, or pall, and having the form of the letter Y.
  • (n.) A large cloth, esp., a heavy black cloth, thrown over a coffin at a funeral; sometimes, also, over a tomb.
  • (n.) A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side; -- used to put over the chalice.
  • (v. t.) To cloak.
  • (a.) To become vapid, tasteless, dull, or insipid; to lose strength, life, spirit, or taste; as, the liquor palls.
  • (v. t.) To make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or spiritless; to dull; to weaken.
  • (v. t.) To satiate; to cloy; as, to pall the appetite.
  • (n.) Nausea.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Working in tandem with Westminster city council, Transport for London and the Greater London Authority, the crown estate has pedestrianised several side streets, widened pavements, and introduced a diagonal crossing at Oxford Circus and new traffic islands at Piccadilly Circus, along with two-way traffic on Piccadilly, Pall Mall and St James's Street.
  • (2) Palin has palled on the American public The Republican party's troubles over the past seven years have mostly been because of George W Bush.
  • (3) The staggering figure – one of the worst bombings in 13 years of war in Iraq – has cast a pall on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan and which begins on Wednesday in Iraq .
  • (4) But after 14 hours Danilkin's numbing monologue – almost a carbon copy of the prosecutors's case – is beginning to pall.
  • (5) The purpose of the study was to prove the efficacy of bacterial filters (Ultipor BB 50, Pall Ltd., Dreieich) in preventing microbial contamination of respirators during long-term ventilation.
  • (6) The Pall filter maintained high flow rates but did not remove debris as effectively, particularly with pressure infusion.
  • (7) Molecular genetic analysis of PALL-I cells revealed neither bcr rearrangement nor 8.5-kb abI-related mRNA that is characteristically seen in Ph1-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).
  • (8) Drainage melioration in the Polesye resulted in a sharp increase in the number of tundra vole (Microtus oeconomus Pall.)
  • (9) Steel industry sources pay tribute to the support that successive governments have given in general terms to the industry through apprenticeships, innovation and science, but there is a lingering sense that steel is a sunset industry; like the smog above the plant, a pall of inevitable doom hangs over its future.
  • (10) News of the killing cast a pall of fear and anger over Pakistan's media.
  • (11) The effects of nifedipine, diltiazem, and Paeonia lactiflora Pall (PLP) on serum lipids.
  • (12) A prospective, randomized, controlled study was undertaken to compare the Pall Ultipor breathing circuit filter (PUBCF), a heat-and-moisture exchanger, and heated hot water systems (HHWSs) in ICU patients submitted to controlled mechanical ventilation.
  • (13) As a candidate he was accused of palling around with terrorists, cutting a sweetheart deal for his home, and following the lead of an anti-American preacher.
  • (14) Comparison of the Bentley PFS-127, Fenwal 4C2417, Johnson & Johnson Intersept, Pall Ultipore, and Swank IL200 filters led to the conclusion that the Fenwal 4C2423 was both a significant improvement over the previous Fenwal design and comparable to the most efficient of these filters for both the removal of microaggregates during massive blood transfusion and for the blood flow rates obtained.
  • (15) The Humid-Vent Filter and Siemens 150 filters were most efficient, the Pall Conserve and ThermoVent 600 less efficient.
  • (16) The filtration was shortest with the Pall RC 50 (p less than 0.001 compared to the other 4 filters).
  • (17) One hundred and forty-four fungal isolates were obtained from diseased Paeonia albiflora Pall.
  • (18) Pall Filter (PF), a hydrophobic filter, humidifies the dry gases from the condensed water which is put down on the HME surfaces during cooling of saturated expired gases.
  • (19) The development of the infection process during cutaneous leishmaniosis was traced in one midday gerbil (Meriones meridianus Pall).
  • (20) The Tories will hope that the glamour images of visiting world leaders - and especially of Barack Obama palling around with, and lavishing warm compliments on, his "friend" the British prime minister - will soon fade.

Poll


Definition:

  • (n.) A parrot; -- familiarly so called.
  • (n.) One who does not try for honors, but is content to take a degree merely; a passman.
  • (n.) The head; the back part of the head.
  • (n.) A number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of heads or individuals.
  • (n.) Specifically, the register of the names of electors who may vote in an election.
  • (n.) The casting or recording of the votes of registered electors; as, the close of the poll.
  • (n.) The place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to go to the polls.
  • (n.) The broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax.
  • (n.) The European chub. See Pollard, 3 (a).
  • (v. t.) To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head; to poll a tree.
  • (v. t.) To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass.
  • (v. t.) To extort from; to plunder; to strip.
  • (v. t.) To impose a tax upon.
  • (v. t.) To pay as one's personal tax.
  • (v. t.) To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, esp. for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
  • (v. t.) To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters; as, he polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.
  • (v. t.) To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See Dee/ poll.
  • (v. i.) To vote at an election.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) For some time now, public opinion polls have revealed Americans' strong preference to live in comparatively small cities, towns, and rural areas rather than in large cities.
  • (2) Many hope this week's photocalls with the two men will be a recruiting aid and provide a desperately needed bounce in the polls.
  • (3) The move comes as a poll found that 74% of people want doctors to be allowed to help terminally ill people end their lives.
  • (4) In a poll before the debate, 48% predicted that Merkel, who will become Europe's longest serving leader if re-elected on 22 September, would emerge as the winner of the US-style debate, while 26% favoured Steinbruck, a former finance minister who is known for his quick-wit and rhetorical skills, but sometimes comes across as arrogant.
  • (5) Polls indicated that anger over the government shutdown, which was sharply felt in parts of northern Virginia, as well as discomfort with Cuccinelli's deeply conservative views, handed the race to McAuliffe, a controversial Democratic fundraiser and close ally of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
  • (6) Numerous voters reported problems at polling stations on Tuesday.
  • (7) Yet, polls have Maryland voters approving same-sex marriage by 14 to 20 points.
  • (8) It is worth noting though that the government is reaping scant reward in the polls even though the economy has expanded by more than 3% over the past year and – according to the IMF – will be the fastest growing of the G7 economies this year.
  • (9) Unfortunately for the governor, he could win both states and still face the overwhelming likelihood of failure if he doesn't take Ohio, where the poll found Obama out front 51-43.
  • (10) As it was, Labour limped in seven points and nearly two million votes behind the Conservatives because older cohorts of the electorate leant heavily to the Tories and grandpa and grandma turned up at the polling stations in the largest numbers.
  • (11) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats have suffered a dramatic slump in support as a result of their role in the coalition and are now barely ahead of the Greens with an average rating of about 8% in the polls.
  • (12) He won the Labour candidacy for the Scottish seat of Kilmarnock and Loudon in 1997, within weeks of polling day, after the sitting Labour MP, Willie McKelvey, decided to stand down when he suffered a stroke.
  • (13) The poll – which sets the stage for a tense and dramatic run to referendum day – suggests that, among the undecideds, more are inclined to vote Remain than Leave.
  • (14) The report's authors warns that to limit their spending councils will have "an incentive to discourage low-income families from living in the area" and that raises the possibility that councils will – like the ill-fated poll tax of the early 1990s – be left to chase desperately poor people through the courts for small amounts of unpaid tax.
  • (15) The polling evidence on this is very clear: the EU is not the primary concern of Ukip voters .
  • (16) Given that a post-poll economy still registers as a crucial issue among undecided voters, and that matters economic are now his BBC day job, that was hardly surprising.
  • (17) It also cancelled the results from 21 polling stations in Libreville.
  • (18) In this vision, people will go to polling stations on 18 September with a mindset somewhere between that of a lobby correspondent and a desiccated calculating machine.
  • (19) Donald Trump and the 'war on women': GOP confident mogul will lose the battle Read more Governor Scott Walker, who recently signed a restrictive 20-week abortion ban in Wisconsin , also opposes abortion without exceptions and has said voters agree, though polls tell a different story.
  • (20) Then they look at a poll and assume that a poll is a proxy for what is really going on.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest David Cameron and Crosby during the London mayoral campaign in 2012.