(n.) Mutual discourse or conversation; discussion; hence, an oral conference with an enemy, as with regard to a truce.
(v. i.) To speak with another; to confer on some point of mutual concern; to discuss orally; hence, specifically, to confer orally with an enemy; to treat with him by words, as on an exchange of prisoners, an armistice, or terms of peace.
Example Sentences:
(1) For another $100 he wrote, with his sister Elizabeth, Peter Parley's Universal History on the Basis of Geography, a children's book, which over time sold very well indeed.
(2) It is impossible to parley with al-Qaida, but the west could do much to stem its flow of recruits by engaging more constructively with the Islamic world than George Bush is willing to do.
(3) Kerry, en route to China for a wide-ranging diplomatic parley, called on the Afghan security forces to remain neutral and warned against either candidate using them to his advantage.
(4) He's one of a select band of former criminals ('Mad' Frankie Fraser and Dave Courtney in recent times, George Raft in days gone by) who have parleyed their former notoriety into a lucrative sideline in the entertainment industry.
(5) Health promotion is defined by the following activities: the advocation of healthy behaviors, the continuation of the promotion of such choices or the promotion of changes in unhealthy behavior, the parleying of preventive and curative health services and the acceptance of such facilities and the condoning of activities at a societal level that are supportive of preventative and health choices.
(6) the screen announces, and a chat box appears, inviting me to start up a text conversation with a stranger who has declared me attractive enough to parley with.
(7) Katie Couric and David Pogue Under the chief executive, Marissa Mayer, Yahoo tried to parley its dominance of the old web – chiefly through the millions of users who still have the site set as their homepage – into dominance of old media.
(8) While diplomats parley in New York, the war in Syria continues apace.
Parsley
Definition:
(n.) An aromatic umbelliferous herb (Carum Petroselinum), having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish.
Example Sentences:
(1) Put in a large bowl, add the parsley, oil and lemon juice, and gently toss.
(2) Southern hybridization with genomic DNA suggested that only one or two copies of the respective gene(s) are present in the parsley genome.
(3) The procedure reported here is for the extraction and determination of prometryn and 2 metabolites, 2-amino-4-isopropylamino-6-methyl-thio-1,3,5-triazine and 2,4-diamino-6-methylthio-1,3,5-triazine, in parsley.
(4) Furthermore, isolated nuclei from parsley exhibited a powerful nucleoside triphosphatase (NTPase) activity.
(5) In our experience the occurrence of urticaria, angioedema or anaphylaxis after meals in Chinese or Indonesian restaurants is more often due to IgE-mediated Type I food allergy, caused by consumption of shrimp, peanut or spices, in particular those of the parsley family (e.g.
(6) 400g cooked or tinned butterbeans 1 tsp ground cumin 10ml lemon juice ¼ clove garlic, peeled and finely minced 1 small handful picked flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped 1 tbsp plain flour (gluten-free flour also works fine) 1 tsp salt 1 egg 1 spring onion, trimmed and finely sliced 50g breadcrumbs 100g feta (or other crumbly goat's or sheep's cheese) Put the butterbeans, cumin, lemon juice, garlic, parsley, flour, salt and egg in a food processor and blitz to a coarse paste: you don't want the mix fully pureed, otherwise the burgers will be too wet and will fall apart on the grill.
(7) Microsomal fractions isolated from parsley cell suspension cultures, which had been challenged with an elicitor from either Alternaria carthami or Phytophthora megasperma f. sp.
(8) parsley, chives, thyme, fennel or another herb for the parsley.
(9) Finely chop the remaining parsley, tip it into a bowl, then mix in the onion and remaining lemon juice.
(10) We were excited and looking forward to having a field behind with cow parsley and skylarks.
(11) Parsley and carrot cells were labelled with [32P]orthophosphate.
(12) Only 4 of the analysed 21 vegetables exhibited fluorine contents exceeding those admitted by the Council for Mutual Economic Aid (2.5 mg F per 1 kg of vegetable wet weight); they included: young beet leaves, parsley tops, lettuce and sorrel.
(13) The parsley chalcone synthase promoter contains two cis "units" that are light-responsive.
(14) Recipe supplied by Patrick Hanna, L'Entrepot, lentrepot.co.uk Clams with leek, fennel and parsley Though you could add a twirl of al dente spaghetti or linguine to this dish, it is the fragrant, briny broth that delights – better with a crusty loaf and a spoon.
(15) Furthermore hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives (salicylic, gentisic and vanillic acid) occur in cornsalad, sweet fennel, parsley and spinach in small concentrations; cornsalad shows p-hydroxybenzoic acid (ca.
(16) Irradiation of previously dark-grown cell suspension cultures from parsley (Petroselinum hortense Hoffm.)
(17) The absorption and circular dichroic (CD) spectra of parsley plastocyanin (PC) were measured in order to determine the effects of changes in primary amino acid sequence on both the copper center and protein components of the PC molecule.
(18) Serves 4 For the brisket 2.5kg salted brisket on the bone 2 onions with skin, cleaned 3 litres water 4 bay leaves 6 peppercorns 1 bunch of parsley, with stalks For the dumplings 200g suet 400g self-raising flour 1 bunch of young carrots, peeled 2 sticks celery, cut into 2cm lengths 1 Rinse any excess salt from the beef.
(19) The cytochrome had a midpoint redox potential of +365 mV and was oxidised very rapidly by parsley plastocyanin.
(20) These elements were measured in cabbages, tomatoes, carrots, parsley, celery (root and leaves), red beet and potatoes.