(1) Did it originate with the pet peeve of a self-anointed maven?
(2) With a Tory leadership campaign looming, who wants to get on the wrong side of a man whose pet peeves can be on the front page of the Times and the Sun every day?
(3) The Guardian view on Sir Michael Wilshaw: ruffling the right feathers | Editorial Read more His reliance on personal anecdotes over facts has also led to him focusing on pet peeves.
(4) But despite taking the major honours of the evening the singer was cut off in her moment of glory and looked peeved as host Corden interrupted her to make way for Blur because the televised show was running out of time.
(5) Paul Ince was too peeved to celebrate and demanded a post-match meeting with the referee.
(6) Great drama lives in the vacuum between the lines – the space we fill with our experiences, likes and pet peeves.
(7) Sam Allardyce was peeved as he felt Noble had nicked the ball.
(8) Bulk collection of phone and internet records raises a slew of constitutional questions, all of which are pet peeves for the libertarian-leaning Paul.
(9) Two years on, his mother will obviously be mildly peeved: Al Bernameg is no stranger to innuendo where the material allows, and Islam is not a taboo.
(10) What follow are 10 common issues of grammar selected from those that repeatedly turn up in style guides, pet-peeve lists, newspaper language columns and irate letters to the editor.
(11) "I had more followers than her," Gardiner notes, slightly peeved, before conceding: "I don't know, she was probably right."
(12) "I was really peeved that everyone had taken issue with the fact that I think I'm attractive rather than engaging with the debate.
(13) One serious peeve is loud music, and especially those places that won't turn it off, or down, even when your group are the only customers.
(14) Big companies have a fail-safe weapon when they are peeved with customers and that is to go to ground, which E.ON did successfully for two months until I winkled them out via the press office.
(15) Nationals leader Warren Truss said the US president, Barack Obama, had been “peeved” that he hadn’t been able to win a free trade agreement with China like Australia had.
(16) "I only had a day or two of dance lessons," says Aaron, sounding a little peeved.
(17) As long as we don’t peeve our customers coming in for a pint or a meal and slow up service then I think we can do it.” He said the takeaway offer would probably be extended to more drinks at first, rather than food.
(18) "They are all pretty peeved about it – hardly urgent police work."
(19) When some people are not pulling their weight, for example, isn't it quite right and proper to get more than a little peeved?
(20) As for Ed Miliband, he'll doubtless carry on seeking an inquiry into "the culture of banking" with the same manner he always affects when discussing capitalist crisis: looking like a faintly peeved vicar who has just leafed through the Financial Times and discovered that Bad Things are happening in the cosmos.
Trigger
Definition:
(n.) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
(n.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece.
Example Sentences:
(1) It has been generally believed that the ligand-binding of steroid hormone receptors triggers an allosteric change in receptor structure, manifested by an increased affinity of the receptor for DNA in vitro and nuclear target elements in vivo, as monitored by nuclear translocation.
(2) PMNs could be primed for PMA-triggered oxidative burst by muramyl peptide molecules (MDP) and two of its adjuvant active nonpyrogenic derivatives.
(3) The automatic half of both the motor which advances the trepan as well as the second motor which rotates the trepan is triggered by the sudden change in electrical resistance between the trepan and the patient's internal body fluid, at the final stage of penetration.
(4) The mechanism by which gp55 causes increased erythroblastosis and ultimately leukaemia is unknown, but a reasonable suggestion is that gp55 can mimic the action of erythropoietin by binding to its receptor (Epo-R), thereby triggering prolonged proliferation of erythroid cells.
(5) Tactile stimulation of a coin-sized area in a T-2 dermatome consistently triggered a lancinating pain in the ipsilateral C-8 dermatome in a 38-year-old woman.
(6) It did the job of triggering growth, but it also fueled real-estate speculation, similar to what was going on in the mid-2000s here.” Slowing economic growth may be another concern.
(7) The findings suggest that mast cell prostaglandins are an important factor in the pathogenesis of pruritus and that local vascular responses may trigger mast cell degranulation.
(8) Among the agents triggering such an infection Chlamydia (30.9% of the cases of non-gonorrhoic urethritis), as well as mycoplasma, ureaplasma, anaerobic bacteria and herpes simplex viruses have gained particular significance.
(9) The role of surgery in triggering the reactivation of latent HSV-1, and the differences in rates of viral shedding between American and Japanese are discussed.
(10) The present results suggest that TMB-8 blocks twitches by preventing the release of Ca++ ions bound to the intracellular surface of the t-tubular membrane which is often called the store of 'trigger-calcium' ions.
(11) The figures, published in the company’s annual report , triggered immediate anger from fuel poverty campaigners who noted that energy suppliers had just been rapped over the knuckles by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for overcharging .
(12) This is triggered not so much by climate change but the cause of global warming itself: the burning of fossil fuels both inside and outside the home, says Farrar.
(13) Although the Ca2+-independent mechanism accounts for about two thirds of the total acetylcholine release in the dark, the amount of acetylcholine released in this way is small compared with the release of acetylcholine triggered by stimulation of the retina with light.
(14) The results suggest an essential role of IL-6 for triggering of CD4+ T cells via the CD2 molecule.
(15) Defects in self-tolerance mechanisms could provide the genetic basis of disease or the target for environmental triggers.
(16) It is therefore suggested that salt water adaptation triggers a cellular reorganization of the epithelium in such a way that leaky junctions (a low resistance pathway) appear at the apex of the chloride cells.
(17) We report that kainic acid lesions of the posterior corpus striatum, which preferentially spare fibers of passage while destroying striatopallidal neurons, produce a stimulus-sensitive movement pattern in rats that has a highly specific sensory trigger.
(18) These results are consistent with the idea that RPE pigment dispersion is triggered by a substance that diffuses from the retina at light onset.
(19) The additional value of these methods, especially of the intensive monitoring, lies also in the possibility of compiling new knowledge about semiology and electro-clinical correlation of epileptic seizures, possible trigger mechanisms and long-term therapeutic effects.
(20) The publicity surrounding the Rotherham child exploitation scandal, which triggered the resignation of Shaun Wright, the previous PCC, did not translate into a high turnout, with only 14.65% of the electorate casting a vote.