(n.) One who uses the pen; a writer; esp., one skilled in the use of the pen; a calligrapher; a writing master.
(n.) An author; a composer.
Example Sentences:
(1) It has previously been demonstrated that pp60v-src is associated with a detergent-insoluble matrix containing the cellular cytoskeleton (J. G. Burr, G. Dreyfuss, S. Penman, and J. M. Buchanan, Proc.
(2) The average size and poly (A) content of host mRNA was previously known to be unchanged (Koschel, 1974; Leibowitz and Penman, 1971), and this was confirmed.
(3) This is a bold gamble and stands in stark contrast to his more thoughtful plans for productivity in the private sector.” Dave Penman, general secretary of the FDA union, which represents senior civil servants, said that by restricting public sector pay rises to 1% for a further four years, the chancellor was excluding public servants from the benefits of the economic recovery.
(4) (Lenk, R., Ransom, L., Kaufmann, Y., and Penman, S. (1977) Cell 10, 67-78), in order to explore the nerve growth factor-sensitive phosphorylation system in biochemical detail.
(5) "Prices are edging down but they have not gone over the edge – and nor do we expect them to," Penman said.
(6) Dawn Penman Kempsford, Gloucestershire • The voluntary project with which I am associated In Glasgow does distribute garments which supporters knit for us.
(7) Grown on grids, cells were gently extracted with salt solutions as previously described by S. Penman to preserve intact IF-lamina-NM systems.
(8) Dave Penman, the head of the FDA, said May had joined an unedifying list of prime ministers who have publicly criticised underpaid and overworked civil servants instead of voicing any concerns in private.
(9) The dramatic changes in morphology induced by nanomolar doses of tumor-promoting agents, especially in epithelial cells, have been noted previously (Driedger and Blumberg, 1980; Rifkin et al., 1979; Croop et al., 1980; Phaire-Washington et al., 1980; Ohuchi and Levine, 1980; Ojakian, 1981; Fey and Penman, 1984).
(10) Industrial action is being considered or pursued in some branches, but we do not believe there is a clear appetite among Prospect members for national strike action.” David Penman, general secretary of the FDA, also commented : “While we are not convinced that civil service-wide industrial action at this time will influence these negotiations, we continue to press the government to address the long-term pay differentials that exist in the civil service.” What does the head of the civil service say?
(11) The sabre-rattling about the inadequacy of the civil service comes as the FDA, the senior civil servants' union, welcomes David Penman as its new general secretary.
(12) Catherine Penman, head of research at property consultancy Carter Jonas, said: "March is historically a buoyant month for the housing market with spring just around the corner, so it is no surprise to see prices rising again after a slight lull in February.
(13) Dave Penman, general secretary of the FDA union for civil servants, said: "While we agree with the intention of strengthening the support for ministers and accountability of civil servants, the reality is that the proposals outlined today could result in the politicisation of the key ministerial support function.
(14) Radioimmunoassay and semiquantitative video analysis of immunofluorescence on frozen sections showed that one apical and three basolateral glycoproteins, defined by monoclonal antibodies and binding of beta-2-microglobulin, were incompletely extracted with 0.5% Triton X-100 in a buffer that preserves the cortical cytoskeleton (Fey, E. G., K. M. Wan, and S. Penman.
(15) TPA-induced alterations in NM-IF scaffold occur in the absence of both protein and RNA synthesis (Fey and Penman, 1984).
(16) The RNP-depleted nuclear matrix is a core structure that retains lamins A and C, the intermediate filaments, and a unique set of nuclear matrix proteins (Fey, E. G., K. M. Wan, and S. Penman, 1984, J.
(17) Public servants are being asked to deliver a further £13bn of spending cuts, yet many of them will be taking home less pay than they did in 2010,” said Penman.
(18) Here’s ammunition aplenty for the likes of the cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood, FDA union general secretary Dave Penman, council chief executives and public sector leaders high and low.
(19) "Jeannie [Penman] has been here to see me four times.
(20) Penman, whose union represents top-grade civil servants including permanent secretaries, said: “Prime ministers have a responsibility to show leadership to the civil service, but few definitions of leadership include publicly criticising your overworked and underpaid staff.
Penmanship
Definition:
(n.) The use of the pen in writing; the art of writing; style or manner of writing; chirography; as, good or bad penmanship.
Example Sentences:
(1) The pages have many cross-outs and insertions in meticulous penmanship – with an open acknowledgment that some of the maths was beyond even him.
(2) The digital age, with its typing and its texting, has left us unable to jot down the simplest of notes with anything like penmanship.
(3) He smiles down from the foyer of the college that houses the day-care centre only to peer out again amid the stick-men pictures and spidery penmanship on the wall of centre itself.
(4) Whether the change is in my eyesight, my tolerance level, or student penmanship, reading exam scripts is becoming, for me too, increasingly painful.
(5) In summary then, the neuropsychological profile of Filipino parkinsonians reveals deficits in visuospatial processing, social judgment, attention and mental tracking, recent memory and word retrieval, aside from predicted difficulty in fine motor activities which would result in a deterioration of their penmanship.
(6) In response to these difficulties, special educators often modify literacy instruction, isolating the "basic skills" of literacy (such as decoding and penmanship) from meaningful reading and writing activities.