What's the difference between practise and vulpine?

Practise


Definition:

  • (v. t. & i.) See Practice.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) That motivation is echoed by Nicola Saunders, 25, an Edinburgh University graduate who has just been called to the bar to practise as a barrister and is tutoring Moses, an ex-convict, in maths.
  • (2) More recently, Echinacea angustifolia - a wildflower native to North America and related to the daisy - was studied in depth by the Eclectics, a group of American medical herbalists practising from the 1850s to the 1930s.
  • (3) Half the respondents had been in practice for 10 years or less, while two-thirds practised in a capital city.
  • (4) Medical practise between 1920 and 1940 was exerted by family physicians basing on clinics.
  • (5) (GL) and M. deltoideus (D) were studied in 89 athletes practising 11 different sport events.
  • (6) UK Border Force officers have warned of an emerging trend of "cutters" flying into Britain to practise female genital mutilation (FGM).
  • (7) Given the increasing incidence of AIDS and the frequency of haematological abnormalities in this condition, the practising clinician should have a high index of suspicion when confronted by any unexplained haematological abnormality.
  • (8) The identification of new pathogens, new treatment modalities, and new issues related to our patterns of antimicrobial use ensure that the practise of Infectious Diseases in 1994 will be markedly different than it has been in 1988.
  • (9) It quickly became evident that there was an opportunity to take the idea beyond a one-off event between Anglicans and Catholics and reach out to other religions, like the Muslim community.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest The St Peter’s XI practise under the Vatican flag.
  • (10) Few of the partnerships always practised safe sexual techniques, even after a partner was known to be positive for HIV.
  • (11) The pressure sore resulted from the commonly practised habit of grasping the upright of the wheel chair with the upper arm in order to gain stability.
  • (12) It is suggested that this simple, inexpensive technique of sampling cells from the ovarian surface should be continued to be practised on all occasions at which ovaries present such as at laparotomy or at laparoscopy, as with further experience this technique may prove to be of help in the early diagnosis of ovarian carcinoma.
  • (13) And yet for all his anti-establishment credentials, Mr Galloway is as practised as any of his New Labour enemies at squirming away from awkward questions.
  • (14) During the past 20 years the equine population of Great Britain and Ireland has increased with the result that the practising veterinary surgeon is more frequently called upon to advise on equine problems.
  • (15) For a wider information and for the utilization of the up-to-date findings in practise, we hold it reasonable to summarize, in a certain time period, the information, though of a restricted problem, in order to facilitate an orientation in the contributions research has made up to now and to enable the selection of the adequate direction of the future experimental studies.
  • (16) Early dry season savannah burning across northern Australia is the most popular form of carbon farming practised by traditional owners and Aboriginal ranger groups today, and it’s something that comes naturally to most of them.
  • (17) Although experience is still limited and more research is needed, the World Hypertension League recommends self-measurement of blood pressure in selected patients as an additional source of information to the practising physician, and as a way of encouraging patients to participate more actively in the therapeutic regimen.
  • (18) RBS says Green & Co is the "practising name of solicitors employed by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group", while Lloyds says SCM is "part of the in-house litigation department of Lloyds Banking Group ".
  • (19) More explicit AIDS education may be necessary which acknowledges that anal intercourse is practised by heterosexuals and advises condom use accordingly.
  • (20) Between 1980 and 1990, the number of practising physicians increased by about 37%, and the ratio of physicians per 100,000 population increased from 127 to 165 throughout the country.

Vulpine


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy; cunning; crafty; artful.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Previously, the occurence of this parasite in Great Britain has been rarely reported, but the results of the present study indicate that vulpine infection may be common.
  • (2) It would appear on screen for maybe a second – and Anderson put his head in a vulpine place and wrote 400 words of copy.
  • (3) The antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities of vulpinic acids (1 a, b, c) have been assayed in vitro.
  • (4) Eleven vulpine isolates and the wild boar isolate were identified as Trichinella britovi.
  • (5) Because this technique is easy to use, it makes it possible to take into account different spatial and temporal characteristics of the dynamics of vulpine populations and transmission of rabies.
  • (6) Nevertheless, the prevalence of this vulpine infection in Northern Italy decreased from 32% in 1960 to 4% in 1988.
  • (7) This study confirms that during the rabies epizooty, the Vulpin population, may contract a non-fatal disease and produce the neutralizing antibody.
  • (8) An expression of displeasure crossed his vulpine old face.
  • (9) The egg-yolk moon illuminated a vulpine figure pacing the threshold of my driveway .
  • (10) Preconditioning of the T. spiralis nativa isolate used occurred in the musculature of guinea pigs, foxes, ferrets, mink and dogs with larvae surviving longer in vulpine and canine musculature than in the other hosts studied.
  • (11) Activity was demonstrated by vulpinic acids on Gram-positive bacteria only.
  • (12) The preparation of a series of vulpinic acids, substituted in either or both of the aromatic rings, is described.
  • (13) A technique of discrete events simulation is used to construct a model of an epi-enzootic disease of vulpine rabies.
  • (14) Whereas Rowland is stout and damp, with an obstinate set to his jaw, Price – Eton, Oxford – is vulpine, ruthless, and even posher than Mitchell.
  • (15) Over 10 generations, the isolates differed as follows: worm position of the ursine isolate was significantly more posteriad compared to the porcine isolate; sex ratio of the vulpine isolate was significantly lower compared to the ursine and porcine isolates; females of the porcine isolate produced significantly more newborn larvae in vitro than the sylvatic isolates; both the larvae per gram (LPG) and reproductive capacity index (RCI) were significantly higher for the porcine isolate; and male worms of the vulpine isolate were significantly smaller than those of the porcine or ursine isolates.
  • (16) A mathematical model of propagation of a vulpine rabies epizootic has been worked out in order to build a prediction tool and to fix a suitable prophylaxis.
  • (17) Five vulpine isolates were identified as belonging to T3 zymodeme.
  • (18) The prevalence of trichinellosis in the vulpine population is higher in the mountains than in lowland areas and indicates the key role played by this carnivore in the epidemiology of T. britovi.
  • (19) If you’ve got a little more cash, then try a new British brand, Vulpine, ( from £169, vulpine.cc ).
  • (20) The website is illustrated with a vulpine photograph of Hefner from that era , surrounded by smiling women in bunny costumes.