(a.) A Latin preposition signifying for, before, forth.
(adv.) For, on, or in behalf of, the affirmative side; -- in contrast with con.
Example Sentences:
(1) It has been conformed that catalase from bovine liver eliminates only the pro R hydrogen atom from ethanol.
(2) It includes preincubation of diluted plasma with ellagic acid and phospholipids and a starting reagent that contains calcium and a chromogenic peptide substrate for thrombin, Tos-Gly-Pro-Arg-pNA.
(3) Basal 20 alpha DHP levels remained low until a sharp rise at mid pro-oestrus.
(4) The specific rates of degradation of L-arginine-AMC, gly-proline-AMC, N-alpha-benzoyl-L-arginine-AMC and N-[p-toluene-sulphonyl]gly-pro-arginine-AMC were significantly greater in that group, indicating that the composition of their gingival crevicular fluid was different from that of the gingivitis group.
(5) Speaking to pro-market thinktank Reform, Milburn called for “more competition” and said the shadow health team were making a “fundamental political misjudgment” by attempting to roll back policies he had overseen.
(6) The substructural units, 5-14 linear and 5-14 cyclic, have been used as models for MCH-- H-Asp1-Thr-Met-Arg-Cys-Met-Val-Gly-Arg HO-Val17-Glu-Trp-Cys-Pro-Arg-Tyr-Val in 1H-nmr conformational studies.
(7) The commercially available chromogenic p-nitroanilide substrates Pro-Phe-Arg-NH-Np (S2302 or chromozym PK), Glp-Pro-Arg-NH-Np (S2366), Ile-Glu-(piperidyl)-Gly-Arg-NH-Np (S2337), and Ile-Glu-Gly-Arg-NH-Np (S2222) were tested for their suitability as substrates in these assays.
(8) Canvassing previous Labour voters who were pro-independence or still undecided during the referendum, McGarry hears complaints that the party is no longer socialist and should not have sided with the Tories at the referendum.
(9) Diplomatic posts also bypassed the media and took the message directly to the public; for example, the Hong Kong consulate sent DVDs of a pro-biotech presentation to every high school.
(10) The protesters were confronted by a much larger group of pro-Kremlin activists, which led to scuffles.
(11) The videos galvanized a reaction against Planned Parenthood among pro-life activists and politicians.
(12) Complementary DNA and RNA probes coding for the pro alpha 1 (IV) chain of human type IV collagen and the B1 chain of human laminin were used to detect respective mRNA.
(13) Deviations from Michealis-Menten kinetics in the pig-heart citrate synthase (citrate-oxaloacetate-lyase(pro-3S-CH2-COO-leads to acetyl-CoA), EC 4.1.3.7) system have been characterized and analyzed in view of the kinetic theory described in the preceding paper.
(14) Since testosterone influenced both tissue stores and PDBu-stimulated secretion of LHRH and GAP, this steroid may selectively regulate biosynthesis and secretion of pro-LHRH-derived peptides through activation of the metabolic cascade involving the PKC system.
(15) The "random coil" conformational problem is examined by comparison of vibrational CD (VCD) spectra of various polypeptide model systems with that of proline oligomers [(Pro)n] and poly(L-proline).
(16) 2 Metabolism in vitro was high during met-oestrus and di-oestrus and low during pro-oestrus and oestrus; this variation in activity correlated with changes in Vmax of the enzyme without changes in Km.
(17) The minimal length for an effective substrate has been characterised as an octapeptide sequence derived from the amino terminal portion of angiotensinogen (residues 6----13): His-Pro-Phe-His-Leu-Val-Ile-His (Leu-Val is the scissile bond).
(18) The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) studies demonstrate an increased susceptibility of the Ala 183----Pro mutant to thermal denaturation.
(19) The pro-alpha(V) chains are assembled into the disulfide-linked homotrimer (pro-alpha 1'(V))3 and the heterotrimer [(pro-alpha 1'(V)S-S-pro-alpha 2(V))pro-alpha 1(V)] and a smaller amount of [(pro-alpha 1(V)2pro-alpha 2(V)].
(20) Changes to the Mac Pro desktop computer are also expected, as is a new music streaming service .
Upside
Definition:
(n.) The upper side; the part that is uppermost.
Example Sentences:
(1) In just a week her life has been turned upside down.
(2) If you turn the bowl upside down, the whites should be stiff enough not to fall out.
(3) 'This is the upside of the downside': Women's March finds hope in defiance Read more As thousands gathered for the afternoon rally and march, Trump tweeted his solidarity with their action.
(4) On the upside, this year's monsoon will lead to bumper agricultural production, and the cheaper rupee also comes with a thick silver lining.
(5) My whole world was turned upside down by the brutality of it.
(6) Archer said he was sticking to his view that house prices would see "solid but limited increases" in 2013, but admitted "there is a growing possibility that … house prices could surprise on the upside over the second half of in 2013".
(7) His many books, which included a biography of Oliver Cromwell and a celebration of the radical millenarian groups of the period called The World Turned Upside Down, were widely read.
(8) The rod was rotated 180 degrees so that the mice were oriented upside down on the bottom of the screen.
(9) "As others, we have been surprised on the upside on the growth performance so far this year on the UK" said Moritz Kraemer, S&P's head of sovereign ratings for Europe."
(10) Alonso, after hitting the wall and being catapulted airborne, landed upside down in his McLaren before crawling out of his car.
(11) Passing the scope down the patellofemoral joint allows visualization of the anterior horns of both menisci, the tibial attachment of the anterior cruciate ligament, and the anterior fat pad, but the view on the monitor is upside down.
(12) Hair colouring is one such example: as the great Nora Ephron wrote in her hilarious essay On Maintenance , "Sometimes I think that not having to worry about your hair any more is the secret upside of death," and ain't that the truth.
(13) Mussolini and his mistress hung upside down in Milan by Italian partisans.
(14) Mike van Dulken (@Accendo_Mike) Portuguese GDP upside suprise adds to FR and DE this morning.
(15) Campaigners for a British exit may be disappointed that Mansfield suggests there may be only a small economic upside to a British withdrawal – a 1.1% increase in GDP, which works out at £1.3bn.
(16) It was like seeing herself reflected in a mirror upside down.
(17) The upside is all for Trump.” Historically, the golden rule of Mexico’s foreign policy has been to avoid being seen as taking sides in US politics; hence the two invitations, even though Mexico favours Clinton’s position on a path to citizenship for migrants.
(18) Still, there's an upside to 007's monogamy, and it may just explain how this much-maligned film has wheedled its way so irrevocably into my affections: uniquely in the world of Bond, it allows a vein of romantic adventure to develop that's real, not illusory.
(19) Pressed on whether a cross-party consensus existed, Adonis said: " Increasingly the question is who is going to act rather than just make speeches, and act must mean really serious devolution of resources and also a preparedness to devolve tax resources – this has to be neutral at the point you have to devolve it – so as to give really big incentives to the big cities and county regions to attract business, to be business friendly, to be highly receptive to business innovation because they will keep more of the upside from increased business activity."
(20) While that's going on, Nakazawa accidentally wallops Tulio upside the head.