(n.) Promptitude; readiness; quickness of decision or action.
(n.) Cheerful willingness; alacrity.
Example Sentences:
(1) Most thyroid hormone actions, however, appear in the perinatal period, and infants with thyroid agenesis appear normal at birth and develop normally with prompt neonatal diagnosis and treatment.
(2) There was prompt symptomatic relief and amelioration of signs of nephritis.
(3) Prompt diagnosis, in which timely diagnostic laparoscopy and ultrasound evaluation of the pelvis may be helpful, provides the opportunity for prompt laparotomy with untwisting of the torsion and stabilization of the adnexa by suture and cystectomy, if possible, extirpation if not.
(4) And perhaps it’s this longevity that accounts for her popularity: a single tweet from Williams (who has 750,000 followers) about the series will prompt a Game Of Thrones news story.
(5) Carotid artery injury seems to have a good prognosis if repaired promptly within 3 h.
(6) In a Caucasian woman with a history of ocular and pulmonary sarcoidosis, the occurrence of sclerosing peritonitis with exudative ascites but without any of the well-known causes of this syndrome prompts us to consider that sclerosing peritonitis is a manifestation of sarcoidosis.
(7) Water immersion (WI) to the neck induces prompt increases in central blood volume, central venous pressure, and atrial distension.
(8) Recognition and prompt treatment of this potentially fatal dermatological crisis is stressed.
(9) Exposure to whole cigarette smoke from reference cigarettes results in the prompt (peak activity is 6 hrs), but fairly weak (similar to 2 fold), induction of murine pulmonary microsomal monooxygenase activity.
(10) The importance of prompt diagnosis of torsion is emphasized.
(11) Russian anti-gay law prompts rise in homophobic violence Read more “The law against gay propaganda legitimised violence against LGBT people, and they now are banning street actions under it,” Klimova said.
(12) Extracellular Na+ depletion promptly decreased [Na+]i from 15.8 to 5.4 mM (P less than 0.01), which was closely related to the decrease in pHi (7.19 to 6.97; P less than 0.01).
(13) Analysis of official registers reveals the 38 companies in the first wave of the initiative – more than two-thirds of which are based overseas – have collectively had 698 face-to-face meetings with ministers under the current government, prompting accusations of an over-cosy relationship between corporations and ministers.
(14) A therapeutic approach is suggested which emphasizes specific antibiotic regimens appropriate to the primary site of infection and prompt neurosurgical intervention with evacuation of the subdural spaces bilaterally.
(15) A sequence of seven pairings of chili-flavored diet with prompt recovery from thiamine deficiency did significantly attenuate the innate aversion and may have induced a chili preference in at least one case.
(16) The authors have studied the different situations that prompt a request for genetic counseling if different members of the same family suffer from cancer.
(17) The left adrenalectomy revealed micronodular hyperplasia but resulted in a prompt and sustained reversal of hypertension and hyperaldosteronism.
(18) The notion of life-threatening dermatoses may seem to be a contradiction in terms, but in fact there are a number of serious dermatologic conditions that require prompt attention to prevent fatal consequences.
(19) injection of the tertiary amine cholinesterase inhibitor physostigmine (17-70 micrograms kg-1) induced a prompt, sustained and dose-dependent improvement of cardiovascular and respiratory function, with marked increase in the volume of circulating blood and survival of all treated animals, at least for the 2 h of observation.
(20) The government’s increase in the discount offered to tenants has prompted a massive increase in purchases of local authority accommodation.
Punctuality
Definition:
(n.) The quality or state of being punctual; especially, adherence to the exact time of an engagement; exactness.
Example Sentences:
(1) The punctual verify of vaccinal covering rate in a little Sanitary District in the Province of Treviso points out values higher than 90%.
(2) Beside morphologic studies the amounts of silver or chromium can be determined semiquantitatively by the intensity of the specific X-radiate from "sum up-analysis" out of punctual areas.
(3) Based upon many years of experience with specific reflexotherapy and conventional stimulation therapy for treatment of pain we started a clinical study in migraine applying the punctual transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PuTENS) performed with self-made pocket electrostimulators (TRG I-III).
(4) I will support my contention by examining: (1) Sicilian-Canadian conceptions of punctuality; and, (2) the communicative dimension of the pain experience.
(5) It is being dubbed Britain's least punctual plane – a service run (somewhat inappropriately) by Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in central and eastern Europe.
(6) The elaboration performed discriminates between those stations constantly polluted and the punctual pollution phenomena that seldom affect more than one station.
(7) I want to see prisoners motivated to engage in their own learning and governors with the right tools to be more demanding and creative about the education provided in the prisons they run.” Coates recently carried out a review of teaching standards for the Department for Education and her recommended diet of punctuality, respect and constant exams has been credited with turning around Burlington Danes academy in White City in west London, which lies in the shadow of Wormwood Scrubs prison.
(8) A device for measuring hardness has been developed which allows an almost punctual evaluation of the mechanic value of bone.
(9) The method uses only codon usage tables and takes into account the length of sequences, and preserves the information contained in each codon by a punctual index.
(10) It missed its targets on financial efficiency, asset stewardship and, crucially, both freight and passenger train punctuality.
(11) They don't have the strength of character … Instead they show submissiveness, spinelessness, lack of punctuality, and many other factors which prevent them from becoming political activists."
(12) The laser beam is a punctual source of thermal energy which can be used to vaporize human atheroma.
(13) McNulty defended the achievements of privatisation, saying that punctuality and safety standards were now at impressive levels.
(14) The general physical properties of living systems, considered as open systems being far from equilibrium, are listed and simple non-linear mathematical models describing gradual and punctual speciation are suggested.
(15) Among the numerous musculo-cutaneous flaps, the lower trapezius island appears an interesting procedure for punctual indications.
(16) The deflagellated enterobacteria are, therefore, immobilized, and multiply, forming small punctual colonies, of 0.5-1 mm phi, whereas the vibrios tolerating FDF develop and at the same time move in the liquid agar, mass, forming large colonies, of 8-14 mm phi.
(17) London Overground has become one of the most popular and punctual railways anywhere in the country.
(18) BBC staffers not already familiar with their new boss may also like to know that he is a stickler for punctuality.
(19) It's a really strict environment, strict on punctuality, on socialising.
(20) Then ordinary passengers can continue to benefit from clean and punctual trains.