(n.) A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat.
Example Sentences:
(1) A rare childhood phytobezoar is reported in a two-and-one-half-year-old male infant with bowel obstruction, following raisin ingestion.
(2) A study was conducted to determine the accuracy and precision of 3 AOAC methods, secs 26.026-26.031 (CB), secs 26.032-26.036 (BF), and secs 26.052-26.060 (cottonseed), and the Romer quantitative method for the thin-layer chromatographic (TLC) determination of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2 in raisins.
(3) According to a CIA cable released in the report, his “‘lunch tray’ consisting of hummus, pasta with sauce, nuts and raisins was ‘pureed and rectally infused’”.
(4) Fine motor performance was assessed by timing retrieval of raisins from recessed grids.
(5) Those eating grapes and raisins had a 12% reduced risk and apples and pears cut the chances by 7%.
(6) It was found in the first experiment that monkeys with total removal of the inferotemporal visual area (TIT monkeys) showed a significant elevation of the discrimination limen for visual patterns of reduced sizes even when compared to monkeys with removal of lateral striate cortex (LS monkeys); yet in a food-morsel (raisin) detection test the TIT monkeys performed as well as normal monkeys, although the LS monkeys showed significant deficits.
(7) He claimed that A Raisin in the Sun, written while Hansberry made a living as a waitress and cashier, "put more of the truth of black people's lives on the stage than any other play in the entire history of theatre".
(8) Late cycles of apple and raisin mastication are long and exhibit large gapes but almost no anterior movement.
(9) Ruth Joseph and Sarah Nathan, Cardiff, veggischmooze.blogspot.com Makes 10 blintzes 200g plain flour A pinch of salt 50g butter or margarine, melted 25ml olive oil 400ml milk 2 organic free-range eggs A little oil, to fry Icing sugar and sour cream, to serve For the filling 300g soft cheese 15g vanilla sugar Grated zest of ½ lemon 1-2 tbsp lemon juice, to taste Pinch of salt 50g chopped raisins or dried fruit (optional) Icing sugar and sour cream to serve 1 Put all the pancake ingredients apart from the oil and filling in a food processor and whizz.
(10) Ten years earlier Hansberry, who herself coined that beautiful phrase, had become an overnight celebrity with her first play, A Raisin in the Sun .
(11) Two snacks were based on sugary, manufactured products (chocolate-coated candy bar; cola drink with crisps) and two on whole foods (raisins and peanuts; bananas and peanuts).
(12) Photograph: Khaled Taher Inside the legendary old city of Sana’a, the historical market known as Souq al-Melh is where you will find all that is unique and beautiful in the city, Its small streets retain their traditional character and are divided into several sections, in which you will find all sorts – from gold and silver to raisins and spices to a wide range of crafts and ornaments.
(13) Cookies, crackers, and potato chips were most retentive, whereas caramels, jelly beans, raisins, and milk chocolate bars were among those poorly retained.
(14) Obstipation is a common problem which is often treated with prunes, raisins or sweetened laxatives.
(15) After the all-black domestic drama of Raisin, The Sign in Sydney Brustein's Window turned out to be a sprawling multiracial play of ideas.
(16) • Raisin gravy In a pan add the juice of ½ lemon, plus ½ lemon, a knob of ginger and ¼ apple all thinly sliced.
(17) In Experiment 1, 3 mother-child pairs of Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata) were given simultaneous choice tests between raisins and popcorn.
(18) Interproximal wire-telemetric plaque pH data were obtained from five volunteers after they ate milk chocolate bars, raisins, chocolate wafer cookies with cream filling, cupcakes with icing and cream filling, and cherry pies.
(19) Sophie Okenedo (A Raisin in the Sun): I work with proper, proper actors and they hold and carry me and love me on stage every night.
(20) Experimental foods were smoked cuttlefish (sectile food), raisins (food flattened under pressure), and peanuts (crushable food).
Sultana
Definition:
(n.) The wife of a sultan; a sultaness.
(n.) A kind of seedless raisin produced near Smyrna in Asiatic Turkey.
Example Sentences:
(1) Facebook Twitter Pinterest A composite handout of CCTV pictures from the Metropolitan police showing British teenagers (L-R) Kadiza Sultana, Amira Abase and Shamima Begum passing through security barriers at Gatwick Airport en route to Syria.
(2) Shamima Begum, 15, Amira Abase, 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, left their homes in east London last month to join the extremist group.
(3) Shortly before her death, Sultana is said to have called home and expressed feeling fear and a desire to return.
(4) Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and Amira Abase, 15, fled in February from Britain after deceiving their parents and siblings.
(5) There would be really fresh salads and brochettes (kebabs) for lunch, and lavish spreads in the evening, featuring lentil and bean dishes, lamb and apricot tagine, and relishes including a particularly delicious sultana chutney.
(6) Don’t miss the Rumi Sultana palace, the smallest but most-elegant structure in the complex, and the secret stone safes in the corner of the Treasury, which also houses a museum opened just last year.
(7) The Met statement did appear to show some contrition stating: “With the benefit of hindsight, we acknowledge that the letters could have been delivered direct to the parents.” The disappearance of the 15-year-old girl in December led to a counter-terrorism investigation that saw Begum, Sultana and Abase identified as friends of the missing girl and being spoken to by detectives.
(8) Sultana did not get the chance to return to her family, learn from her decisions, or spread that message to others.
(9) He claimed Britain would be partly responsible if authorities failed to find Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and Amira Abase, 15.
(10) One of the things that [Islamic State] has been incredibly successful at has been using the internet and social networking spaces for their own propaganda.” Police are urgently trying to trace Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and Amira Abase, 15, after they flew to Istanbul from Gatwick airport on Tuesday.
(11) On Tuesday, the Metropolitan police said it believed that Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and Amira Abase, 15, had entered Syria despite the tearful appeals of their families.
(12) Facebook Twitter Pinterest The principal of Bethnal Green academy says there is no evidence that the three girls were radicalised at school In the first statement by the school since it emerged that Amira Abase, 15, Shamina Begum, 15 and Kadiza Sultana, 16, had flown from Gatwick to Istanbul in Turkey, from where they are believed to be heading towards Isis-held territory, Keary said the east London school was “shocked and deeply saddened”.
(13) For Shamima Begum, Kadiza Sultana and Amira Abase, the call of Raqqa must have seemed clear and thrillingly unambiguous.
(14) A cast of 113 young actors will take over a school in Bethnal Green – less than a mile from the academy attended by Shamima Begum, Kadiza Sultana and Amira Abase – for two weeks in August.
(15) Kadiza Sultana, who left her home in Bethnal Green, east London, during the half-term break in February 2015 with friends Shamima Begum and Amira Abase, is reported to have died in the terror group’s stronghold of Raqqa in May this year.
(16) While her husband, Timothy West, talked quietly and sadly of how she would repeat the same question to acquaintances when they went out, or forget ingredients when she was cooking, Scales rebutted him, offering to fetch the sultanas from the kitchen immediately, should he need proof she knew their location.
(17) With just days to go before the vote Balzan, the founder of the English-language newspaper Malta Today, and the two other faces of the pro-ban campaign – Mark Sultana, a charismatic spokesman, and Moira Delia, a television presenter – head to the nearby island of Gozo to record a final appeal for votes to be shown on public television.
(18) Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘Images of women seldom appear in Isis propaganda, reflecting their restricted function in the state.’ From left, Kadiza Sultana, Shamima Begum and Amira Abase going through security at Gatwick airport.
(19) Although Sultana was not educated by Isis, this is the role that she is likely to have played in the “caliphate”.
(20) Makes 12 squares 2 Earl Grey teabags 500ml boiling water 400g gluten-free white bread 150g thick-cut marmalade ¼ tsp ground nutmeg 2 eggs 350g sultanas 25g dairy-free margarine 2 tbsp golden syrup 1 Pour the boiling water over the teabags in a measuring jug.