(n.) The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.
(n.) A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve.
(n.) A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications of a subject or scheme.
(n.) The production of branchlike figures.
Example Sentences:
(1) I approached the public inquiry after much soul-searching, weighing up the ramifications of "rocking the boat" with the potential longer-term gains of a more robust and sustainable regulator.
(2) Future research and clinical evaluations should focus on the components of the learning and memory processes when the ramifications of temporal lobe ablations on cognitive function are studied.
(3) The astrocytes had generally two types of processes: (1) thread-like processes of relatively constant width with few ramifications and few lamellar appendages and (2) the sinuous processes with clusters of lamellar appendages.
(4) Speaking for the first time since the Qatari royal family abandoned his plans to build 552 new homes on the site of Chelsea barracks, Rogers called for a national inquiry into whether the prince has a constitutional right to become involved in matters such as planning applications which have economic, political and social ramifications.
(5) Thus, the existence of different forms of UBF may have important ramifications for transcription by RNA polymerase I.
(6) B-cells are found between the ramifications of the DC.
(7) On the basis of dendroarchitecture and cell body shape, complemented with morphometry of dendritic ramification, four major neuronal types were distinguished in lamina I of the spinal cord of the rat.
(8) This advance was represented by an increase in the cytoplasmic volume, appearance and development Golgi zones, grouping of the free ribosomes into rosettes, appearance of single synaptic contacts, and a ramification of large-calibre nerve processes that continued during the later stages of the embryogenesis (ED19-ED22).
(9) She says that, while she stayed away from the more difficult ramifications of that upbringing, she nevertheless plunged right into the "hot quicksand" of the Arab-Israeli conflict, right down into the Biblical roots of Jewish-Muslim conflict in the story of Abraham, Hagar, Isaac and Ishmael (which she meditates upon in the opera's Hagar chorus), and into the vortex of questions about Israel's right to exist and what motivates terrorists.
(10) In neuropil, which is presented mainly as axo-spinal assymetrical contacts of the I type after Grey, transversal profiles of tightly arranged and collected in fasciculi finest axonal collaterals and terminal dendritic ramifications are revealed.
(11) "This has very serious ramifications with potentially grievous consequences for the country," the military said.
(12) Data from the two procedures are compared and ramifications for the study of body size are discussed.
(13) Thus, these data suggest a novel pharmacological action of HETEs on PLA2 which may have potential ramifications in the regulation of arachidonic acid metabolism.
(14) The possible explanation and ramifications of this finding are discussed.
(15) The paper develops a simple mathematical model for this process, based on experimental observations, and explores several ramifications.
(16) The basic pattern of arborisation shows short primary dendrites which branch close to the soma, forming a distal ramification extending over 600 to 1,200 micrometer from the soma.
(17) It is suggested that knowledge of sexual abuse and its ramifications be addressed at the medical school curriculum level and be taught in the various clinical departments and incorporated into ward teaching rounds and seminars.
(18) Some decisions are quite simple and have minimal, if any, ramifications; other decisions are more complex and can have major ramifications.
(19) (1) The incidence of Type I -A(1) was 13.2%, the highest among the entire Su ramification.
(20) Opinions have varied, and still do, on such matters as to whether or not the diagnosis of glaucoma is contingent upon a field defect, the existence of low tension glaucoma, the ramifications of ocular hypertension, what constitutes a glaucomatous appearance of the disc, field defects versus the appearance of the disc, field defects versus the appearance of the disc, and what constitutes an early glaucomatous field defect.
Ratification
Definition:
(n.) The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty.
Example Sentences:
(1) The US signed Kyoto, but President Bill Clinton never submitted it for ratification to a hostile Senate, which made it clear it would oppose on economic grounds any deal that did not set binding targets for the developing world, code for China.
(2) Breakthrough as US and China agree to ratify Paris climate deal Read more The prime minister used her maiden speech at the United Nations in New York to say the UK remained determined to “play our part in the international effort against climate change … In a demonstration of our commitment to the agreement reached in Paris, the UK will start its domestic procedures to enable ratification of the Paris agreement and complete these before the end of the year,” she said.
(3) He suggested that Cameron might promise a referendum even if EU-wide ratification has already taken place.
(4) Jukka Leskelä, director of power generation at Finnish Energy Industries , which represents distribution companies, said: “We expect to have parliamentary ratification in December of the government’s positive decision in principle.” Rosatom, which will supply the reactor, currently holds a 34% stake in the project.
(5) While the US has signed the ATT, the Senate has vowed to reject the treaty’s ratification.
(6) The French parliament's recent ratification of the fiscal treaty drawn up by "Merkozy" before him was a fraught process, with those on the left of his party rebelling and others on the left taking to the streets.
(7) The government and its supporters have positioned the constitution's successful passage as both the only means of creating a stable and democratic state and as an informal ratification of former president Mohamed Morsi's overthrow.
(8) One advantage (and sometimes weakness) of that process was that commitments were only politically binding on member-states: the rules were easy to update in the light of experience, and did not need to go through lengthy ratification processes.
(9) Lizzie McLeod, senior policy adviser at UK NGO Traidcraft, which has protested against the treaty's ratification in Britain, said it could allow British companies to challenge the Colombian government over its land reform programme.
(10) These data were confronted with the needs resulting both from the present model of workers health care as well as with those arising from ratification of ILO Convention No 161 of 1985.
(11) Once endorsed, the controversial austerity package will be sent to the parliament for ratification.
(12) The new rules were first laid before parliament on June 13 under the negative resolution procedure, meaning that no formal parliamentary ratification is necessary.
(13) The politicisation of the European process of ratification has been most surprising and, at times, disconcerting.
(14) The Conservatives say Tony Blair's pledge in the 2005 election to hold a referendum on the EU constitution means that Britain's failure to hold a referendum on the Lisbon treaty – the son of the constitution – invalidates the parliamentary ratification process.
(15) Ratification by shareholders would lock Royal Mail into the agreement beyond its five-year term unless investors chose to overturn the charter at a later date.
(16) Cherry picking is not an option.” Barnier said that if the UK triggered article 50 by the end of March, as Theresa May has said she would, formal negotiations on Britain’s departure from the EU could start “a few weeks later”, but agreement would need to be reached by October 2018 to allow time for ratification.
(17) Although ILO health and safety standards are directed toward the enhancement of occupational health and safety practice, political issues impede their widespread application despite individual national ratifications.
(18) The EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, has stated that the ratification process alone for a UK-EU deal would take six months.
(19) The Troika is like a cat with a mouse, tormenting then eventually killing its plaything While ballymichael flags up the political hurdles that leaders are struggling to overcome: Germany is in the middle of its budget ratification process, and Schäuble yesterday was understandably being rhetorically kicked all around the Bundestag Chamber for not balancing the budget, even when the circumstances are so favourable, by the SPD and Greens.
(20) In addition to the appointment of a CEO by the losing candidate, the framework also calls for that post to be replaced by a new prime minister position after ratification by a Loya Jirga, or nationwide conference of elders and tribal chiefs.