(n.) A falcon (Falco sacer) native of Southern Europe and Asia, closely resembling the lanner.
(n.) The peregrine falcon.
(n.) A small piece of artillery.
Example Sentences:
(1) Photograph: Richard Saker In the meantime it is being left to dedicated people such as Carmel McConnell and Magic Breakfast, to big brands, to teaching assistants and staff across the country who are prepared to get up early enough to make sure that all of Britain's children have had enough to eat in the morning to prepare them for school.
(2) We have evaluated three quantitative colorimetric methods [bromthymol blue (BTB), Haskins, and Saker-Salomons (S-S)] for measurement of concentrations of chloroquine (CQ) in urine.
(3) Photograph: Richard Saker Among the design cognoscenti of the period, Braun products were the creme de la creme, the must-have objects.
(4) Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer Corbyn ally Emily Thornberry rejoins the shadow cabinet, replacing the pro-Trident shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle, who now moves to become shadow culture secretary.
(5) KB Jason Williamson: ‘It did my head in having to travel an hour for a pint with a friend’ Musician, Sleaford Mods , Nottingham Facebook Twitter Pinterest Jason Williamson (right) of Sleaford Mods: ‘Now that I don’t live there I much prefer it.’ Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer I’ve always viewed London as kind of unobtainable.
(6) Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer The limitations imposed by our financial strictures made themselves felt in every arena, from the poxy rates we paid our poor freelancers to the indignities of accessing our office through an “Editors’ Hallway” featuring portraits of the supremos of our landlords, the Daily Mail.
(7) Photograph: Richard Saker McConnell, who describes herself as a veteran of social protest movements of the 80s – Greenham Common and the miners' strike – decided something more serious had to be done.
(8) Photograph: Richard Saker for the Guardian Lives with her partner, a factory worker, and has grown-up children.
(9) Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer “From the conversations we have had with other community groups trying to save their pubs this [problem with ACVs] is not unique.
(10) Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer ‘Labour has just decisively lost an election trying to copy the Conservatives’ He’s the only one who actually talks about child poverty, homelessness, unaffordable housing, progressive taxation, privatisation, and other core issues in a way which resonates with my beliefs.
(11) Photograph: Richard Saker In 2011, Boyega won a British independent film award for most promising newcomer for his turn as Moses in Joe Cornish's well-received sci-fi romp Attack the Block.
(12) Photograph: Richard Saker Making a garden for Nelson Mandela will remain one of my proudest boasts.
(13) Photograph: Richard Saker It's a similar story over at Keyworth primary in Kennington, south London, another outstanding school in an area of high deprivation , which also gets support from Magic Breakfast.
(14) Photograph: Richard Saker Best known for Attack the Block , the 2011 film in which a teenage gang defends their south London block from aliens, Boyega is a 22-year-old actor and presumably a lead in the new Star Wars film.
(15) Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer Joy and Tony Watson in Eccles are also catalysts in their own community.
(16) Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer One of my personal commitments from the start was to make a home visit to every secondary pupil (our primary head did the same for the primary pupils).
(17) Photograph: Richard Saker The breakfast club at Kingsmead is run with the support of the charity Magic Breakfast , which is involved with around 200 schools' clubs around Britain, and helps supply bagels, cereals and juices as well as technical support.
(18) Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer “We’re always thinking up new ways to get a response out of people,” Watt says, sitting in the BrewDog bar in London’s Camden.
(19) The post-Corbyn manoeuvring has already begun Facebook Twitter Pinterest Dan Jarvis: ‘Labour’s Bear Grylls’ Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer “Jeremy has a huge mandate, which we should respect.” This, or a version thereof, is the refrain of dissidents in Brighton, the formula adopted by those who are not aligned with Corbyn but are holding fire – for now, at least.
(20) Saker Nusseibeh, chief executive of Hermes Investment Management, said: “There is no fundamental reason for the market to be in this state … We think it’s because the market is dominated by people who do not invest on fundamental factors.” What's holding back the world economy?
Saver
Definition:
(n.) One who saves.
Example Sentences:
(1) Chris Pavlou, former vice chairman of Laiki, told Channel 4 news that Anastasiades was given little option by the troika but to accept the draconian terms, which force savers to take a hit for the first time in the fifth bailout of a eurozone country.
(2) Kate Connolly , Ian Traynor and Siobhán Dowling cover the "guilt and resentment" Germany's savers feel over pressure to do more to end the euro crisis.
(3) There is good evidence in favor of the use of oxygen savers in patients with portable oxygen, but not for their use in conjunction with fixed oxygen installations in the home.
(4) So-called "structured" savings accounts promoted heavily by banks and building societies promise savers extra interest if they lock their money away for at least five years.
(5) Savers will be allowed to invest up to £15,000 a year in cash accounts, stocks and shares, or any combination of the two.
(6) We have used the Haemonetics Cell-Saver autotransfusion technique in over 6,500 cases since 1979, salvaging more than 11,000 units of packed red blood cells.
(7) He chose to intervene, and not one saver has lost money.
(8) No negative effects were seen in regard to hemofiltration (free hemoglobin and polymorphonuclear elastase; the Cell Saver group had similar values for these variables).
(9) They seem to be unaware of the plight of this particular group of British savers.
(10) With rates in the doldrums, the news last week that inflation has reached its highest point in the past two-and-a-half years means many cash savers are now losing money in real terms.
(11) Blood was salvaged from the operating field of 16 orthopaedic and vascular operations and processed by the Shiley Dideco cell saver for retransfusion.
(12) National Savings and Investments, the government backed savings body, has deployed extra staff to deal with a possible last-minute surge from older savers rushing to get their hands on the hugely popular pensioner bonds before they are withdrawn from sale at midnight on Friday.
(13) We have long been campaigning on the issue of income drawdown restrictions and so are pleased to see the government taking heed of the plight of these savers.
(14) A Downing Street spokesperson said the government would also introduce measures to help savers hit by record low interest rates, after being forced to clarify remarks in the speech that appeared to criticise the Bank of England’s policy of quantitative easing.
(15) "However, we now need to balance the interest of savers, the taxpayer and the stability of the financial services market," she said.
(16) Regular savings accounts Savers keen to get into the habit of setting aside a regular sum each month can take advantage of several inflation-busting accounts.
(17) The Funding for Lending scheme which the government introduced after the financial crisis meant banks and building societies were no longer keen to attract savers’ cash, and they have been making their accounts less and less attractive ever since.
(18) In two cases severe bleeding required use of Cell-saver and massive donor blood transfusion.
(19) After just one week of the campaign, Ed Miliband has confirmed he’s anti-savers, anti-business and anti-aspiration.
(20) Rachel Springall from Moneyfacts.co.uk adds: "Savers would be wise to spread their deposits between a short term fixed deal and an easy access account, that way they can react to market volatility.