(n.) A piece or fragment of an earthen vessel, or a like brittle substance, as the shell of an egg or snail.
(n.) The hard wing case of a beetle.
(n.) A gap in a fence.
(n.) A boundary; a division.
Example Sentences:
(1) Numerous shards of ochronotic cartilage were embedded in the synovium.
(2) Filo pastry contains very little fat itself but relies on fat being added later in between incredibly fine sheets, allowing them to separate during cooking, and so shatter in the mouth into fine delicate shards.
(3) What the Qataris own in Britain • HSBC Tower, the bank’s global headquarters in Canary Wharf • The Shard on the south bank of the Thames (95%) • Harrods, bought in 2010 for a reported £1.5bn • The Olympic Village in east London • Numbers 1-3 Cornwall Terrace, Regent’s Park – this week denied planning permission to be turned into a £200m single home • A 50% stake in the Shell Centre on London’s South Bank • Half of One Hyde Park, the world’s most expensive apartment block • The former US embassy building in Grosvenor Square • The site of Chelsea Barracks in west London, being turned into a luxury housing estate • 20% slice of Camden market • Stakes in Barclays, Sainsbury’s, the London Stock Exchange and Heathrow • And coming soon: Canary Wharf, after the controlling group capitulated and recommended a £2.6bn bid to shareholders Julia Kollewe
(4) There is no better symbol of London’s macho financialisation than the early 21st-century surge in skyscraper construction, the lanky delinquent mob of new towers that cluster around the City, and their gangmaster, the Shard.
(5) No topographic relationship was found between shards and mononuclear cell infiltration.
(6) Truth told, I simply hadn't the time to do anything more than snap a bar of expensive chocolate into jagged shards and put it in the middle of the table.
(7) Qatar’s royal family may have snapped up Canary Wharf for £2.6bn this week, adding to its London portfolio of Harrods and the Shard skyscraper, but the Gulf billionaires’ property spree has finally run into a dead end – a humble town hall bureaucrat.
(8) Проект по форме напоминает оборонительную башню типа тех, которыми утыканы склоны чеченских гор, но будет отделан стеклом, а его высота почти на 100 метров превысит отметку лондонского небоскрёба Shard.
(9) Guardian staff RowanMoore 02 April 2014 1:33pm I wonder how excited these kids will be about 200 towers rather less inspiring than the Shard.
(10) Officers were pelted with missiles, including shards of glass from shattered shopfronts, as stewards from the demonstration called for calm and tried to separate police from protesters.
(11) "This is a genuine merger of equals founded on core strategic principles rather than straight cost cuts," said James, presenting the merger deal at London's Shard skyscraper on Thursday.
(12) During their frequent and raging arguments, they threw so much crockery that we were able to make a giant mosaic in the garden from the shards.
(13) This nothing then broke into fragments, into shards which were real.
(14) As well as the shard investment, the Qataris last October came to the rescue of debt-laden Songbird, which owns Canary Wharf, and became its largest shareholder.
(15) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Renzo Piano’s Shard, a ‘giant middle finger presented to us all’.
(16) Launching his party’s economic programme for the next parliament at the Shangri-La hotel on the 52nd floor of the Shard in London, Clegg said the Lib Dems were eager to position themselves as the party of the centre ground.
(17) For example, he can denude himself of his forcefield of junk-shards and walk unaffected through laser-fields (since he's made of glass).
(18) Taking in the view from the Shard's observatory costs £30 for an adult ticket, bought on the day.
(19) Other videos showed views of Big Ben from close range, the Queen Victoria memorial next to Buckingham Palace, HMS Belfast at its mooring on the Thames and the Shard, Europe’s tallest skyscraper, all accompanied by a dramatic soundtrack.
(20) A police source told AFP a tourist had been “slightly injured” by a shard of bullet that struck her knee during the shooting.
Smither
Definition:
(n.) Light, fine rain.
(n.) Fragments; atoms; finders.
Example Sentences:
(1) Of the surface antigens identified by radio-iodination, two-dimensional gel analyses showed no similarities between those of Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma mansoni, thus providing a basis for the species specificity of these antigens described previously (Simpson, Knight, Hagan, Hodgson, Wilkins & Smithers (1985) Parasitology 90, 499-508).
(2) Using Smithers Medical Alpha Cradle Kits (AC 325) we have been able to achieve individual casts for our physically challenging patients.
(3) The problem of the sloping chest wall in tangential irradiation of the breast or chest wall is solved by a unique modification of the Smithers HS3 thoracic immobilizer.
(4) However, Smithers says the way the panels have been restructured has, in some cases, been arbitrary.
(5) Alan Smithers, a professor at the Centre for Education and Employment Research, University of Buckingham explains what might be behind this change : Why boys are getting more of the top grades The shifting balance seems to be due in part to the A-level reforms of 2010.
(6) Photograph: Susi Smither A meaty, warming robust meal to get you through the last of the cold spring days.
(7) Leading City economist Andrew Smithers, in his important book, The Road to Recovery , argues that the collapse in business investment, weak economic recovery and persistently high government deficit are because UK executives across the board concentrate far too much on short-term share price performance.
(8) No one would argue for a pro bono dentist or doctor: if you want proper professional legal advice, there’s a cost.” The government’s swingeing cuts to the legal aid budget, Smithers argues, approach the problem of how to reform the nation’s justice system in the wrong way.
(9) Smithers said this meant there was a significant change in the nature of the exam cohort, which is why Ofqual was wary of comparing this year's results with last year's.
(10) Smithers said: "Individual schools are likely to be affected differently according to how much they relied on gaming the old system so for some there could be sharp shocks in store."
(11) Smithers said: "The big drop in early entries, reduction in internal assessment, and the switch from GCSE to IGCSE, is likely to mean fewer weaker candidates this year, so prior attainment could be expected to be higher, and hence a rise in GCSE grades could be anticipated.
(12) Its president, Jonathan Smithers, said: “ When a vulnerable person doesn’t have friends or family to represent them during a decision to restrict their liberty, it is vital that person is able to participate in the decision-making process.
(13) Those that relied heavily on "gaming" are more likely to see lower grades, according to Prof Alan Smithers, director of the Centre for Education and Employment Research at the University of Buckingham.
(14) The Guardian’s consumer affairs correspondent, Rebecca Smithers, described the report as a “whitewash” ; financial analyst Louise Cooper accused the CMA of falling to “regulatory capture” – becoming too close to the industry it is supposed to be overseeing.
(15) This included putting pupils in for exams early to give them practice and allow them to identify where youngsters were falling short, Smithers said, adding that some schools also used to be "quite generous in assessing speaking and listening".
(16) Smithers said the new arrangements were likely to favour schools with higher-ability students.
(17) Alan Smithers is a professor at the Centre for Education and Employment Research, University of Buckingham
(18) Our packed out rally showed the widespread support for proper legal aid to stop miscarriages and fight injustice, such as that experienced by the victims of the so called ‘spy cops’, or the Stephen Lawrence family.” Jonathan Smithers, president of the Law Society, which represents solicitors across England and Wales, said: “[We are] pleased that the lord chancellor has listened and recognised that the current situation is untenable.
(19) A retweet: Fuck me it's Mr Burns and Smithers #selectcommittee November 7, 2013 Nate R (@NatesLAlife) “ @GuardianUS : What was the first tweet you ever sent?
(20) Most people will opt not to – a situation Smithers says is reducing consumer choice.