(n.) The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also, the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade.
Example Sentences:
(1) Gowher Rizvi, chief representative of the prime minister, Sheik Hasina, told the Guardian that preparations for the forthcoming elections, were "completely on track" and that the tribunal, probing crimes committed during the 1971 war in which Bangladesh broke away from Pakistan, was about bringing justice previously denied by "the twists and turns" of the country's history.
(2) The Egyptian officials told the Associated Press that three helicopters targeted militants in the desert town of Sheik Zuweyid late on Saturday.
(3) Its sheiks and warlords, the fawned-upon princes who once did as they wished – buying up most of Streatham in the morning, beheading someone for sorcery in the afternoon – well, they’re dust and shadow now.
(4) The Kuwaiti ambassador, Sheik Faisal al-Sabah, said the group included 16 Kuwaitis.
(5) A few days later, the much-loved Dr Sheik Umar Khan, Sierra Leone's only haemorrhagic fever specialist, would also test positive with the disease.
(6) Amir of Kuwait, Sheik Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah (L) meets with U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office September 13, 2013 in Washigton, DC.
(7) Jordanian law has been applied to the camp, and marriages of under-18s being conducted by imams or sheiks are not recognised by the courts.
(8) Sierra Leone lost its leading Ebola doctor, Sheik Umar Khan , last month, along with numerous health workers.
(9) The 13-storey blocks of One Hyde Park were designed by the architect Richard Rogers for the developer Project Grande, a joint venture partnership between Christian Candy's CPC Group and Waterknights, the private company of the former prime minister of Qatar, Sheik Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani.
(10) Some Muslim sheiks treat mental cases with prayers, but herbal remedies are also used.
(11) He was joined by Pakistan's interior minister, Rehman Malik, and the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheik Abdullah bin Zayed.
(12) This past June, a ten-year prison sentence was upheld in federal court for Lynne Stewart, a 73-year-old attorney who was convicted in 2005 of "providing aid to terrorism" for sharing statements from her client, Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, with the media.
(13) A resident of Sheik Zuweyid told the AP that he saw the helicopter attack start on Saturday night.
(14) Airstrikes have been particularly intense around Hama in the west, the southern town of Deraa and Sheik Miskeen and in the north.
(15) Monis, a notorious self-styled sheik, forced some hostages to call media or post videos to social media on his behalf, while others managed to contact friends and relatives.
(16) Iraq’s most senior Sunni mufti, Sheik Mahdi al-Sumaidaie, said the crime against Kasasbeh was unprecedented, adding that “the prophet Muhammad said that only God can punish with fire”.
(17) What is more, hummus has not supplanted peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, hookahs have yet to be installed in congressional chambers, male elected officials continue shaving their facial hair, Egyptian soap operas and al-Jazeera have yet to replace Fox News and CNN, and the Iron Sheik , sadly, is still not the White House spokesman.
(18) Dr Sheik Humarr Khan, Sierra Leone’s top Ebola doctor, was being considered for evacuation to a European country when he died of the disease in late July.
(19) A member of al-Shabaab who gave his name as Sheik Abu Mohammed told the Associated Press that Hammami was killed in an ambush in Somalia's southern Bay region.
(20) Marriages of under-18s being conducted by imams or sheiks in the camp are no longer recognised by Jordanian courts.
Title
Definition:
(n.) An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known.
(n.) The inscription in the beginning of a book, usually containing the subject of the work, the author's and publisher's names, the date, etc.
(n.) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
(n.) A section or division of a subject, as of a law, a book, specif. (Roman & Canon Laws), a chapter or division of a law book.
(n.) An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preeminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc.
(n.) A name; an appellation; a designation.
(n.) That which constitutes a just cause of exclusive possession; that which is the foundation of ownership of property, real or personal; a right; as, a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title.
(n.) The instrument which is evidence of a right.
(n.) That by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
(n.) A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
(n.) To call by a title; to name; to entitle.
Example Sentences:
(1) Unfortunately, due to confidentiality clauses that have been imposed on us by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, we are unable to provide our full names and … titles … However, we believe the evidence that will be submitted will validate the statements that we are making in this submission.” The submission detailed specific allegations – including names and dates – of sexual abuse of child detainees, violence and bullying of children, suicide attempts by children and medical neglect.
(2) Certainly, Saunders did not land a single blow that threatened to stop his opponent, although he took quite a few himself that threatened his titles in the final few rounds.
(3) Moments later, Strauss introduces the bold human character with an energetic, upwards melody which he titles "the climb" in the score.
(4) The New York Times also alleged that the Met had not passed full details about how many people were victims of the illegal practice to the CPS because it has a history of cooperation with News International titles.
(5) The Weinstein Company, which Harvey owns with his brother Bob, lost rights to the title on Tuesday following a ruling by the Motion Picture Association of America's arbitration board.
(6) Meanwhile, Brighton rock duo Royal Blood top this week's album chart with their self-titled album, scoring the UK's fastest selling British rock debut in three years.
(7) That’s why I thought: ‘I hope Tyson wins – even if he never gives me a shot.’ As long as the heavyweight titles are out of Germany we could have some interesting fights.
(8) I believe that the Lebedevs will be progressive and supportive owners of the Independent titles which have played such an important role in British public life for nearly 25 years.
(9) Rabbits, affected by acute bronchitis, treated orally with the title compounds showed a considerable reduction of the viscosity of the bronchial mucus.
(10) Levinson's film, to be titled Black Mass, will be based on the New York Times bestseller Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob , by Boston Globe reporters Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill.
(11) Different games, different moments but it is very important to start winning our points at home.” City started their title defence by defeating Newcastle United 2-0.
(12) His next target, apart from the straightforward matter of retaining his champion's title this winter, is 4,182, being the number of winners trained by Martin Pipe, with whom he had seven highly productive years at the start of his career.
(13) Information and titles for this bibliography were gleaned from printed indexes and university medical center libraries.
(14) There is a significant group of disorders which present with unruly hair, and these have been described under all manner of titles, including crinkly, woolly, kinky, crimped, frizzly, steely, spunglass, in an attempt to define their clinical appearance.
(15) I think that could have been the title of the play.
(16) The workforce has changed dramatically since 1900 – just 29,000 Americans today work in fishing and the number of job titles tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has grown to almost 600 – everything from “animal trainers” to “wind turbine service technicians” (and there are even more sub categories).
(17) This would be done under Title II of the Communications Act, which already covers telecommunications services but since 2002 has not covered "information services" – data travelling over the internet.
(18) The preparation of the title compounds from hyodeoxycholic acid is described.
(19) 5.08pm BST There were some non-title games on today.
(20) The only thing is that we had a chance to score another goal and instead we conceded a goal, as I think you saw.” Russia’s elimination means that Capello, who won nine league titles in 16 seasons with Milan, Real Madrid and Juventus, has now taken charge of seven World Cup games and won only one – when England beat Slovenia 1-0 four years ago.